Monthly Archives: April 2017

Mosley, Walter. Charcoal Joe. Doubleday, New York. 2016. F;4/17. I think this is the first mystery novel I’ve reviewed. I confess here that I take a break from “serious” literary reading once in awhile because I can’t easily find anything … Continue reading →

Bosker, Bianca. Cork Dorks. Penguin, New York. 2017. NF; 4/17. Some people are just naturally good at coming up with great book titles. This author and I share a blind spot in that area, and I had trouble getting past … Continue reading →

Barnes, Julian. Nothing to Be Frightened Of. Knopf, then Vintage New York, 2008/2009. F;3/17. This is about death. No surprise that there are mixed feelings, mine and I think also his. Barnes has written a fair bit of fiction and … Continue reading →

March 2017. In Tuscany to buy wine, my friend and I rented an AirBNB house for three days while we visited Chianti producers. The place was advertised as being in the town of Radda, but turned out to be about … Continue reading →

March 2017. This unique place is originally a butcher shop in a small town in Chianti, but has reinvented itself as a restaurant as well. The owner is an eccentric fellow, hugely and intensely outgoing and energetic. We opted from … Continue reading →

March 2017. This world-famous charcuterie located on the lovely and ancient square of the town of Greve in Chianti is an experience worth having in itself. Flawless pork and beef products focusing on prosciutto and other cured pork abound along … Continue reading →