June 2010

For me, this is perfect food.  With just four humble ingredients (ok, six, if you count salt and pepper), it’s about as simple as it gets, but its flavor and texture are subtle, beautifully balanced and, to me at least, deeply satisfying.  It’s also inexpensive, easy to make (with just a bit of practice) and […]

The Pimm’s Cup is a classic summer cocktail that, I think, has fallen out of fashion, not because of its flavor, but because it’s associated with events like garden parties, horseraces and croquet matches; that is, things that are supposed to be fun, but aren’t.  Push the memories of genteel tedium out of your mind, […]