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Fine Food
Cheeseburger in Paradise
In 1978 Jimmy Buffett’s Son of a Son of a sailor album featured a song called Cheeseburger in Paradise. He says it’s about a place in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. I’ve heard it’s about a great place I’ve been on Cabbage Key, Florida. No matter. The point is this: all up and [...]
Bufalini ed espressi
Fine things are where you find them, and sometimes I find mine on the autostrada (highway). Whenever we’re on the autostrada in Italy, we stop into an Autogrill for a grilled Bufalino sandwich (I like the Gran Provolo, too) and espressi. Some of these roadside stops also have fine pasta and salad bars. [...]
The Chocolate Standard
I have often said that I’m not an addictive personality — but don’t dare take my chocolate and coffee! My love, affection and perhaps reliance on chocolate is so profound that when S and I had just started dating he confessed to me that one of his only concerns was that I talked about [...]