The great disappointment, however, came with an order of carpaccio.

Also in the running for best appetizer is an unusual carpaccio.

The problem with the two carpaccio appetizers is more fundamental.

He named it carpaccio after the Renaissance artist's red and white paintings.

It is hard to find a New York menu without carpaccio.

The mallet can also be used on tuna, transforming it into carpaccio.

"He said carpaccio," she counters, running the cotton ball over her eyelids.

Carpaccio is the international name of a typical Italian dish made with raw meat.

I need to get my fix of tuna carpaccio."

But back to carpaccio, in this case tuna.

The tuna carpaccio, on the other hand, is flawless.

While more predictable, carpaccio also made a terrific starter.

Another dish characteristic of the port city is carpaccio.

Drizzle the dressing over the carpaccio and serve immediately.

Another subtly good starter is the carpaccio of lamb.

The realism and detail of Carpaccio does in fact show Northern influence.

Garlic-accented beef carpaccio with chestnuts sounds better than it is.

There's also carpaccio of veal with a fig sauce.

That beet carpaccio that I've been dreaming about can wait.

He uses the Meyer lemon oil on salmon carpaccio.

On a given night, the half-dozen appetizers are likely to include steamed mussels and carpaccio.

"Our culture is incredibly secular," she says, neglecting her diet soda and carpaccio.

Try the beef carpaccio with olive oil and lemon juice (around €10).

There's also a range of great meat dishes, including deer carpaccio ($135).

That's something any cook contemplating calamari carpaccio might consider.