Monthly Archives: May 2017

Ambler, Eric. A Coffin for Dimitrios. Vintage Crime, New York, 1939. F; 7/17. This author was identified by a reviewer in The New Criterion as one of the late great mystery writers. Suspense said the reviewer was Ambler’s stock in … Continue reading →

May 2017. This was a lovely dinner in a restaurant apparently frequented primarily by locals in a straightforward Roman residential neighbourhood. It’s a slightly complex room with maybe two dozen tables, slowly filling between 730 and 9 with the sensible … Continue reading →

Trattoria Sora Lella, Rome. May 2017. Staying in this astounding city for a few days in the ancient Jewish ghetto (now a trendy neighbourhood of little bars and restaurants) of Trastevere, we were looking for a change from the uneven … Continue reading →