Monthly Archives: April 2018

April 2018 In Burgundy on a “business” trip (monkey business really, a friend and I visiting “my” producers, winemakers I’ve known for 25 years, and buying as much wine as I can jam into my special wine suitcases) we were … Continue reading →

April 2018. First night in town with a friend to visit producers, buy wine, and enjoy the local culture and cuisine. We used the new Michelin website that will show you on a map named restaurants around your location, but … Continue reading →

  April 2018 I had most of a day to wander parts of this exquisitely sentimental city, but of course it was Sunday so many of the delights were shuttered. I decided to explore the neighbourhood called Oberkampf at the … Continue reading →

April, 2018. Good friends who know food told us about this place at the corner of 1st Avenue and Cypress, which occupies a space that used to be an Italian Café. There is also a cocktail lounge upstairs open different … Continue reading →

April 2018. This is the lite version of Miku, a classy waterfront spot at the North foot of Granville Street. We haven’t been there, but our experience of Minami suggests we should go. It’s a creative delicious Japanese food experience. … Continue reading →

Tuchman, Barbara. The Zimmerman Telegram. Ballantine, New York, 1958. NF;3/18. A good friend gave me this interesting take on one of the most critical events in World War I. The British were master code-breakers, superior it turned out (though helped … Continue reading →