Since the bus data is available for third parties to incorporate into their own apps, however, two iPhone apps have sprung up to try and make presentation prettier and easier to use.

Spiciness was promised and delivered in lobster curry, the chunks of meat extra sweet from coconut; Thai black rice completed this pretty presentation.

Many of the pretty presentations look and sound as though they're familiar Chinese fare, but they don't taste that way because Thai cooks employ different herbs, spices and seasonings.

The garnish of potato chips took nothing away from this pretty presentation and were particularly useful in scooping up the last of the black beans, crème fraîche and salsa.

Its pretty presentation brought a luscious grilled pear half, a small wedge of Roquefort and a sprinkle of honeyed walnuts poised around a mound of baby spinach dressed with Champagne vinaigrette.

Pressed with black and white sesame seeds, a pretty presentation of salmon came with great potatoes, green from having been mashed with sweet basil.

Pork tenderloin ($16) is sliced and fanned out, a pretty presentation with a yam-and-onion gratin, the meat richly flavorful, though I tasted sweetness rather than smoky heat from the chipotle marmalade.

It not only makes for a pretty presentation but speeds the process if you're doing dozens at once.

Mr. Colicchio's style combines big flavors with very pretty presentations.

Japanese restaurants, particularly those specializing in sushi, are often described as cool, reserved places where the graciously formal service can seem as ritualized as the systematically pretty presentation of the food.