S and I are huge book lovers. We love spending hours exploring bookstores. It doesn’t matter if the…
Tagliatelle al ragù alla Bolognese
What do you cook when the person you delight in sharing the pleasures of the table with most…
Conehead
We recently received a reviewer’s copy of Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter written by Phoebe…
Baked goodies for super-sleuths
One of the things that my darling wife S finds most amusing about me is that I’m cheap…
Lamb mechoui
On our recent trip, S and I spent 3 days visiting a friend in Dubai. Our friend CC…
Puppy love
Today, 2 April, our younger golden retriever, Alix, celebrates her fourth birthday. Friends have observed that we have…
Big on bigoli
Regular readers will know that I am a little obsessed with Chef Roberto Galetti’s Bigola Di Spinaci…
Green tea madeleines
When I was younger, I had the pleasure of spending two summers working in Paris. During that first…
Pierre Hermé’s Perfect Tart Dough
You know, it does come quite close to perfection. The fact that it turned out right on my…
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