Book Report: A Missoni Sweater Or Cake

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La Moda & La Torta I  don't lust after many high fashion items. Rather, I tend to go for cheesy…

Travel Alert: The Autogrill

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 On The Road Again Liz Di Gregorio reminded me of this unique Italian corporation's approach to food on the road…

Travel Alert: Dreaming of Florence Part I

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First Timers "We want to see Florence through your eyes.” The request was to serve as tour guide to four…

Celebrations: Beef, Salt & Robuchon

2 years ago

A Red Valentine In our home, Valentine's Day meals have played an important role in a certain member of this…

Ingredients: A Pepper For Your Thoughts

2 years ago

More Than A Sneeze One of the many benefits of attending the Fancy Food Shows is that you get introduced…

Ingredients: The Humble Celery Root

2 years ago

Time For DRVs Now that we are in the clutches of the JanFebs, perhaps it's time to appreciate the lowly…

Horses Doovers: 2023 Winter Edition

2 years ago

Guy Pleasers A slight twist on our annual Winter Edition of Horses Doovers (one of the most popular are Diana…

Recipe: Simca’s Apple Tart

2 years ago

Searching For Simca Looking through the Google Statistics, which seem almost impenetrable to me, I am always  fascinated to see…

Juicy Post: A Superior Source For A Fresh Start

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Awesome Advice "You really must sell this,” a local and frequent customer emailed me a few years ago when La…

Celebrations: My Holy Week

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Abandon All Stress Ye Who Enter Here You have now entered my Peace & Quiet Zone, an area I  invented…