Category: Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2016 /
February 11, 2016 /

Dive into a romantic Hollywood mystery for Valentine’s: “Did they know about The Buccaneers?” “It’s a sex club, Ms. Brown.” “You said it was an after-hours club.” “Good, you’re paying attention.” He made a pyramid of his hands, tapped his fingertips against his lips, thought for a moment, then pushed…

February 4, 2016 /

Butter lettuce, pickled shallots, pistachios, and cherry tomato salad Parisian pot roast, or Daube, or Étouffée, anyway it involves a chuck roast or a brisket and a lot of braising A crusty baguette A champagne coupe filled with berries and a splash of liquor – Chantilly creme optional Salad: the…

August 29, 2015 /

The great erotic moment in “Vertigo” is the one where the man kisses the woman of his fantasy, while the room whirls around him. There is a parallel scene in “Notorious,” and it was famous at the time as “the longest kiss in the history of the movies.” It was…

May 17, 2015 /
February 15, 2015 /

I run my fingers through my silver locks, avoiding the mirror. Damn my reflection – time just won’t behave, and damn sun-kissed California and gravity for subjecting me to this ordeal. I should be slimming for the Academy Awards, which are next week, yet here I am contemplating a crème…

February 14, 2015 /

Happy Valentine’s, my Angels! A couple of days ago I had a birthday; found a perfect table for the breakfast room/library, shoved furniture around all day, went out to dinner when we found we couldn’t move our post-fifty bodies any further, and was in my PJ’s before nine. Which is…