1.   As chefs have achieved celebrity status, dining out has become a theatrical event, with the setting and the props as thrilled over as the tuna tartare.

2.   At Globe restaurant a few months ago, I had a great ahi tuna tartare.

3.   At the Bathers Pavilion, where magical views overlook Balmoral Beach, tuna tartare is topped with shallot shreds and black olive paste.

4.   A spicy tuna tartare served on nori chips, for example, or strips of roast beef slathered with horseradish and rolled around arugula and slices of apple.

5.   Cassoulet, foie gras ravioli, tuna tartare, baby squid, rack of lamb and crabcakes are some of his specialities.

6.   Charlie Palmer, the chef at Aureole, places daikon radish sprouts on tuna tartare with a citrus dressing.

7.   Cured tuna tartare with a tuile of spiced pecan and olive oil ice cream did all three at the same time.

8.   I used ginger juice on a tuna tartare, too.

9.   Last week, for example, he sent out spinach in a Gruyere-flavor puff pastry and tuna tartare with fresh beets and cherries.

10.   Smoky diced eggplants are mounded in the center of a plate of tuna tartare at Palio.