
Catherine, Gaettani, and artichokes
Gentlemen may prefer blondes, but at least one blond prefers artichokes. When Fillipo Strozzi introduced artichokes to the ruling Medici [...]

Batter patter
Growing up in Texas, I had a mother, who, while driving us kids somewhere during thunderstorms, would sometimes thrill us [...]

The art of foraging
Over the course of our now nearly year-long isolation from the cruelties of the corona virus, the daily act of [...]

The Romesick blues
After nearly a year locked away in southern France, columnist Suzanne Dunaway yearns for her traditional Rome Christmas, but it won't be this year.

To meat or not to meat?
Vegetarian. It's a controversial word for some. Well, okay, for me. During our French village isolation, nearly into month nine, [...]

Fritter away
Have you noticed during this strange and surreal time that when a guest is with CNN's Christiane Amanpour (or on [...]

Going stir crazy
Well, here we are. More than six months at home, in a small French village isolated from the real world, [...]

La signora of memories
The other evening, while savoring a piece of cheddar, I got to thinking about why we love certain foods above [...]


The half-full glass, with thanks
I’m supposed to be writing about food. But it’s disturbing to see images of cars in California lined up to get food packages, nice cars, [...]

One too many in the kitchen
I love an audience when I'm cooking. My kitchen is normally open to the world. Though I invite interested guests [...]