11.   But should Henry keep his pledge to relocate to Boston, Ryan said he would welcome him with a dinner of prime rib, baked beans and scrod.

12.   Casino-hotel buffets remain ubiquitous, and a great bargain, but the menu choices have moved well beyond all-you-can-eat prime rib.

13.   Chopped liver lined up against the prime rib.

14.   Chicken and fish are better than prime rib, sausage, cheese or duck.

15.   Entree choices one recent Friday were prime rib, tricolored sole, chicken Tex-Mex or beef stroganoff.

16.   Even lunches feature specialties such as broiled rock lobster tail or whole roast prime rib of Angus beef.

17.   For heartier appetites, the thick-sliced prime rib is excellent.

18.   Four pounds of prime rib, three pounds of pork chops and five pounds of link sausage disappeared quickly, but Henry is not a gargantuan eater.

19.   He learned how to cook prime rib of beef over the phone, consulting with his older brother, Joseph, who was already a chef.

20.   He makes sure the steaks, the roasts and the prime ribs are all trimmed of any excess fats.