Ci fu un periodo, tra gli '80 e i '90, in cui ascoltavo spesso i Depeche Mode. Mi piacevano per quelle atmosfere oscure e profonde presenti nelle loro canzoni – chiamatelo genere new romantic, synthpop o come vi pare. Enjoy the Silence rimane la mia favorita; ma anche Personal Jesus (entrambe da V...

Nor do I want you mine. I think it was that pink Rice Crispy Treats I was subjected to one sad Valentine that ruined it for me for ever.  Or perhaps it saved me.  Depending on your perspective.  In any case, if I saw another heart-shaped cookie or pink cake I might just scream and go sew black bu...

I've got a soft spot in my heart for first cookbooks.  It's not because my own first book  is coming out later this year, ok -not just because of that- but I love the earnest and unabashed enthusiasm that every writer put into their first project.  Cookbooks that come later in their career may pe...

So there's this thing called Facebook, where you join and then make friends, and do all the things your friends are doing like good little lemmings that we are.  Lately there's this 25 Things meme going around.  You write 25 things - be they interesting or mundane, obvious facts or little-known se...

It took me a good long while before I got over my silly fear and tried dungeness crabs.  No, no I wasn't afraid of eating crabs.  I spent every summer of my childhood in Hua Hin on a diet composed almost entirely of crabs and prawns - in fact I'm rather surprised I haven't developed an exoskeleton...

Sono tra coloro che sostengono che i film vadano visti necessariamente al cinema. Questo è il motivo principale per cui non ho atteso W. su La7 ma sono andato a cercarlo in sala, dove (cosa buona e giusta) viene proposto nella versione originale sottotitolata. Oliver Stone descrive per immagini alc...

So here it is, the list of the lucky winners in our Menu for Hope V raffle.  This campaign raised exactly US$ 62,206.86 in support of the UN World Food Program.  Considering the economic climate we've found ourselves in, this is absolutely amazing.  And for this, I have all of you to ...

Sorry to have kept you waiting a while for this recipe.  I've just been a bit busy.  But better late than never, yes?  So, the ragu I made to go with my heretic pasta the other night was made with pork, because, as I said before, why offend only one religion when you can do three at once.  Ha. T...

After the holidays indulgences, I'm sure I'm not the only one craving something homey and comforting.  And after all the religious pomp and circumstances we were exposed to -voluntarily or not- during that time, I guess I'm also not the only one with a hankering for a little rebellion.  Th...

Today is the last day of our Menu for Hope V.  If you haven't donated yet, this would be the time.  And if you need a little help nudging, here's the list of our fabulous prizes that will give you the best odds at winning in our raffle.  Take a quick look?  These are really wonde...