Oswald IS Opening!
And according to co-owner Eric Lau, we're talkin' weeks. "The goal was for us to be open on the 15th of this month," Lau told me today. "We've got all the big stuff done. But now it's just the details — furniture, glassware, that stuff." Lau went on the record as...
Rome – A Few More Reasons
Our late September art walk through Rome included lodgings at the very old Palazzo Cardinal Cesi, a 15th century papal residence. Housed a few feet - literally - from St. Peter's, we were able to stroll to a lifetime's worth of great artwork, every day. (That's me in...
Food for the Soul
Worth a 13-hour flight, and then some.
Florentine Finish
The last day of September, we ended our trip in Florence, with dinner across the Arno at Mama Gina's. Fresh porcinis were all over the menu, so we didn't resist. This beautiful plate of thinly-sliced, grilled beef was arranged across a bed of peppery arugula, topped...
Bresaola at La Campana
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.