coals
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Go to Leña, a new Spanish-inspired steakhouse at Maxx Royal, where the lamb chops are cooked over open coals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Galán declined to be interviewed for Carr’s documentary, having been thoroughly raked over the coals once the public’s visceral disgust with “The Swan” got it canceled after its second season.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
And he really dragged them over the coals for a long time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Before, his customers were primarily pizzerias or grilled-meat restaurants, who cook over coals; now they are families.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
At night Pa banked it with ashes to keep the coals alive till morning.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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