Monthly Archives: June 2014

Truffles, the kind put in risotto, can realize over $450 per pound. As an enthusiastic truffle fan I search every fine dinner menu I encounter for anything flavored with truffles, willing to pay the premium price asked. My pantry holds … Continue reading →

As most of you know, much of modern, western painting has been shaped by the Paris art world from the last half of the 19th century to the period just prior to WWII.  A decades-long standard for that era was … Continue reading →

Once upon a time in the Bon Marche on the Left Bank in Paris I bought tickets to a Russian choir concert to be held in the church of Saint–Germain–des–Pres, (built in 11th century). The whole experience was foreign and … Continue reading →