The dishes on the menu offered no surprises but varied wildly in quality.

Additionally, the restaurant spotlights contemporary dishes not offered at some of the more conventional steakhouses.

"We took the wrong turn," he said, looking down at the restaurant table, where a dish of thick seafood chowder offered to him was growing cold.

The dishes offered at Gem reflect the latest in the evolution of China's culinary arts.

The restaurant is at once modern and traditional, as cutting-edge as the dishes offered.

Many dishes offer a choice of chicken, pork or shrimp - and in some cases, duck, for a few dollars more.

Runners had no idea who ordered which dishes, and the wine server never offered a taste before pouring all the glasses.

Each dish here offers a little surprise.

The dish offers a pleasing combination of contrasting textures, temperatures and tastes.

What makes these books so appealing is that the dishes they offer taste good.