| 单词 | piquant |
| 例句 | Of her daughters, the eldest, Amy, was rather little: naïve, and child-like in face and manner, and piquant in form; her white muslin dress and blue sash became her well. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It is little marked upon how much skill must be exercised to produce the most piquant malformations. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Is she original? Is she piquant? I would not exchange this one little English girl for the Grand Turk’s whole seraglio, gazelle-eyes, houri forms, and all!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She handed me a bowl into which the pig’s guts spilled like syrup, quivering pink, blue, and yellow, warm and musky, alive, hard to imagine as solid, piquant, brown sausages. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The amount of the piquant, palate-numbing spice is well-balanced in the salt, so it does not overwhelm what you season. Flavored Salts From Momofuku 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z There is magic, too, as Ms. Ziemba, luxuriating in a rich comic character, finds the piquant authority in an older woman’s sensuality. Review: Passion Pursued in ‘Do I Hear a Waltz?’ 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z He had a taste for the piquant and picturesque. Notre-Dame and the Paradoxes of Historical Preservation 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z For a more affordable indulgence try the $20 lobster roll: chilled chunks in a piquant mayonnaise mounded in the traditional crustless bun, buttery and slightly sweet, made by Columbia City Bakery. Boisterous Ballard Annex serves seafood in classic style 2013-06-20T21:58:20Z “It doesn’t have the traditional flavor of a barbeque sauce, but instead a sweet and piquant one from the toasted ancho chilies.” Summer grilling: Smoky cheeseburgers with elote-style sweet potatoes 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Bringing out piquant details all over, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s music director, luxuriated in the score — a bit too rhapsodically, as momentum kept slackening. Review: A Soprano’s Sound Floods the Met in ‘Ariadne’ 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z But as it is, it brings to light a sociologically piquant episode in American art history. Review: Vern Blosum, ‘Late Work’ 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z It is piquant to watch his scene with her again now, talking to a fictionalised Jackie Kennedy about life and death when he himself was frankly facing death. Peter Bradshaw on John Hurt: 'A virtual folk memory of wisdom and style' 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z The show is a piquant tasting menu of a moment when realist art was suddenly in high flood after a long Minimalist/Conceptualist-induced drought. What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in August 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z There are selections from the library’s 45,000-strong collection of menus, a manuscript by Jack Kerouac written at a cafeteria and W. H. Auden’s piquant 1947 poem “In Schrafft’s,” perhaps drafted on site. Exhibition Review: ‘Lunch Hour NYC’ Opens at the New York Public Library 2012-06-22T22:04:35Z The conductor Bertrand de Billy refined the score’s occasionally astringent harmonies and piquant climaxes. Review: Poulenc’s Nuns, United by Faith, Return to the Met 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z But the chief rewards of the production are the actors’ tangy interpretations of the script’s more piquant moments. Review | ‘Swimming With Whales’ explores deep feelings at 1st Stage 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Scenes that might read mawkish in other hands feel fresh, piquant and hilariously sad. Theater Review: ‘Chaplin: The Musical’ at the Ethel Barrymore Theater 2012-09-11T02:00:17Z But the details in her book are, sentence by sentence and page by page, less piquant than the ones in Angier’s — what people ate, what they wore. The Life of Jean Rhys, a Uniquely Brilliant and Thorny Writer 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z It has moments of opacity, where you feel he is holding back at crucial moments, but it is filled with disturbingly piquant details. In ‘The Threat,’ Andrew McCabe Issues the Latest Warning Call About Trump’s America 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z Late Strauss and early Schoenberg make a piquant pairing – Strauss's glorious rekindling of the dying embers of tonality alongside the very music that had undermined the tonal system 30 years earlier. LPO/Jurowski 2010-06-16T21:00:00Z Her language is as piquant as that of a Eudora Welty narrator. Books of The Times: ‘Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History,’ by Michael L. Gillette 2013-01-08T15:00:00Z With a meld of fabrics that set the rough and tweedy against the bright and shiny, Mr. Marras made the clothes both piquant and charming. Going to the Max: Dolce & Gabbana 2012-09-23T17:57:26Z The first thing worth saying about “Lonelyhearts” is that it tells two quite interesting parallel stories, each packed with piquant details. Books of The Times: ?Lonleyhearts? by Marion Meade: Lives of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney 2010-03-18T23:29:00Z Mixing high school comedy and magic realism, American pop and African djembe drums, she suggests a world filled with piquant specifics yet one that remains, in essence, universal in place and time. Review: Beauty, Blackness and Beyoncé, in ‘If Pretty Hurts’ 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z I wanted them to taste what it’s like to bite into al dente pasta decked with Gran’s sweet, piquant sauce and hearty meatballs , complete with peas and onions , and garlic bread . My grandmother’s Sunday dinners were magical. Could I re-create them for my own family? 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z He grew up idolizing Monk and reworked Monk’s language of halting gestures and piquant dissonance, eventually rendering his own approach. At 100, Thelonious Monk Gets a Hero’s Celebration 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z The show’s principals, who also include the piquant Amber Iman, all more or less manage to bend their distinctive charismas into the sinuous contours of early Broadway jazz. Review: ‘Shuffle Along’ Returns to Broadway’s Embrace 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z It was a piquant sketch of contemporary life and widowhood involving hapless encounters with operators at telephone company call centers and the eye-crossing rage that wrestling with technology can elicit. Delia Ephron Writes Her Way Through Cancer to a Happy Ending 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Radishes and pickled shallots add interest to a piquant ceviche chunky with albacore and creamy with avocado. Lots to like at Capitol Hill's Poquitos 2011-10-13T20:11:05Z And for the first 20 minutes or so of “The Night Alive,” I was cheerfully resigned to what I assumed would be a piquant, sentimental slice of naturalism, well-cut but familiar in flavor. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Heaven and Earth 2013-07-02T16:03:02Z Cutty’s elevates the sandwich to an art form, with the crowd favorite containing a piquant Oaxacan chorizo on black-pepper brioche, scrambled eggs, melted farmer cheese, a cold smear of mayo, and several sprigs of cilantro. 14 Best Breakfast Restaurants in the U.S. 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z The shrimp and vegetables all benefit from a dip in a piquant red pepper sauce that takes cues from the Catalan romesco. A Grilled Shrimp Feast, Best Enjoyed Outdoors 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Here, I drizzle them with a salsa verde-like dressing seasoned with red wine vinegar, a little chile, some garlic and piquant herbs. What to Do With a Perfect Avocado 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z That piquant humor emerges in the somewhat odd Estefan family tradition of scaring the living daylights out of each other, hiding behind doors, jumping out from under beds — and recording it for posterity. Gloria Estefan left Cuba as a young child, but the island defines her, and her music 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z It’s early 19th-century Paris, but the period atmosphere only makes the present-day relevance more piquant. Best Movies of 2022 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Its earthy, sustained low notes were framed against the piquant highs of flutes and piccolo throughout this appealing work, interwoven with colorful percussion and an almost jazzy solo part, played with flair by Mr. Blackwell. Music Review: Talk Frames Performance of Recent Works 2011-06-21T21:12:01Z As a dramaturgical device, it’s more prosaic than piquant, yet not entirely off brand for a woman whose mind was a perpetual motion machine. ‘Emilie’ Review: Defending, and Defining, a Life 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z It doesn’t take much digging to find the sort of piquant detail that makes Fischer such a curious character, one far livelier and self-contradictory than the grayed-out version shown by Zwick. Bobby Fischer, “Pawn Sacrifice,” and Movies About Geniuses 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z The chefs line a toasted, buttered brioche bun with watercress and serve a zippy coleslaw and piquant tartar sauce alongside. The oyster po’ boy that’s a little uptown 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The piquant influence of the flor was still apparent, perhaps more so than the nutty, butter toffee flavors indicating its amontillado evolution. The When and Why of Amontillado 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Here, a piquant stuffing is massaged into the lacy crevices of a raw cabbage that’s been cut into wedges. The Best Parts of Stuffed Cabbage, Minus the Work 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z The potato was tender and light, the squash piquant. In Southern California, Hot Steaks With a Cool Vibe 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z It’s the Caesar, a spicy and piquant mixture typically composed of vodka, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, various spices and garnishes and, most critically, Clamato or some equivalent. It Came, It Quenched, It Conquered Canada: The Caesar 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Balancing piquant comedy with astringent drama is no easy task, but Metcalf makes it seem effortless. The secret to Tony Awards nominee Laurie Metcalf's success? Brilliance and a whole lot of hard work 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Rich, piquant remoulade salads, usually made from celeriac, are in season when the ground ices over and the only vegetables available are fibrous roots. Liberate your salads! | Everlasting Meals with Tamar Adler 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z His melodic material is more varied, his expressive range infinitely broader, his orchestration far more piquant and inventive. Daniel Barenboim and the Music of Anton Bruckner 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Who needs to go ashore, when the décor crams your mind with piquant images and sounds? Disney's Fantastic Voyage 2012-06-01T18:10:44Z The buttery brie melts into the hot pasta and lends milky richness to those juicy chopped tomatoes tinged with piquant garlic and sweet basil. The perfect pasta for hot summer nights 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Tony Lip and Don Shirley were real people, and the movie grounds their journey to the South in piquant historical details. ‘Green Book’ Review: A Road Trip Through a Land of Racial Clichés 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Something about the confluence of the reliable standby that is chicken cutlet, accentuated by the punchy, piquant flavors of balsamic, renders this absolutely irresistible. The balsamic break-down: Here's what makes this Italian condiment so special 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Without ever acknowledging the transition, and later never holding for applause, characters morph into both piquant soloists and members of a celestial backup chorus. ‘Girl From the North Country’ Review: Bob Dylan’s Amazing Grace 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Certainly, Ridley Scott's new epic Robin Hood seemed all too piquant to the Brits in the audience at the 63rd Cannes film festival. Robin Hood today would target media, says Russell Crowe 2010-05-12T16:46:00Z Last month, vivacious at 75, Ms. Phillips revisited the elder character at Opera Theater of St. Louis in an unorthodox but piquant production by the fashion designer and first-time theater director Isaac Mizrahi. Elaine Stritch and Other Matrons of ?Night Music? 2010-07-23T02:12:00Z Where the creamy eastern style soothes the piquant flavor of the vinegar-pepper-doused pork, the Piedmont style amplifies the flavor of the dip-sprinkled meat. Smoke Signals: This July 4, go traditional with great regional side dishes As a child, I wasn’t terribly interested in food unless it was fried in batter or doused with spaghetti sauce or washed of all piquant flavors. Far from home, Dad’s egg curry is the one thing I didn’t know I’d miss 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z The music was fully shared with a band that could deliver the sweetly piquant blend and brassy growls of old New Orleans jazz, dart through knotty postbop counterpoint or latch onto a tricky funk vamp. Music Review: Henry Butler With Steve Bernstein at the Jazz Standard 2014-01-02T22:31:14Z That gay bar, which styles itself “award winning,” how piquant! T Magazine: Room With a Purview 2011-11-25T17:30:45Z Ms. Scroggins moves through these women’s lives, seizing on piquant details. Books of The Times: ?Wanted Women: Faith, Lies & the War on Terror? - Review 2012-01-15T23:49:30Z “Nina Sorokina, blond and piquant, jumped right into New York’s heart with the last act’s first solo,” Clive Barnes wrote in The New York Times. Nina Sorokina, Dancer With the Bolshoi, Dies at 69 2011-10-13T05:42:02Z More elaborate ones, such as “The Child’s Hymn on Awakening” and “Andante lagrimoso,” were filled with piquant detail, underpinned by emotional earnestness. James Tocco impresses with rare performance of 1849 Liszt piano suite 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z She realizes richly textured pictures of piquant imbalances and dynamic proximities and distances, captures the tones and conflicts of daily life with a light but intricate domestic choreography. “Viktoria”: A Great Film About Women, by a Woman 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z No Doubt Stout goes into the piquant BBQ sauce that moistened pulled pork, or tried to: the stringy meat was discouragingly tough. New Lake City brewpub is a 'hopping' place 2012-10-11T21:09:23Z The most polished performance was the piquant “Rapsodie Espagnole” of Maurice Ravel, a composer always keenly interested in Russian music. Review | Elegant program of Russian and French music by piano duo 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z She begins a chapter with something small and piquant, like the Houbara bustard, a bird found in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Books of The Times: ?Drift? by Rachel Maddow of MSNBC Traces American Militarism 2012-03-28T22:36:04Z “Regeneration” is divided into two sections, including an inaugural screening series, a piquant selection that’s nonetheless a disappointingly abbreviated offering, particularly in relation to the expansiveness of the show’s other half. Academy Museum’s Show on Black Cinema Raises Questions About Who It’s for 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “Private Life,” which our critic called “piquant and perfect,” is a marvelous balancing act of sympathy and cynicism, both caring for its subjects and knowing them and their flaws well enough to wink and chuckle. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Even some piquant smaller performances couldn’t shake the sense that Mr. Alden didn’t quite know what to do with the work. ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘The Crucible’: Not New, but Darkly Up-to-Date 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The name of the boat is Truth, which is only one of the piquant details in Joshua Zeman’s seafaring documentary, “The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52.” ‘The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52’ Review: Sea Hunt 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Nancy Floyd's daily photographic self-portraits over 35 years situate the artist in her home or work environment, delivering more piquant period flavor. One bed photo per day, for years and years: Mesmerizing moments from an art show about daily life 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z It is a piquant collage of moods and colors, its buoyant fantasies shadowed by tragedy and loss. Movie Review: ?Chico & Rita,? Animated Film About Cuba and Its Music 2012-02-09T22:30:37Z Tartare sauce, that piquant gloop found in chippies and fancy fish restaurants alike, was not, you will unsurprised to hear, everyday fare on the windswept steppes of the ancient Tatar people. How to make the perfect tartare sauce 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z A quarter chicken with a large handful of French fries and a green piquant dipping sauce was 11 soles. Cuzco, Peru, Can Be Breathtaking (in More Ways Than One) 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Similar in appeal to Steve Martin's play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," "Midnight in Paris" has piquant fun horsing around with historical figures, such as Dali, played by a droll Brody. Cannes 2011, Day 1: Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris' 2011-05-11T16:01:00Z Heather Lockard has designed piquant period costumes, and Jason Aufdem-Brinke’s deft lighting turns simple backdrops into tapestries for the castle scenes, complementing the set’s few furnishings. Review | Bravo for reviving the play that scandalized Jane Austen’s world 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Though it hasn't caught on like BV, this is vivid, exciting, piquant stuff. Afrocubism ? from Mali and Cuba ? plays Zoo 2011-06-30T19:42:06Z On his rendition of “Light Blue,” a swaying, mesmeric ballad, Mr. Okazaki makes it through the melody twice using only single notes, piquant and quavering, with no chords. For the First Time, Thelonious Monk’s Songbook Swings Solo 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Their new smoked salmon fillets canned with Sichuan chile crisp are properly piquant; serve tossed with scallions and blanched snow peas, or over rice or noodles, among other options. Fishwife and Fly by Jing Join Forces 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Seasoned with fresh mint, chiles and toasted spices, this piquant North African sauce includes preserved lemon, which adds a haunting flavor to the mix. 20 Simple Sauces That Will Transform Any Meal 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z They plump up beautifully as they bake and provide a piquant contrast to the rich cinnamon flavor. Berry French toast casserole is a picture perfect Easter breakfast 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z A Grimm tale of ecological disaster, it meanders across piquant scenes of a bizarre, beguiling end-of-the-world carnival. Kahn & Selesnick: ‘Truppe Fledermaus & the Carnival at the End of the World’ 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z “Silent Sky” is more straightforward and earnestly informative than some of her scripts, but the humor is piquant. Review | ‘Silent Sky’ tells the story of pioneering female astronomers with humor and warmth 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Thankfully, the actor’s diverting new memoir reads as if Cumming is across the table, reeling off piquant and revelatory personal anecdotes over a meal and a couple of bottles of prosecco. Review | Alan Cumming gets chummy in his gossipy and insightful book ‘Baggage’ 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Also falling in the $4 sandwich category: a veggie cheeseburger topped with spicy greens, a piquant barbecue turkey sandwich and a fried chicken sandwich. The Los Angeles fast food revolution 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z ‘What I Did Last Summer’ A guilty memoir of a play from A. R. Gurney, that piquant chronicler of old-guard American uneasiness. Theater Listings for May 22-28 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z And the dialogue is as flavorful as pulled-pork barbecue marinated in a piquant secret sauce. 'Pitbulls' at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z What results is an adaptable, piquant paste that works as a marinade, dipping sauce or salad dressing base. ’Chups: Fruit ketchups stirred up by a couple with a passion for condiments But many of the characters are repeating themselves or pedaling in place, and the historic underlay that was once so piquant is now dreary: This season it’s the inauguration of President Richard M. Nixon. The TV Watch: ‘Mad Men’ Returns to AMC on Sunday. 2014-04-10T12:00:01Z There is real dissent in Italy, and in its gentle but piquant way, Reality is part of that. Aniello Arena: the Italian gangster who turned movie star 2013-02-17T00:02:02Z The New York Times deems bearnaise as the "piquant child of hollandaise," an emulsion of yolks, butter, vinegar, shallots, and tarragon, the now quasi-elusive herb that frequently pops up in French classic recipes. 5 classic sauces to add to your cooking arsenal 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z But Mr. Marsalis also showed orchestral ambitions, arranging more than a few passages for a piquant blend of flutes and muted horns, and favoring striking harmonic sequences, like a Thelonious Monkish stretch of “Leap Frogs.” Review: Wynton Marsalis’s ‘Spaces,’ a Kinetic Series of Zoological Portraits 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z The labors of the cast help to make “The Debt” a compact, reasonably clever and sometimes piquant entertainment, but they also make you aware that it could have been more. | 'The Debt': ?Debt,? With Helen Mirren - Review 2011-08-30T12:00:00Z His eyes rimmed in waterproof black liner, Mr. Walker leads this buoyant journey into the past — which really isn’t so past, after all — with a piquant air of aggressive defensiveness. 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson': Public Theater Stages a Populist Musical 2010-04-07T04:12:00Z Mälkki brought out piquant touches, like some characterful wails of clarinet, and the tidal undercurrent of the low strings at certain moments even anticipated the grand “swan call” climax of the Sibelius. Review: A Conductor Adds Her Name to Philharmonic Contenders 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z This option can be enjoyed either as a main course paired with a poached egg and piquant condiments or a side dish. Trader Joe's 6 best frozen meals to add to your cart right now 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z The seafood’s sweetness plays against that piquant topping. Scallops can have a dark side, yet still stay sweet 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Ground five spice is also often served mixed with salt and used as a piquant condiment to accompany barbecue dishes. For Maximum Flavor, Make These Spice Blends at Home 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z To make matters even more piquant, the girls are mostly under-sized, so that they seem younger than they really are. Artists have always glamorised prostitution. Manet savaged all their delusions 2011-02-06T22:36:01Z Through his erudition, his eloquence, and his piquant wit, Nichols cast a huge light on his tumultuous times. A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z In a new season laden with superhumans, sorority girls and Muppets, two ABC sitcoms still offer some of television’s most piquant viewing. Times Critics’ Guide: What to Do This Week 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z An example of small but nonetheless piquant news: Administration lawyers came up with a nickname for Matthew Whitaker, the former acting attorney general. A Meticulous Account of Trump’s Tenure Reads Like a Comic Horror Story 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z After 600-odd pages, there's a certain piquant satisfaction when this particular ancient mariner is drowned by the same great sperm whale he has set out to slaughter. Lynn Shepherd's top 10 fictional drownings 2013-03-06T10:30:18Z Arranged for orchestra, Boccherini’s piquant quartet “Night Music of the Streets of Madrid,” which opened the concert, anticipated Ives’s tone painting. The Knights and Timo Andres Fill Out Mozart’s ‘Coronation’ 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z The movie follows Ivins’s professional and political evolutions, adding piquant details, quotes and testimonials along the way. ‘Raise Hell’ Review: For Molly Ivins, Writing Was Fighting 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Crisps need to deliver simple, powerful flavours: saltiness, something sharp and piquant, something incredibly umami and savoury, or preferably a combination of all three. How to eat: crisps 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The piquant charm of the tunes is captured against a colorful background evoking the freedom and audacity of 19th-century gypsy bands. CD reviews: Breathtaking moments in new song cycle ‘let me tell you’ 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Berlioz’s “Roman Carnival” overture was piquant, Ravel’s “La Valse” lush and furious. Review: New York Philharmonic Goes Timeless in Central Park 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z His scattered aperçus are piquant, but ultimately unsatisfying. Review | ‘The Bright Book of Life’ examines ‘novels to read and reread’ 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z A few years later, Mr. Roberts joined London’s Sunday Times as a fashion writer, and his criticism could be quite piquant. Why Michael Roberts Mattered 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Those walking by can, at once, catch a scent of briny, freshly caught blue crab and the piquant smell of scotch bonnet. A New Orleans chef finds a place for fusion in the Black diaspora’s cuisine 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Dotted with capers and bathed in a rich, piquant sauce redolent of lemon and butter, picatta is a staple — and for good reason. Think chicken is boring? These inspired takes on Italian-American classics will change your mind 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Yet there are some piquant links between the characters’ fates and the nation’s. | 'My Generation': 10 Years After the Prom: Friends as Landmarks 2010-09-22T21:57:00Z The dramatizations are nicely filmed, if a little hokey, and the overall velvety tone is peppered with piquant details, like Hall communicating with the Russians in a code derived from Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass.” ‘A Compassionate Spy’ Review: Back to the U.S.S.R. 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The chopped cherry peppers adds a piquant vinegary zing, and the periphery of the beefy patties verge on crunch from the flat top char. Review: Chicago's first Shake Shack 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z The BBC Studios production is studded with piquant performances by veteran actors, mostly British. Review: In ‘Good Omens,’ Angel and Demon Try to Save the World 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Inevitable disappointment is also a piquant trope in narrative drama – understanding what won't happen next. Why theatre must never lose the plot 2010-10-08T15:37:00Z Slices of early nectarines pickled in sherry vinegar and sugar lend their own piquant punch. Trace: Sleek setting and memorable dishes, but slack service 2012-05-24T22:36:24Z Both eccentrically individual and universal, these songs evoke the original, piquant talent of a composer whose singular style otherwise feels strangely absent. Review: ‘A New Brain’ Gambols Tunefully Through a Vale of Death 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Chris Morris, the English satirist, is ever on watch for examples of toxic lunacy, and a few years ago he found a piquant news item. 'Four Lions' Review: Finding Comedy in Suicide Bombers 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z Are some of the dissonances — “piquant,” said Robert Quinney of the Choir of New College, Oxford — that make it sound so modern actually errors? From a 1550s Pandemic, a Choral Work Still Casts Its Spell 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z The harmonically and rhythmically piquant lullabies are sung to syllables invented by the composer. Music Review: Ensemble Basiani?s Georgian Fare at Mostly Mozart 2010-08-17T22:40:00Z A finishing blizzard of pecorino balances the caramelized sweetness with a top note of piquant saltiness, making for a lush and satiating Sunday dinner that will be known hereafter to me as Domenica's onion ragù. Vegetables can ragù, too 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z “A Ticket to the Circus” spills over with piquant details about Norman Mailer. Books of The Times: Norris Church Mailer?s New Memoir, ?Ticket to the Circus? 2010-04-06T23:29:00Z Her prominence depended almost entirely on her gusto for extravagant living, piquant quips about jewels and sex, and her self-help tips for the modern-day paramour. Zsa Zsa Gabor, high-living actress of outrageous wit, dies 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z A flat iron steak is braised into submission and benefits mightily from hours simmering in soy sauce, mirin, sake and chili paste; it wears a piquant bonnet of pickled jalapeño and pearl onions. Joule reboots with bolder flavors, higher energy 2013-01-12T11:30:17Z And Mr. Daniels embraces his inner bearishness with a piquant combination of the submissively gentle and the dangerously feral. Theater: New Casts Enliven ?God of Carnage? and ?39 Steps? 2010-04-16T23:59:00Z The portrayal of the critics was less hysterically carping than amiably piquant; the fanfares that destroyed them were more adorably parodic than epic. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Plays Richard Strauss 2013-12-13T22:39:30Z The contrasts of texture is what always gets me: moist chicken, thinly sliced or pounded, shatteringly crisp, pan-fried or deep-fried coating, piquant marinara, and heaps and heaps of cheese. Want impossibly crisp chicken parmesan? Try this simple sheet pan layering trick 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z First I quickly pickle the vegetables before they are roasted, giving a delicious piquant note, which is balanced by a little honey. 'It's the food that makes me happy': delicious new vegetarian recipes from Anna Jones 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Baroque music provides a staid background in piquant contrast to the quiet lunacy taking place onstage. | 'Panic! Euphoria! Blackout': Wall Street: 60 Goats and a Soft Shoe 2010-10-14T22:43:00Z He is piquant on Gypsies and their bold bad taste. Books of The Times: ?Gypsy Boy,? a Memoir by Mikey Walsh 2012-02-16T15:29:02Z Piombo’s piquant colors transformed traditional cloth, dyeing green the pepper-and-salt Scottish tweeds, giving playful shades of orange and turquoise to Austrian mohair and cognac colors to moleskin. 2010-01-16T06:40:00Z All these conversations are piquant right now, when every day’s news invites you to imagine your death, or your loved ones’, untimely or accelerated. Life Is More Like a Simulation. On These Shows, So Is Death. 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z An elegantly crafted stone and glass mosaic by Isabell Heimerdinger depicts a hand beside an image of a hand on a cellphone screen, a doubling made more piquant by the old-fashioned technique of its rendering. Enter the artist's Berlin studio — without leaving L.A. 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z The work combines, in a new and sometimes awkward way, the basic structure of opera seria with the ensembles characteristic of newer operatic genres and even the short, piquant melodies of singspiels like “Die Zauberflöte.” Mozart’s Opera ‘Clemenza di Tito’ at the Met 2012-11-09T23:06:30Z Brash and opinionated, this trio often functions as a piquant Greek chorus, sometimes dressed in outfits that evoke the Supremes, with vamping gestures to match. Despite exotic botany, Constellation’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ is an old chestnut 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z In the meantime, you can sample the familiar, trashy pleasures of sin and skin, with a piquant sprinkling of meta. ‘X’ Review: Trash, Art and the Movies 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra are not piquant enough for you in the Ninth, which they give in January? What to Look Forward to in the Fall Classical Music Season 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z If it seemed a few of the music's rough edges were disappearing now and then within the honeyed harmonies, especially in instrumental numbers, Kozená's piquant singing kept things pointed. Magdalena Kozen?/Private Musicke - review 2011-02-06T17:54:11Z In "Tigers Be Still," at the Roundabout Theater Company, Kimberly Rosenstock created a piquant, funny portrait of a traumatized family slowly knitting itself back together. Bright Fodder for Future Revivals 2010-12-17T03:30:28Z The winds and brass displayed some piquant colors, crystalline flutes, faraway oboes, peppery horns. PKF-Prague Philharmonia delivers Dvorak, played with precision 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z I sometimes worried that Mr. Demarcy-Mota’s chic-looking production would trample Ionesco’s piquant comic writing under a stampede of fancy theatrical effects. Theater Review: Ionesco’s ‘Rhinoceros’ at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2012-10-06T00:13:55Z The secret behind this perfect harmony is the eyes of Mr. Saillard, whose piquant choices, especially of color, can make a contemporary look fit with the soft Mozartian shades in the Salon des Glaces. Style: At Versailles, Rock 'N' Rococo 2011-07-11T13:01:16Z Monteverdi’s use of three different voices and especially piquant harmonies renders the tale heartbreaking. At Seattle Opera, immersive ‘The Combat’ explores interfaith romance in 50 minutes 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z Although the beer was more than a quarter-century old, the hop aroma from an uncapped bottle was piquant and fresh — a remarkable feat, because hops tend to fade in a matter of months. Pabst bringing back Ballantine as a craft brew The Polish composer cooks the same meal as Paganini but adds a pinch of spice to each course, transforming the plain harmonies into piquant, exotic flavours. On the art of variation: why Paganini's theme is so popular 2013-07-05T10:36:51Z The opening lines were sung in unison before unfolding in harmonically piquant, buoyant counterpoint. Review: Yale Composers Showcase Their Works at New Music New Haven 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z So are such piquant details as the marzipan tanks and fighter planes at a festive Nazi banquet. Books of The Times: ‘Mission to Paris’ by Alan Furst 2012-06-03T22:37:20Z Mr. Rudd, whose screen performances have often been edged with a piquant skepticism, plays the part with a committed straightforwardness and no hint of condescension. Theater Review: ‘Grace,’ With Paul Rudd and Michael Shannon, at Cort Theater 2012-10-05T02:00:00Z In his review for The New York Times, A. O. Scott called the film “piquant and perfect.” What’s on TV Friday: ‘Private Life’ and ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Among the pastas, the woodsy forest mushroom with penne, and the piquant sun-dried tomato pesto with penne, are standouts. Fast, tasty Italian at Pallino 2014-03-06T20:21:26Z It still takes me 30 minutes, longer than it should, but the dish is fine, piquant with tomatoes, fragrant with basil and jasmine rice. Is this cooking for idiots? My week eating nothing but ‘recipe box’ food 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Under the piquant title of Gay's the Word, it was a considerable departure from his other shows. Ivor Novello, master of the musical 2012-08-03T21:55:11Z An unexpectedly charming documentary directed by Erik Greenberg Anjou that is warm and piquant as well as informative, "Deli Man" understands the reasons for those statistics. Charming 'Deli Man' takes a hearty look at the kosher deli 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Both recipes feature a piquant tomato sauce and softly cooked eggs, but the difference is in the seasonings. Eggs, Tomatoes and a Quick Trip to Purgatory 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z But the script abounds with piquant turns of phrase. Review | No shoo-in success for two new plays about female artists 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Another patch of rich soil is devoted to Vietnamese cilantro, actually a knotweed with a piquant flavor and known to its devotees as rau ram. Asian vegetables enrich and extend the autumn garden 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z One result of this habit is “Short Walks From Strange Beds,” the Northern Virginia resident’s piquant vignettes from Philadelphia, London, Shanghai and beyond. At the Corner Store, Goertel’s photos make a splash without the flash 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Grilled sardines wrapped in vine leaves were piquant and lemony with a hint of thyme and garlic. From Wine to Sweets, Greek Goodies at a New Athens Market 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z But, like any ketchup, it would work in numerous contexts calling for a piquant sauce. Top banana! 10 great ways to use the fruit (that aren't banana bread) 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Cheddar, on the other hand, is full of sharp, piquant, and creamy tasting notes that might overpower the elements of a crisp dry cider. 5 ways to pair hard cider and cheese, according to an expert 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z It could be any protein, meat or tofu, to delight in dipping into an array of piquant sauces. 4 simple tips to embolden your home cooking, gleaned from Andrea Nguyen's “Ever-Green Vietnamese” 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z The film’s tone, however, remains buoyant and wry, a piquant conversation about breaching boundaries and claiming space. | 'The Red Birds': Friends in Avian Form 2010-04-20T23:53:00Z One wise choice: the meltingly smooth stuffed avocado with piquant vinaigrette, followed by a rustic wild mushroom ragout with Caribbean beans. 2010-02-06T03:34:00Z At its best, the voice of a countertenor can be piquant, ethereal and haunting. Brian Asawa, Celebrated Countertenor and Pathbreaker at the Met, Dies at 49 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z A tale told by an accomplished writer or filmmaker is likely to shear off many piquant details and bend some lines to make them meet up in meaningful ways. Kind of Clichéd: How the Miles Davis Movie Could Have Been Better 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z India is captured here, through an almost omniscient lense, captured in all its piquant, fiery glory. My top five books that make you want to travel 2013-04-24T08:00:00Z Other options include fino sherry, a surprisingly good match with piquant dishes, and lean, dry sauvignon blancs like those from the Loire Valley of France. Putting the Fried in Fried Rice 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z A mighty sigh — equal parts frustration and resignation — seems to animate “Hillary and Clinton,” Lucas Hnath’s piquant, slender new play about … well, it’s about exactly what, and whom, its title suggests. Review: In ‘Hillary and Clinton,’ Codependence, and, Yes, Camaraderie 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z "I orbited Bourgeois," conceptual artist Jenny Holzer, known for her piquant use of words as art in projections and electronic displays, wrote to Williams after learning of Bourgeois' death. Artist Louise Bourgeois dies in NYC at 98 2010-05-31T20:51:00Z Under the smart direction of McArthur and Simon Harvey, the cast conjures all that is piquant and joyful in Austen’s work; you can imagine Jane getting a kick out of the antics. Perspective | In London, the shows go on — but apathy is unmasked 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z As millions of African Americans migrated from the American South after the Civil War, they took this piquant “taste of home” with them to locations far and wide. How did hot sauce get in so many African Americans’ bags, anyway? 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The Trio No. 1, in the commonly performed revised version, finds the players moving from tidal lushness to blanched incisions of piano and piquant string plucks just before the recapitulation of the second movement’s theme. Classical Playlist: Lewis Spratlan, Beethoven and Brahms 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Serve with a smirk and your best impression of the piquant wit of Roger Sterling. Party like mad... Or at least like Mad Men might 2012-03-07T17:57:08Z The first time I saw this piquant, episodic chronicle of a middle-aged artist’s bad romances, I was puzzled and a little irritated. The Best Movies of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z To be honest, there isn't the same piquant quality in handling DVDs. Peter Bradshaw on his out-of-control DVD collection 2012-06-10T19:00:01Z But the Engineer now comes across less as the show’s all-pervading, appallingly amoral essence than as a piquant supporting player. Review: Return of the Little Copter That Wowed in ‘Miss Saigon’ 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z The old joke of the restorer who accidentally washed off a Holman Hunt, thinking he was cleaning an oil painting, remains piquant: as if the artist, forcing watercolour to imitate oil paint, deserves his fate. Awash with colour 2011-02-20T00:04:07Z And Indiana Woodward, piquant, bubbly and brave, has become one of the company’s most winning characters: She has only to gain more upper-body distinction and facial legibility to deepen her power over the audience. New York City Ballet Is in Limbo, but in Bloom 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Solo lines consistently pushed past conventionally pretty tone into more piquant territory, flutist Emily Skala and bassoonist Harrison Miller providing especially strong personality. Review | Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony live — and work — for the present 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z I am quite shy,” said Katie Grand, as if she were a fashion ingénue rather than one of the most celebrated international stylists and editor in chief of the piquant British-based magazine Love. Hogan Gets a Little Love 2012-09-20T18:20:19Z But the true musical star of the album is Harrison, who unveils a whole new instrumental persona based on the piquant, pining lyricism of his bottleneck-slide guitar. When the Beatles Walked Offstage: Fifty Years of “Abbey Road” 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The musical setting is emphatic — full of conviction — with the words clearly articulated by the rhythms, and the harmony tinged with piquant dissonance. Review | A giant meditation on creation fills the Kennedy Center Concert Hall 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z I like the piquant way these objects serve no purpose but look as if they might. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z “Also, it’s a genuine thrill to transform plain old beef into something so tangy and piquant and red and delicious.” What if You Could Make Great Corned Beef? 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z These songs were written by the Bengsons, a husband-and-wife team whose piquant, yearning music is an ideal match for this play’s energized melancholy. Review: Songs Say What a Family Can’t in ‘Sundown, Yellow Moon’ 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Her piquant, poetic sadness is triggered by clippings from a haircut, beautiful sunsets that won't last forever, and many other things. 'Melancholy Play' is earnest, early Sarah Ruhl 2011-07-28T19:56:47Z No, the dramatically piquant aspect is the movie’s journey beyond Superman Returns’ hagiography to portray the struggle of this outsider deity to adjust to his new planet and his role in it. Man of Steel: Superman… or Human God? 2013-06-12T15:35:35Z And though the current cast is very good generally, it’s noticeable that the comic material is handled most deftly, with standout performances from the piquant Gilbert and, as a nosy neighbor, Perri Gaffney. Review: This Time, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Really Does Explode 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z And by bringing three women, dressed in men’s clothes, to the party, Mr. Marras gave a piquant touch to this perfectly judged collection. Special Report: Radical Surgery on Regular Menswear 2010-06-28T11:14:00Z For about 25 minutes, Sampson serves up something warm and piquant at Trish’s: an interplay of zingers, flirtations, spats and politics. Review: In ‘This Land Was Made,’ Huey Newton Walks Into a Bar 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z This year’s shortlist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature offers a piquant mix of subjects, with Freedom Summer, a budding wordsmith and a frozen head all prominently featured. Finalists for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature A piquant example was her line of “Escape Vehicles,” one-person pods styled like miniature mobile homes, within which the occupant may escape public reality into private, mental worlds. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Either way, Mr. Baumbach is, as usual, a piquant observer of the manners and morals of the various demographic subsets of the white, urban lower-upper-middle class. Review: In ‘While We’re Young,’ a Coupling of Gen X and Y 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Menken's piquant sense of humor was bred in New York City. Composer Alan Menken explains how 'Newsies' became a stage dynamo 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z You can taste it in his house-made sodas, even spicy ones like the ginger beer, and in his pizzas, which tend to shy away from the overtly acidic and piquant. Frankly . . . Pizza! tosses pies that reach for perfection (and come close) 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z These thoughts come to mind as you watch the women of the playful and piquant “School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play,” Jocelyn Bioh’s charming comedy of adolescent angst. Review | Mean girls are at home in Ghana, too 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z But had she only been piquant, and not tough, brilliant and in possession of wide-roaming interests and opinions, she would not have been a writer I admired. Literary Idol: Meg Wolitzer on Mary McCarthy 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Nor does Dolly alone bring us piquant observations on the matter of money. Theater Review: ‘The Matchmaker’ at Stratford Shakespeare Festival 2012-08-26T21:36:37Z Smart's piquant gibes provide comedy meat in this sorrowful hero sandwich, and it's a flavor that shouldn't work here but it does. With HBO's "Mare of Easttown," come for the murder but stay for Kate Winslet and Jean Smart 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z That was very much home-grown, but the company provides a piquant taste in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical about the barber, wrongly criminalised, who returns home for revenge. Theatre picks of the week 2010-05-14T23:27:00Z And recent events had imposed a piquant narrative on what was already shaping up to be an epic confrontation between the tart-tongued titans. ArtsBeat: ‘Downton Abbey’ Recap: Showdown Between Lady Violet and Isobel 2014-02-03T03:00:53Z The third, much more piquant, and with an occasional Stravinsky-like abrasiveness, was composed in 1964 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Henry Wood. Alwyn: Concerti Grossi Nos 2 and 3; Serenade, etc ? review 2011-08-18T21:25:01Z Some of the novel’s most piquant scenes center on the behavior of Mussolini and his hangers-on as their world collapses. Martin Cruz Smith brings us wartime Italy in ‘Girl from Venice’ 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z The critic Tom Shales, reviewing the episode for the Washington Post, lauded the director for “creating another of his uniquely piquant Demme-mondes”: “He is a scamp for all seasons.” Watch Jonathan Demme’s Pitch-Black Eighties Sitcom Episode 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z All in all, the sequence shows off Constellation’s strong suit: crafting piquant, sensory-rich, pocket-size versions of epics. Review | Constellation Theatre conjures up a sensory-rich ‘White Snake’ 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Certainly her footwork — now piquant, now feathery — brands many of their incidental details onto the memory. Opposites Who Reveal Ballet’s Expressive Range 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Sure, it sports a similar oil and vinegar base, flavored with piquant raw garlic, dried oregano and a little parsley. This red chimichurri has a dirty little ‘90s secret 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z But it’s piquant, cozy and hearty in exactly the same satisfying way. This Spicy White Bean Soup Is a Poem in a Pot 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z It can be a wiser, more poignant and telling piece when the nuances of marital stress and yearning are given as much attention as the piquant antics of a lovable pet. 'Sylvia': Canine comedy at Seattle Rep 2011-11-18T21:05:04Z Sometimes, he combined all those modes into piquant stews of high and low, banal and profound. Michel Majerus Saw the Future— 20 Years Ago 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z In the Alice books, there’s always a piquant tension between surface lunacy and a sense of underlying meaning. Synetic’s sweeping, sinister ‘Alice’ 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Part milkmaid, part modern woman, the designer’s style is still piquant after all these years. Special Report: Red Carpet Fading Away 2010-03-08T18:30:00Z He shows no talent for writing the kind of light, piquant dialogue the form calls for, and his direction does nothing to perk things up. Review: ‘Special Correspondents’ Stars a Fumbling Ricky Gervais 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Dunner sagaciously managed the call-and-response qualities of the score, though his suave, controlled reading also seemed to glide past stray bursts of piquant personality in Still’s writing. Review: The Philharmonic Departs From Business as Usual 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z As well as examining air travel from piquant perspectives, that excellent series even managed to find sunny members of the public with nice things to say about their holiday flights. A Very British Airline: an unflattering snapshot of the UK psyche 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z What holds our interest is the bedrock of bitterness on which Ms. Perabo has built her character, and the piquant hints of a fully shared, ambivalent past between Maggie and Lou. Review: In ‘Lost Girls,’ Derailed Blue-Collar Lives, With Zingers 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Fermented shrimp paste, or belacan, typically dehydrated and packaged as a compact cake, is a key ingredient in many of Malaysia's slew of piquant dishes. The seven pantry essentials in my Malaysian kitchen 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Crisped trout fillets top a piquant, tender wild rice salad. Eat up the history in Tarver King’s Thanksgiving menu The spread was worth the effort: piquant prosciutto, crispy bacon, scrambled eggs and sourdough toast with creamy butter. Check In/Check Out : Hotel Review: Hotel Luca in Yountville, Calif. 2011-04-08T18:55:00Z But it outruns the invention of Scott Frankel's score, which stirs the emotions much as one might stir porridge, in the hope that it will eventually produce a more piquant flavour. Finding Neverland – review 2012-10-04T12:25:16Z He’s got a piquant, devilish style on electric guitar, and a way of stoking friction between two notes. The Playlist: Lady Gaga Dives Into a Fresh Era, and 15 More New Songs 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z But they should figure that out because the title feels crucial to the aim of this movie, a sly, toasty, piquant consideration of Hammons’s conceptual art, the way it mocks and eludes easy ownership. ‘The Melt Goes On Forever’ Review: David Hammons Makes, and They Take 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z But there are also limits to how piquant the cultural collision can be between a blue-eyed, pancake-fed accountant from the Midwest and a blue-eyed, potato pancake-fed Swedish banker. ‘Welcome to Sweden’ and ‘Working the Engels’ on NBC 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z I chop the preserved rind for a piquant addition to poultry and fish. How to squeeze, spiral and zest every bit of specialty-citrus season . . . 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z The news formed a piquant backdrop to the arrival of Monsters in Britain's cinemas the next day. Tales of the unexplained: why these Monsters are entirely alien 2010-12-06T11:57:00Z For one recent work, I cultivated bacterial samples from a hundred female friends and acquaintances, creating a piquant smell that permeated the gallery. How I Solved It: Transforming Ideas into Smells 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Providing that sort of piquant commentary on racial topics has been Mr. Wilmore’s specialty on “The Daily Show,” though he said it has always been a touchstone of his comedy. Larry Wilmore Is Ready for ‘The Minority Report’ 2014-05-11T21:55:43Z Leading from a portative keyboard in front of the orchestra, he brought a beautifully blended sound from the 16 voices of the chorus, rich in dynamic variety and always sensitive to Bach’s piquant dissonances. Review | Conductor Matthew Dirst leads Washington Bach Consort in St. John Passion 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Created by a railroad worker-turned-pitmaster in the 1920s, this piquant mixture of mayonnaise, vinegar and black pepper has accompanied barbecued chicken for five generations of pitmasters. Simple, satisfying 3-ingredient barbecue sauces perfect for summer 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z The herby yogurt, spiked with garlic and loads of lemon, is used as both marinade and sauce, making the chicken especially piquant and tender. What Will Be the Theme of Summer? 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Instead, the white clam pie from New Haven, Conn., is an alchemy of a specific time, place and labor force, and it’s so deliriously good — piquant, briny, bright — that it’s worth ripping off at home. This clam toast is a shortcut to the classic New Haven pizza 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z But the flat iron steak is the umami bomb we all need, a grilled slab with a piquant bite from all the infused koji and fish sauce, a taste reminiscent of your favorite teriyaki. Restaurant review: This Vietnamese restaurant’s chef is one of Seattle’s rising stars 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Earthy mushrooms hold their own among a piquant red pepper relish — a riot of flavors. These roasted mushrooms, served in ata din din, are a riot of flavors 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z A white pie had both eggplant and anchovy incorporated into the sauce, making for a base with a lot more piquant interest than white pies of other stripes. 3 new Seattle-area pizza places — including one from a local food celeb 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Even if this is a familiar starving-artist premise, the evening is elevated in Signature’s intimate Ark space by Nogueira’s piquant dialogue. Review | On two D.C. stages, plays navel-gaze about — what else? — the stage 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z It’s a piquant romantic comedy that takes a disturbing turn: a subplot unfolding around another couple, Hero and her fiance, Claudio, in which an accusation of sexual betrayal is maliciously drummed up. Shakespeare meets ‘Broadcast News’ in a very D.C. staging of ‘Much Ado’ 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z En route to a team crisis, Zuzu shows herself to be self-doubting yet resilient: At one point, in a piquant mysterious touch, she seems to grow fangs. Review | In Olney’s ‘Dance Nation,’ the exuberance and pitfalls of adolescence 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z With its typically cool climate, this alpine region of South Korea is the summertime production hub for Napa, or Chinese cabbage, a key ingredient in kimchi, the piquant Korean staple. Bitter cabbage harvest brings South Korea’s kimchi crisis to a head 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Cook this swordfish and then let it marinate in a piquant pan sauce for even more flavor. Your Tuesday Briefing 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Danna prefers the piquant Korean brand, Shin Ramyun, a nod to Paul’s heritage: His family immigrated to the United States from South Korea when he was 6 years old. This protein-rich noodle soup fuels a superbusy chef’s family on mountain hikes 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z With its own hilarious version of that Kendall Jenner Pepsi commercial and piquant references to QAnon, Charlottesville and Jan. 6, there’s no shortage of zippy quips and flying elbows. Review | ‘The Boys’ returns, slightly dinged, with its very American dystopia 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Just to make the cognitive dissonance a bit more piquant, the article below the rowing article was a nice piece on the St. Albans tennis team’s D.C. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Sexism in soccer coverage crops up again 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The documents evoked, in granular detail, the terror of life under Russian occupation, as well as its piquant absurdities. How Ukraine’s Greatest Novelist Is Fighting for His Country 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Tremolos are everywhere, in luxuriant strings and piquant winds and skittering percussion. Review: The environmental impact of composers Ellen Reid and Gabriela Ortiz, indoors and out 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The sky-hued touches are small but piquant, punctuating areas of soft colors and textures. Review | In the galleries: Fresh perspectives on the powerful presence of trees 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z But that piquant diversion turns out to be a tease, and when “The Lost City” gets down to executing its plot, it grows creakier with every painfully familiar twist. Review | ‘The Lost City’ movie fails to live up to a tantalizingly goofy premise 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z To counter the smoke, sizzle and char, Anderson employs an arsenal of fresh herbs, piquant spices, lush sauces and tangy cheeses, applying them with the same savvy restraint that French women use to accessorize. Chef Eric Anderson tames the flames at his wood-fire restaurant Samara 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z In addition to the piquant heat they bring to a dish, they can carry a plethora of other notes, including citrus, pine, floral and bitter. Your guide to pepper: How to use black, white, green and pink peppercorns 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z With those and the three types of fennel in the mix — bulb, fronds and seeds — the bake ends up with a satisfyingly deep, piquant flavor. This baked pasta features Spanish flavors and a time-saving cleanup trick 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z But his voice is warmly conversational, and he has a knack for piquant, bite-size insights, especially about art. Review | In this pandemic diary, memories of 2020 can seem too tidy 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z This time, the winner is from Molly Baz’s “Cook This Book,” and it depends on a base of grains and quick-pickled onions in a piquant dressing. Charred sweet corn is the star of the versatile summer salad 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Rae made sure to build her unvarnished cheer into her beauty line, collaborating on piquant names for her products, like Cheek Money for bronzer, Lip Quip for lip gloss and Lash Snack for mascara. The Beauty of 78.5 Million Followers 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z It’s in New Orleans, however, where the politics are, as ever, most complex, competitive and more than a little piquant. Louisiana House Race Sets Up a Democratic Showdown in New Orleans 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z Also, because they’re gorgeously twisted, as demonstrated by this piquant story-within-a-story of a smug little girl whose good behaviour medals prove her undoing. Feed your soul: the 31-day literary diet for January 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z Yet it also provided a fitting seriocomic role for someone whose chameleonic character gifts had already proven to be a piquant blend of the eccentric and the engaging. Review: 'Mr. Topaze,' Peter Sellers' directing debut, emerges from the star's vault 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Vegetable cakes are nothing new: classic carrot, piquant parsnip, spiced courgette ... Hands off! 10 deliciously selfish cupcake recipes 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z “The vivid, unusual, stirring characters make it a piquant and often enjoyable read despite the pointed bleakness of the setting,” Malka Older, author of “Infomocracy,” said of Solomon’s debut science fiction novel. Essential end-of-the-world reading list offers a glimpse of the abyss 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z It is good to have a ready supply of piquant details that prove that I am both alert to the moment and have my feet in the real world. Confessions of an art critic: 'I have been known to go about on all fours' 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z For instance, cook the steak naked, then let it soak in a piquant sauce. The key to weeknight steak dinner is quick-cooking skirt 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z They’re in the glaze on the restaurant’s pork ribs, shiny and piquant, with just a hint of fire. The Key to a Perfect Italian-American Sauce 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Thomas’ smoky, sincere voice beautifully captures the struggle between despair and hope within Griffin’s soul, and the piquant savor of a curiosity that — like New Orleans itself — refuses to die. Step into the shoes of your favorite sleuth with these 7 audiobook mystery series 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The sharp, piquant smell of garlic, onions and ginger pierces the air, mingling with the sweet and fruity smell of radiant green vegetables. Could teff, an ancient African grain, find a foothold in a warming California? 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Even the salmon fillet, grilled well past the pink, moist center that I prefer, was saved by the accompanying aioli, this piquant and smoky zigzag of sauce. Review | Comedor San Alejo is the finest Salvadoran restaurant in the D.C. area 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The goings on of the Royal Family can almost always be relied upon to provide a piquant counterpoint to current events in Britain. The Royal Family Gets Drawn Deeper Into the Brexit Maelstrom 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z The finely focused orchestral playing was an enthralling mix of creamy modern strings with fruit-honeyed winds and piquant brass instruments from Mozart’s time. Mozart's Requiem at the Hollywood Bowl takes on special relevance in tragic times 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z A selection of piquant mustards and cured/pickled things — capers, olives, peppers, onions — help to cut through the fish’s richness. There’s a world of cured fish beyond lox. Here’s what to try and how to make it. 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Sure, the mackerel paté was mesmerising, the pickled oyster piquant and the brill terrine as dazzling as its name suggests. ‘We want carbs!’: how comfort food conquered the world’s best restaurants 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Even when Orliński is not executing windmills or performing other acrobatic feats in opera productions, he displays a muscular hypermasculinity that offers a piquant counterpoint to the ethereal quality of his voice. A Millennial Countertenor’s Pop-Star Appeal 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z The New York cheese experts pack five different varieties, from piquant Rogue creamery smokey blue to the creamy French goat pyramid Valencay, along with a selection of charcuterie: aged Italian prosciutto, Iberico chorizo, and flatbreads. Host gifts for your summer travels that they’ll like, you can afford | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z You want that piquant briny meat to get that vinegary tang. Attention, Seattle! Two famous Filipino fried-chicken chains are in your backyard. Here’s why you should go 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Weary of her husband’s reputation, she asks, “Have you even once considered mine?,” a jibe that is all the more piquant for being a perfectly scannable, if unwitting, line of Shakespearean verse. Why Make Movies About Writers? 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z She was careful to add just enough juice to make her documents piquant without making them so improbable that flags would be raised. Fakes and fortunes: has the time come to forgive literary forger Lee Israel? 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z That night, in the basement of Italo delicatessen in the middle of Vauxhall, south London, the matchsticks were a warm concertina with a salty, piquant heart that only anchovies can provide. Rachel Roddy’s puff-pastry anchovy canape recipe 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z In a piquant twist, he is now one of those ministers who believe that any deal is better than no deal. Bluff, blackmail and brinkwomanship: why a no-deal Brexit is still on the cards | Andrew Rawnsley 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z It is a thicker and thicker book of uneraseable results, averaging disappointment, scattered through with trophy victories or the piquant memory of near misses. Dulwich Hamlet: the improbable tale of a tiny football club that lost its home to developers – and won it back 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z So here, we are making a “light” version of the sauce that will enhance the natural sweetness of the fish, yet the overall taste is surprisingly piquant. This Vietnamese-style fish makes for a sweet weeknight dinner option 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The fact that the adoquines themselves were manufactured in a cement plant owned by the Somoza family added a piquant irony. Barricades draw battle lines over Nicaragua's revolutionary heritage 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z And I once made an antique “sauce piquant” with bone marrow, spooned it over a roast and coughed politely as murmurs round the table confirmed my impression that it tasted like old fish. Saving the Salisbury Steak From TV-Dinner Obscurity 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Louisiana’s sauce piquant is as beloved by Cajun home cooks as it is by the Creole gourmands of New Orleans. The Spicy Red Sauce That Goes With Everything 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The dumplings are drenched in that piquant chili oil and brightened with copious amounts of raw scallions and sesame seeds. Some Sichuanese cuisine comes to Rainier Valley 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z One piquant joke is that most of the dogs’ names signify authority—Rex, King, Duke, Boss, Chief—but they’re all desperate to see their masters again. “Isle of Dogs” lacks bite 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z It’s substantial enough to be an entree and a good choice for diners who want something lighter and less piquant. Feel the warmth of the Caribbean at Jerk Shack 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z “Not if all the starving children in the world depended on it,” was among Noel’s more piquant responses to the suggestion. Liam Gallagher: ‘The German police pulled my teeth out with pliers’ 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Like gumbo, sauce piquant is one of Louisiana’s polyglot dishes, combining elements of Cajun, Creole, Italian, French and Spanish cuisines. The Spicy Red Sauce That Goes With Everything 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z I can taste that fatty sheen, that piquant, porky saltiness on my lips. Seattle ramen ranking: Which of Capitol Hill’s 5 new places is best? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The Pesto Turkey includes an odd stowaway: the piquant wise sauce, which proves surprisingly compatible with the basil spread. Review | Help! Save Beef ’N Bread before it’s too late. Plus, a sandwich shop worthy of filling the void. 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Mr Voigt invites directors, conductors and other singers to join in this conversation, sometimes with piquant results. A “revealing” look at Jonas Kaufmann pulls all punches 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Polenta worked especially well as a platform for the saucy, piquant braised pork cheeks. Union Saloon is a space for comfort and happiness in Wallingford 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z ‘Sauce piquant is a natural byproduct of an afternoon spent watching the Saints game or talking about the old times with hunting buddies over a case of Abita Amber.’ The Spicy Red Sauce That Goes With Everything 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Its arms, crispy at the tips and otherwise firm without being chewy, embraced piquant greens, cured olives and golden raisins. New chef bring sass and soul to revamped Queen City Grill 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z At my insistence, our first stop off the plane was a tiny ramen restaurant, where all the diners tucked their noses in earthenware bowls of the piquant pork-bone broth. Japan for Beginners: The Country’s Most Effortless City 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The results are a slightly more acidic base that bartenders are playing up with citrus and piquant fruit. The best places to sip rosé sangria before summer is over 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Twitty grew up in a Washington, D.C., house that “always smelled of spices, bubbling piquant sauces, and frying.” Tracing his urge to cook through slavery and the South 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Consulting experts in Louisiana, I quickly learned that one seldom finds good sauce piquant in restaurants. The Spicy Red Sauce That Goes With Everything 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Marinated with citrus and chile, the fish is piquant and buttery-soft, unlike the Aquachile prawns — excruciatingly tart and toughened by too much lime. Expansive Zocálo’s Mexican menu has potential in Pioneer Square 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The dressing may have different versions, but it’s always creamy and vibrant with herbs, piquant with a bit of acidity, and salty-savory from anchovies. Cooking on deadline: Green Goddess dressing and dip, in just 10 minutes 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z The El Guero is golden crunchy-crispy on the outside, while the inside is everything: saucy, spicy, salty, piquant with caramelized onions and poblano peppers, laden with melted troves of Oaxaca cheese. How Seattle’s Olympic Sculpture Park just got even better (hint: it involves tamales) 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Based on Thornton Wilder’s piquant comedy “The Matchmaker,” “Hello, Dolly!” flies its farce flag proudly. Review | Bette Midler and ‘Hello, Dolly!’ are a perfect match. Don’t tell me you’re surprised. 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Sauce piquant is a natural byproduct of an afternoon spent watching the Saints game or talking about the old times with hunting buddies over a case of Abita Amber. The Spicy Red Sauce That Goes With Everything 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Several papers find piquant symbolism in the launch of the new pound coin this week. Brexit: 'Divorce could turn ugly' says European press - BBC News 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z He then taught at what had become Marshall University and remained a piquant force within the environmentalist movement. Ken Hechler, W.Va. congressman and author of ‘Bridge at Remagen,’ dies at 102 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The piquant chutney made with tomatoes and sultana grapes was based on her grandmother’s recipe, though Ms. Mobed tempers the bite of the Kashmiri chilies so they don’t overwhelm the delicate sweetness of the fruits. The Week’s Best Food Finds 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z There, she became fascinated by one of the fair’s most piquant attractions: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. The Surprising Story of America’s Most Famous Female Stagecoach Robber 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Having commanded Alexa to cue up some Mamou Playboys, I plated my chicken sauce piquant with white rice and inhaled it standing at my kitchen counter. The Spicy Red Sauce That Goes With Everything 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Input is so precious — the conversations other people pause to grant you, beyond the barest niceties, describing piquant scenery you can’t see. Feeling My Way Into Blindness 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The 10 actors of “Sense and Sensibility,” many of them doubling in important roles to fill out the canvas of Austen’s piquant tale, have to be an extraordinarily well-drilled team. Folger’s ‘Sense and Sensibility': a hit that’s always moving 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z The meat is stewed in vinegar, garlic and spices until the liquid concentrates its sharp, piquant flavors. Try these beers with your favorite Filipino foods 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z He doesn’t make these, but the sauerkraut is fresh and piquant with pickled mustard seed. Matt Dillon, Marcus Lalario celebrate grilling at Georgetown’s Ciudad 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z This time, I served my chicken piquant to family and friends for Sunday supper. The Spicy Red Sauce That Goes With Everything 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z This classic carnaval dish was piquant, savory and starchy, thanks to the rice and some chuños buried at the bottom of the plate. Luzmary brings a family’s legendary Bolivian recipes back to Falls Church 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z If not for the piquant sauce, the bite could have been mistaken for coach-section airline grub. Can an In-N-Out imitator live up to the original’s reputation? 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z And with a ratio of one garlic clove per boneless chicken thigh, it’s a pretty piquant place to be. Recipe: Middle Eastern Herb and Garlic Chicken 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z But the accounts do offer up a number of piquant revelations on that nation’s crisis, including outright policy mistakes, dubious conduct, personal agendas and tragedies. Greek Crisis, the Book. Or Actually Several of Them. 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z A vast network of relatives served as the wait staff, ferrying fresh clams and squid—seasoned with the particularly piquant peperoncino that distinguishes the island’s cuisine—from the kitchen to the seaside tables. Touring Ischia, the Italian Island Where Time (Mostly) Stands Still 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z And since she is sixty-six and bespectacled, this makes for a piquant contrast, engendering that same slightly condescending admiration and affection some millennials feel for Ruth Bader Ginsburg or for Sanders. Elizabeth Warren Goes to War Against Donald Trump 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Larry Rothschild, the Yankees’ current pitching coach, listened to this piquant slice of club history Saturday morning and smiled. Yankees Update a Page in Steinbrenner’s Bullpen Guide 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Walking through his offices in Culver City the other day, Greenwald, sleeves buttoned at the wrist, moved with the ambling air and piquant humor of an aging agitator. Robert Greenwald on his free anti-NRA film: 'It should be as widely spread as possible' 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z At a dinner party late last fall at the home of Roger C. Altman, an investment banker and former deputy Treasury secretary, Mr. Bloomberg delivered a piquant assessment of Mrs. Clinton as a presidential candidate. Bloomberg, Sensing an Opening, Revisits a Potential White House Run 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z The word “iconic” continued to be used to describe everything—buildings, municipalities, Patti Smith, beverages, paintings, obtusely piquant sauces—in 2015. Joe Queenan Looks Back at 2015 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z Gourmet cheeses and charcuterie were made famous by Hickory Farms, but some products are more processed than piquant. Top Holiday Gift Ideas & Bargains for Foodies 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z In a piquant way, Wootton, while making little of Popper’s criterion of falsifiability, makes it up to him by borrowing a criterion from his political philosophy. Is Science Kind of a Scam? 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Under Moke and other aliases, he was a piquant commentator on fan sites including the satirical Horsjeu. Stories of those who died in the Paris attacks 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Hazy from the use of unmalted wheat, in addition to malted barley, these ales are delicately spiced with coriander and bitter orange peel, and known for a piquant yeast character. Allagash White: How a craft beer from Maine conquered tap lists in Los Angeles 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z He became absorbed in its piquant base of chicken broth, marked by the pungent Yemenite spice blend of turmeric, cumin and black pepper known as hawaij. Recipe for a Life-Changing Soup 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z In the end, I found it best to smile at the conspiratorial thread rather than pull at it; there’s so much more to enjoy in this piquant, kaleidoscopic story. A son’s tale of his father, the first American tried in Iran after revolution 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z In “The Beautiful Fall,” a piquant account of the 1970s Paris fashion scene, the British journalist Alicia Drake narrates countless episodes of Lagerfeld’s former friends being ejected from his world. The Jet Set Life of Karl Lagerfeld’s Favorite Male Model — for Now 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Whether crusty Austral lobster, fresh chicken curry or piquant coconut shrimp, Fiji is on the competitive-food movement path and pulling up chefs that are winning world attention. LARK GOULD: Pacific Island travel antidotes for cold winter woes 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Their mildly piquant romance — she idolizes Yo-Yo Ma, he’s more of a Ramones guy — is of the classic opposites-attract variety, spiced by dashes of O. Henry’s lyrical irony. ‘If I Stay’ movie review: An end-of-summer tear-jerker All this seems piquant when you realize that the paper’s own back office is hardly a paragon of service-industry efficiency. Advice To A Ditzy _New York Times_: Know Thyself 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z From there, he'll suggest some coffees that are on the moderate side of that flavor profile, delving deeper if the customer wants a more piquant experience. Get some counseling with your iced coffee at Science Club pop-up The hop bitterness will actually intensify the burn from piquant dishes. Celebrating National IPA Day? Here's what you should be eating while you're drinking 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z That also describes this predictable French comedy, which is amiable but far from piquant. ‘Le Chef’ movie review: Absurdity fills the menu She gives equal attention to the people of Bassett, drawing piquant recollections from the family’s chauffeurs, pilots, maids, babysitters, barbers and factory workers. A Game of Chairs (and Globalization) 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z The movie answers a few questions that rarely get asked but have piquant answers. REVIEW: Sabotage Sends Schwarzenegger Back to Brutal Basics 2014-03-28T14:31:42Z Today, their prized pepper is persimmon orange, a bit longer than a typical habanero and wonderfully piquant. Creating Tastier and Healthier Fruits and Veggies With a Modern Alternative to GMOs 2014-01-23T05:00:00Z In its assumption that this is possible, the IPL is a piquant example of the hubris of capital, which holds that there is nothing that cannot be purchased and packaged. Test cricket's complex drama hits the breezy Indian Premier League for six 2013-05-15T16:00:01Z Pickled Cauliflower With Hot Pepper and Cumin: This piquant refrigerator pickle tastes even better after a long brine. Well: Pickle Recipes for Health 2013-05-10T16:12:42Z The shelves of our supermarkets are stacked high with specialist foods and piquant ready meals, while for those minded to abandon the flock, there are organic butchers aplenty, delicatessens and farmers' markets. The British vomitorium 2012-12-28T15:55:50Z The four-story town house at 60 West 11th Street and its equally antique, though not identical, twin next door were built by Andrew Lockwood in the prevailing Federal style with piquant Greek Revival flourishes. | Sold for $11.5 Million 2012-12-14T21:40:03Z Nor was he alone in detecting a piquant flavor in the voices at the debate. At the Presidential Debate on Long Island, a Distinctive Accent Gets a Rare Voice 2012-10-18T02:41:19Z Comedy, of course, depends on timing, and the timing of this award couldn’t be more piquant. Nobel Peace Prize Sows Discord -- And Laughter 2012-10-12T15:05:40Z She is piquant too on sexism in hunting. Critic’s Notebook: New Breed of Hunter Shoots, Eats and Writes 2012-10-02T05:14:43Z Beet and Potato Salad: With a yogurt vinaigrette, this dish is a healthier and more piquant version of a French takeout staple known as salade Russe. Well: Beet Recipes for Health 2012-09-28T19:33:12Z The incident was made all the more piquant by the fact that Bond senior had just left Norwich to take the job. John Bond 2012-09-26T17:05:49Z Twitter was awash with jokes ahead of the piquant Friday showdown. Euro 2012: Greece to take on Germany in ultimate grudge match 2012-06-17T22:53:46Z I never met a person whose manner of telling a story was so piquant. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Two little thirteenth century poems have survived to show how piquant an expression the French singers gave to it. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z This fancy is always piquant, and raises a man in his own estimation and that of his friends. Aspects of Modern Oxford 2012-04-25T02:01:12.193Z Now he was greeted by a smiling and prepossessed young lady, who had extracted a muslin gown from the stock in the wardrobe, and whose piquant face was crowned by a wealth of brown hair. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z There was an expression quite peculiar, piquant and pretty at times, upon her round and slightly brown face; her nose was small and slender, her cheeks chubby as a child's, her eyes black and clear. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z The stories are fresh and piquant, and printed in good large type. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Indeed, the uncharitable surmise as to the nature of their mistress's conduct appeared so piquant to all of them, that they unanimously insisted on its receiving a reply. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Now something more piquant must be provided, above all something realistic. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z A very original autobiographical narrative, so cynically frank and so delightfully piquant, that it is quite a marvel. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z There was something quite piquant in his indifference. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Poor Charles Kean was an especial object of Lewes's detestation, and was accordingly pelted and peppered with torturingly clever and piquant pasquinades in the form of criticism. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z They sometimes make a very piquant addition to conversation, but when they become a constant habit, they are exceedingly tedious, and in bad taste. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z A second look assured me of something more--that she formed an excellent foil to the piquant brightness and keen vivacity, the dark hair and nervous features of Mistress Anne. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z I beg you not to share this fear, except inasmuch as it may make the after enjoyment of the happy ending more piquant and superbly satisfying. Six One-Act Plays 2012-03-26T02:00:36.910Z She was so bright and piquant in her furs and with her dazzling complexion, that other eyes than her lover's might have been pardoned for likening her to the frost drops on the laurels. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z When it was reaching its height, a speaker arose on the Tory side of the House whose appearance on the scene of the debate lent a new and piquant interest to the night's discussion. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z It was at Sóller, that district of piquant contrasts, that we saw the delicate greenhouse maidenhair-fern growing in masses with English ivy along walls, or draping the moist sides of the water runnels. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Perhaps it was precisely this which gave to the face its own peculiar, piquant charm, which fascinated irresistibly, and forced those who had once looked to look again. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z The air in the woods was cold and piquant with the exhalations of young evergreens. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z To tell a person that his or her intimate friend is a forger or a swindler is a piquant but somewhat perilous task. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z He had come, dazzled by the girl's rank and fortune, that rank and that fortune which he had thought so much above himself, and to which her beauty added so piquant and delicate a charm. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z There was just enough danger to make the game piquant; scarcely enough to make it objectionable. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z The grapes hung nearly ripe, and amid their clusters and the green lattice of their foliage Tignonville's gaze sought eagerly but in vain the laughing eyes and piquant face of his new mistress. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The dialogue is often lively and piquant, and many of the portraits are skillfully drawn. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z She was wearing a little close bonnet, which set off her piquant features and bright coloring to peculiar advantage, and, as far as looks went, no young man in trouble ever had a better listener. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z There was in each a noticeable absence of the piquant, or the sensational. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z For the rest, this book is of course entertaining, witty, dramatic, picturesque; all traits that are piquant, many that have profound interest, are brought out better than new. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z We talked of other things, and for a time all my former interest in his piquant anecdotes and trenchant remarks was renewed. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z This mot is as true in point of fact as piquant in expression;—a beautiful Frenchwoman is, perhaps, the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z At the party she made quite a sensation; never had she seemed more gay, more piquant, more audaciously witty, than she showed herself this evening. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z They are piquant Capers, dry and sharp as the sand. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Miss Manvers was a trifle below the medium height, a piquant brunette, plump, shapely, a trifle haughty, and inclined to self-assertion. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z I was making my way towards a gap in the table at the lower end when I heard my name called, and looked down into Miss Hamilton’s piquant, upturned face. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z Some of them liked to be thought odd, and found in labor unions a piquant fad. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z She was muffled in a robe of furs, her head swathed in a kerchief of thick silk; and Masago remarked that she looked worn,--had lost that freshness which had been her most piquant charm. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z At such times his animation in voice, gesture, and look was quite remarkable, his talk was full of felicitous phrases, happy hits, and piquant sayings. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Lancashire cheese, when well made and ripe, is loose in texture and is mellow; it has a piquant flavour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z There are always piquant faces and gliding forms to gaze after. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The house is rightly proud of its superb Sichuan pouches of minced chicken and their piquant sesame sauce. | Yonkers: Gem Cuisines in Yonkers Offers Latest in Chinese Cuisine 2012-01-14T00:18:25Z He waxed a little louder; and without knowing why, we found ourselves smiling with piquant amusement. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z It is piquant wonderment; culminated beauty, that for all its combination of telling and select items, can still contrive to look natural, debonair, native to its place. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Christi, a wine of a sweet but piquant taste, produced from grapes grown on Mount Vesuvius, the best light red. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z In no other country could you find such a strange mixture of culture and simplicity; but it was new, it was interesting, and it was piquant. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z I never drank of joy's sweet cordial, But grief's fell hand infused a drop of gall; Nor dipped my bread in pleasure's piquant salt, But briny sorrow made me smart withal! The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z There was a piquant unreality, a diverting strangeness, as she smiled at him. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z I got no sight of her face, for the nurse hastily shut the door, all but a crack which scarcely showed her rather piquant nose. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Invectives are one of the least subtle and most piquant forms of advertisement, but they do not facilitate the task of biographers. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z The subject was lasting, piquant, and so consoling that one is almost inclined to envy the comfort it gave him in his latter days. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The same in body and soul, with her golden curls upon her forehead, her piquant frown, and her nose a little turned up. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The fact that he was so high-minded and aloof from any thought of sex offered a piquant contrast to occasions when he condescended to be her lover. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z It is impossible to translate these French phrases without sacrificing some of the piquant significance of the original. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The most piquant part of the speeches of both Pitt and Fox related to Walpole, who had now from a bugbear become a fetish. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z A good question will be likely to have something piquant about it, if the subject admits. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z But, beneath that unassuming headgear, I saw a refined, attractive, piquant face. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z There are too many piquant ironies here for an educated Russian. China’s Humbling Lessons for Russia and the West: Pankaj Mishra 2011-12-19T01:08:51Z Would it, or would it not, be so well seasoned, piquant, and aromatic as my imagination depicted? The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z That caricature, executed with inexhaustible finesse and piquant sallies of fresh personality, accommodated itself to the antiquated framework of plots as old as Plautus. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z But hunger, that piquant sauce, gave it a relish of its own. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z Close by him stood Nina Staarbrucker, much more worn, much graver, much changed from the sweet, merry, piquant girl he had known so well at Kimberley. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The Italian Valerga, titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, delivered on Tuesday, May 31, a more spirited, piquant and insolent speech, which I will give a report of in my next letter. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z Her interesting figure, her eyes—so black, so innocent, and so piquant at the same time, were rapidly penetrating my soul. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z Her repose was gone; her piquant excitability had seemed abruptly to return. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Her large dark eyes were set in a skin of pale amber and in the midst of a piquant assortment of features. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Green tomato pickles, chow chow, piccalilli carry the piquant tang of the tomato to enliven the winter table. The Tomato 2011-11-20T03:00:13.470Z A second edition indicates the public estimate of these piquant, graceful, and, in many regards, beautiful creations. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z Her characterisation of the part was somewhat devilish in itself; her work was striking, effective, and piquant, but not touched by much distinction. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z As for Tobie, he thanked Albert and carefully pocketed the missive that was to open the way for him to a piquant intrigue. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Berlioz well described this charming little work when he wrote of it, “Everything is pretty, piquant, fluent, in this ‘op�ra comique’; there is nothing superfluous and nothing wanting.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z She believed it very smart and piquant to use these vile expressions. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z He possessed pre-eminently all the talents which form the charm of society, he put into everything a piquant originality which made him more loved and prized than others. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z Sam Weller is not more piquant; Hans Andersen's nutcrackers and knitting-needles are not more thoroughly charged with life. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z The robust Herminie was in morning dress, but there was always something piquant, something seductive, in her costume as well as in her eyes. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Where else would one learn of piquant adventures, scandal, hidden crimes, but at my house, for I am the keeper of all records and the compulsory confessor of all. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z This topic is considered the more piquant from its impropriety, and from its being carried on in secret. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z "Something much better than either," replied the baron, "a very piquant duel." For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z The cold joints of yesterday, with hot potatoes, piquant sauces, and chutney; washed down with a cup of delicious chocolate or new milk. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z He found Muse in a light piquant yet modest dress, her beautiful hair partly unconfined, her shoulders a little uncovered, as if by chance. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z WE have heretofore given in the International some account of Madame Blaze de Bury, and have made some extracts from her piquant and otherwise remarkable book, "Germania." The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z The dish is piquant – the delicious taste of unhealthy indulgence. India Ink: Searching For The World's Best Vada Pav 2011-10-05T12:10:57Z So the days passed, and the sea-bronze soon faded from the piquant face, leaving it pale but petulant. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Core medium, regular, closed; seeds plump, dark; flesh rich yellow, solid, juicy; flavor sub-acid, rich, piquant, like a Spitzenberg; October, November. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z And it provides a piquant insider’s perspective on the anxieties of working in the theater today. ArtsBeat Blog: Theater Talkback: Plays About Plays, and How They Play 2011-09-29T16:01:40Z She was dignified, but piquant, pretty, certainly, and well educated. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z The very air seemed charged with a quality that held him in a state of piquant suspense. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z He had plenty of money, and probably he considered it piquant to lose his coin to a swagger-looking, educated Indian. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Also useful for cooking, except on account of its small size; the rich and piquant acid makes it a particularly desirable ingredient in mince-pies. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z A look of genuine distress crossed her piquant little face; she looked inquiringly at her companion, then at the Duchess, whilst her merry eyes began to fill with tears. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Berlioz well defined its true worth when he wrote: "Everything in this comic opera is pretty, piquant, fresh, spontaneous; there is not a note too much nor a note too little." Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Pert and piquant, her face upturned in the waltz, he whispered the lines beginning: "Helen, thy beauty is to me" ... following it up as only he could. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z There is nothing more wearisome than the talk of men who are always trying to be piquant and brilliant. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z The sun was dropping clear of the clouds, and the brighter rays fell kindly over Tiny's dark hair and pale, piquant face. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z His Great Popularity.—Schalcken, however, attained an enormous vogue, and many of the wealthy Dutch had their portraits painted by him, pleased with the mysterious or piquant light he threw upon them. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z A piquant little entr'acte has survived, and is occasionally heard at concerts. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z At last the Duke sat down at the piano and sang a buffo duet from the 'Mariage Secret' in piquant fashion. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z That pretty, piquant, fascinating sprite had shouldered her knapsack and was fighting a battle royal. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z The old-fashioned method—a long stovetop simmer to boil off the —allows many of the most piquant and fragrant compounds to escape with the steam. Cooking That Sucks 2011-09-04T11:15:00.233Z Most often, indeed, his composition is ingenious, witty, and piquant. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z In it Massenet has given full rein to his fancy, and has composed dance music of a really superior kind, which he has enriched with a piquant and effective instrumentation. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Here were welcome contrasts to the monotony of household life; for there was in all these shows a piquant element of personal risk, or at least of possible broken heads for others. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z Do you do business?” he gasped incredulously, glancing from the piquant girl about the pretty room where no suggestion of anything like work was visible. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z Is there any situation so piquant as that of meeting the man one did not marry after he has "hashed it" with another woman? The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z The charmingly wicked Christina is equal to anything that Mr. Hope has done, with the possible exception of the always piquant Dolly.”—Life. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z There is a light and piquant humor about some of the interludes of the "Tent on the Beach." John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z The collocation, in this case, was piquant enough to beget a clever pasquinade, which was chalked up at street corners in Paris. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z She was slim and dark, with a piquant face and fascinating hazel eyes that shot out mischievous lights. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z It was instinct with graceful and piquant fancy, carried out with an exquisite refinement of feeling which never degenerated into sentimentality. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z It opened and a girl's piquant face peered in. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z These earlier letters also contain some piquant comments on colonial conditions. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Her works show much humor and are piquant in style. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z She was little—little and delicious, like a wild strawberry, daintily tinted, sweet, piquant, with just enough acid to make you want some more, rare, and seldom found. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z A piquant face: daring in the eyes, sweetness on the lips. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z Bass would have been more sublime, mezzo-soprano more piquant. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Yonder a load of great russets; near by heavy pears bending the strong branches; round black damsons; luscious egg-plums hanging their yellow ovals overhead; bullace, not yet ripe, but presently sweetly piquant. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z A writer of strong genius, whose style is piquant and aggressive. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z Again she let him see the piquant little grimace. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z The charm of Judith Temple’s piquant face and soft, shy eyes was somewhat neutralized by a grim suspicion lodged in Mr. Morford’s mind that she was unnecessarily clever. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z They, moreover, describe their incidents in the most direct and piquant fashion. Engraving for Illustration Historical and Practical Notes 2011-07-19T02:00:23.283Z It was a piquant and immensely revealing moment. On Religion: How Clergy Helped a Same-Sex Marriage Law Pass 2011-07-16T00:06:35Z Oswald, as the son of the host, and also for his bright, joyous, frolicsome nature; and Valentine, for his beauty, wit, and piquant sauciness. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z In the little talk and walk, Smith found himself drawn more and more to the calm-eyed, well-bred matron who had given a piquant Corona to an otherwise commonplace world. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z And the girl proved to be lovely, piquant, and the trail of these girlish footprints led the young engineer a madder chase than "the trail of the lonesome pine." The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z A third Chore then, in order to strike out something more piquant, undertook a voyage by land. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z This indeed was an adventure, and to the widow's unspeakable delight it was made more piquant still by what followed. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z A pearly kerchief about the shoulders was most becoming to Phœbe, whose usually expressionless face looked almost piquant under the saucy white hat and feather. Randy's Summer A Story for Girls 2011-06-16T02:00:16.550Z What a joyous, piquant conversation it was, that commenced with the soup and sparkled with the wine! Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z Now she looks at Sir Barry with a most bewitching smile curving her pretty red lips, and Sir Barry goes down before that pretty, piquant face without a struggle. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z If this alone remains to the student, he will by degrees convince himself of the ridiculousness of such a sham-fighting, and the duel will, as it is already become less piquant, cease altogether. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z The absurdities of Lady Elizabeth's guests on this evening were not sufficiently piquant to justify a detailed description.... The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z Her pretty face was unnaturally woeful; her piquant mouth, sad and drooping. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z She was a bit roly-poly, but piquant, merry, still new to Salamanderland, hugely enjoying each little excitement. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z He resumed his idle conversation with his officer, and passed the time away in light jests and piquant anecdotes of a life neither tame nor simple, and quite ignored the inquisitive Thoms behind him. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z Nor does he disdain to tell us piquant anecdotes and unauthorized gossip,—all giving us pictures of his own mind and time, if not an accurate record of older history. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z Over the frame and grill a thatchwork of banana leaves had been erected to hold in the piquant smoke of the smoldering naseberry branches beneath. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Winnie, who had been a saucy sweetheart and piquant bride, had become a sweetly winsome wife. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z She was evidently condemned by her absolute loneliness to the habits of an ancient celibacy; and the masculine characters of her habits added to their austerity a piquant mysteriousness. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z He was by no means unaware of the piquant loveliness of the girl. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z Its being her bedroom only made the effect more piquant. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z His sarcasm was so much the more cruel, as it was witty and piquant, and as it seized with precision upon every point open to ridicule. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z The prettiest and most piquant of these in appearance are the brilliant little Hepaticas, crowding up in sparkling companies from the midst of their dark ivy-like leaves, and looking more like gems than flowers. Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z Now, piquant and romantic sensations are very valuable in South Africa, and should always be followed up in case of life becoming too monotonously saltless and savourless. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z They are as a rule sprightly songs and piquant, pleasant and witty. An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics 2011-05-14T02:00:10.287Z She stood out prominently from the usual dead level of monotonous prettiness which is the rule in American ballrooms and gives piquant plainness so many advantages. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z Is there not an excellent O. Henry sort of story in this piquant city situation? Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Most piquant indeed, at all events, was this graceful specimen of budding womanhood. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z You mean that piquant, charming little Mrs. Morrison? A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z An aigrette in her lovely white hair contributed a piquant note to the whole impression. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z "A bright, entertaining novel ... fresh, piquant, and well told." Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z There was something piquant—Villonesque, or jovial—Rabelaisian, about the pickpockets of that tribe. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z She swept away with a quicker movement than her wont, and Sir Rupert laughingly gave his piquant little partner his arm. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z How had it been that Polly's piquant charms had blinded him? Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Therefore now with swift transition she turned the conversation to more piquant channels. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The anecdotes, so amusing and often so piquant, appeared to the Scotch critic and to his British audience more discreditable than Marmontel, who belonged to an earlier and looser generation, had intended them to seem. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z No author suffers so much by being diluted as Catullus, and he can only be given with effect by a brevity as condensed and piquant as his own. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z It adds spice to the UK's already piquant debate over future energy policy. Cheaper fuels 2011-04-01T02:17:58Z There is some piquant, domestic mystery under the surface which it is not for us to seek after. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z And such a curious, expressive flight,—legs extended, head lowered, wings rapidly vibrating, the whole action piquant and droll! Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z There were some very piquant words passed between the drivers about the coach going a bit to the wrong side. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z It had vanished; and the reaction had introduced them to an agony of pleasure—if possible more piquant than even that which had accompanied the first surrender of their souls. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Dignity as theirs was not dependent on extraneous trifles, and for their beauty the very contrast, with the excitement of the situation, but rendered it the more piquant and conspicuous. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z |
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