What results is an electrifying, voluptuous dish that lures even conservative diners out to more radical edges of the menu.

But waiters at the dozens of restaurants lining the street struggled to lure diners to empty outdoor tables.

Two of these new "grands" are luring diners with fixed-price lunch menus closer to the $60 range, as an alternative to the full menu.

Good enough to lure diners back at $240 per head (including wine).

Simultaneously, independent restaurants proliferated and improved, luring diners out of their hotels.

They lure penny-wise diners with tasty uncomplicated food that depends on good ingredients, modest surroundings and reasonable prices.

Their ambition was clear: to lure diners with a new concept, but not necessarily deliver on their promises.

Restaurants send attractive hostesses out into the street to lure potential diners.

So, to lure potential diners, Ship's and other roadside eateries used a number of eye-catching innovations.

But Celadon clearly has ambitions beyond being a casual neighborhood restaurant, and whether it will lure diners from other areas of the city is another matter.