Post Christmas Diversions Christmas requires both a fair amount of adrenaline and a firm suspension in belief. If you have…
Michelin Emojis While the RWM is having his trials learning the language of his newly adopted country (he also had…
Buon Natale - French Style lmagine my surprise walking back from a singularly unsuccessful viewing of an exorbitantly priced but…
A Difference In Cultures Among the schisms between the US and EU that don’t seem to be much discussed is…
New Habits And Goals I fancied myself a fairly conscientious environmentalist in my Virginia home. Compost, recycled gift wrap, bottles…
In Search Of Ragu The Resident Wine Maniac may be a Bolognese manqué as he and his grandson are in…
Tourist Tales By now, everyone in the world is aware of the Italian joke about Americans putting pineapple on their…
Well Regulated I recently wrote to a friend who also had a kitchen store in northern Virginia and is a…
The RWM Cooks It’s time. I have alluded to the RWM (Resident Wine Maniac) and his obsession with hunting down…
Food Groups I just spent the most engaging evening at the Scuola Alberghiera Luigi Veronelli just outside of Bologna, even…