Gastronomy

The Black Swan & Tommy Banks

It’s an hour’s drive from Everingham to Oldstead in Yorkshire, and Jerry, having spent his whole life in various spots along the way,...

Views from the Vaucluse

I first visited the Vaucluse (department #84) in 1984, when my Parisian friends, Patrick and Edmee, had purchased a former Ashram,...

A weekend in Paris (April 2009)

Well, Etihad, despite any misgivings about Middle Eastern airlines after Ruth had her arm slashed by Emirates several years, ago, the...

Tippling around the world (vicariously) in lockdown!

My first task in lockdown (March 23, but who's counting) was to clean out the bar. And, given that my May and September travel plans were...

The French Laundry

The French Laundry is on most foodies’ A-list of destinations, Rich had managed to get us a reservation for Sunday lunch, and we worked...