Details matter

The holiday season brings a surge of dinner parties. Each host has a choice: serve a good meal or create something memorable. A family in Milan spent generations perfecting their tiramisu recipe. The secret? They aged their ladyfingers for exactly 72 hours at precise...

Lipstick on the pig

It’s tempting to dress things up to cover imperfections with a quick fix. But if we don’t address the cause, the problem remains. As the saying goes, “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.” We can fake it until we make it...

The worst ingredients

That excellent meal you enjoyed and reflect on over and over, yet regardless of your attempts, you can never replicate it. You check the composition of ingredients, the directions, and the prep and rest times. What could be at fault? We forget that not all things are...

Little ass

In the region of Parma in Italy, one can find the queen of all cured meats, also known as the culatello, or little ass. This delicacy is aptly named since it is made by curing only the rear muscle of the haunch of pigs born, raised, and butchered in Lombardy and...

Function and form

We encounter and use a combination of form and function that coexist and are rarely of equal prominence and elevation. We can admire each element independently, and when combined with equal attention and care, it is inspiring and transforming. The items we use were...