Happy New Year
I gathered friends and neighbors together for our annual holiday fete, one I make easy on myself by asking each […]
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Food, Memory, Nostalgia
I wrote this piece, which was originally published on Signature , in response to a question about parallels that can be
California, There I Was
From La Jolla to Del Mar, San Francisco to Diablo, Napa to Roseville, California was such an amazing venu, with such
Quick Apero
The book has landed!!! The book has landed!!! Naturally, this was news I couldn’t keep to myself so I called
Food and Focus
I was reading a piece in the International New York Times by Anand Giridharadas, and a phrase caught my
A Certain Form of Etiquette
I’ve lived in France a long time, and I entertain a lot. If I’ve learned one thing, it is not
Delicious Sicily
I just spent a few days in Sicily, and floods of memories came back the minute I stepped off the
Rural Paris, Rural France
I went to the Salon d’Agriculture in Paris last week, what I think may be the world’s largest “state fair”.
New York Christmas
New York was snowy, then it was sunny and warm, then it was steamy with rain. And then it was
Love Letter to a Parisian Restaurant
At 21 Mazarine Chef and Paul Minchelli, has the softest, most delicate touch with seafood of any chef I’ve ever
