Should you buy a prime rib roast, or a standing rib roast? Here’s everything you need to know. Related: Everything to Know About Buying and Cooking Perfect Prime Rib They both come from the beef ...

Cauliflower à la Grecque; Pancetta-wrapped shrimp; Standing rib roast with roasted Yukon gold potatoes, onions, and grilled radicchio; Endive salad; Blue cheese with pears and chestnut honey.

Many roasts make an impressive holiday centerpiece, but the standing rib roast is especially, well, special. It's Alton Brown's favorite -- though, as he says, it's "an expensive hunk of meat ...

It’s a beautifully marbled piece of meat,” states Petropoulos. “Prime rib roast is also called a standing rib roast, as it’s positioned on the rib bones in the roasting pan while it cooks.” ...

According to chef Michel Mina, "The great thing about doing a whole rib roast is that you don't have to concentrate. Season it right with salt and pepper, put it in the oven and then you can focus ...