Lake Como is one of many idyllic regions of my dear Italy. Yes, it’s another lake in a region filled with lakes, but one with cliffs rising sharp, softly carpeted with green, out of shimmering blue, offering a majestic yet intimate connection of water and hillside. I recently stayed in a most magnificent villa on the lake, on a cliff… Read more →
THE SPOTTED PIG Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village314 W 11th Street(between Greenwich St & Hudson St)New York, NY 10014(212) 620-0393www.thespottedpig.com I visited The Spotted Pig back in the Spring, before their chef, April Bloomfield, was given a coveted Best New Chef award in the July issue of “Food and Wine” magazine. The hype around this West Village “British Gastropub” has become somewhat… Read more →