The result--the analogy, the metaphor--was a cluster of bubbles clinging to the space around Dewey Park Station, waiting for their moment to pounce.

Even before the first sip, Molly O'Neill, who reports on food for The New York Times, said, "It's got large beads," noting the bubbles clinging to the side of the glass.

In some cases you will come back to find dozens of small bubbles clinging to the inside of the glass.

The water shimmered with heat, tiny bubbles clinging to the sides of the pot.