Harrison In Florence
PETROGNANO, TUSCANY— For the good part of the past decade I have hosted groups of American travelers— mostly Southerners— in this part of the world. […]
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Nine Days of Spain in 1,182 Words
SEVILLE— Nine days into this Spanish deep-dive, I find myself sitting in the front jump seat of a tour bus typing on a borrowed laptop […]
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Yonderlust: Spain Week One
MADRID— I spent the final month of 2011 in Spain. I was nearing the end of a six-month sojourn with my wife, 14-year-old daughter, and […]
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Feline
For the past couple of months, we have hosted a special guest in our home. Feline Been is the daughter of our good friend Marina […]
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Sweet Roll Swan Song
December is considered the month for giving in these parts, but something is going on in February. Last week I was gifted an organized binder […]
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The Notebook
It doesn’t take much to make me happy these days. My wife might argue with that statement, but it’s true. It’s not that I have […]
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The Great Pot Roast Cookoff of 2022
So, there’s this thing called a “Mississippi Pot Roast.” I’ve seen it pop up on my social media over the last several years and I […]
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King Cake Bread Pudding
I really don’t know when it started, or who came up with the idea. It could have been me. Or it may have been one […]
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The Class Reunion
For the 22-plus years I have written this weekly column I have focused mainly on food and travel. Occasionally I have ventured into family stories, […]
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Recipe Inspiration
Recipe inspiration comes from many places. In the early days of our first restaurant, I ended up in the kitchen after our opening chef was […]
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It’s Good Work If You Can Get a Hobby
My 45-year working career has been varied and full. The first official paying job I held (after three years of mowing lawns) was in the […]
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Breakfast for Supper
When I was a child there were several absolutes growing up in my mother’s home. There were the obvious good-manner requirements of saying, “Yes ma’am,” […]
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