We recognize a cast of still-life characters: thick-stemmed bunches of grapes, sometimes reduced to hovering spots; potted plants; pitchers; an ambiguous, curvaceous mandolin.

In addition to the quesadillas, south-of-the-border influences are evident in Fig’s guacamole and its tuna ceviche, both appetizers, served in thick-stemmed martini glasses.

It offers the advantage of fitting closely to thick-stemmed specimens and of rapidly drying.