“It has become clear to me that the solution to all our conflicts, whether carnal or spiritual, should and can only be reckoned with while sitting before a plate of good food. “A set table is an altar for me. Sacred, mystical, and absolute in its power, the glass, fork, and plate become the peaceful middle ground for those whose heads spin with aggression, or grow dark with sorrow, or who need only to taste to be transported to a calmer, better place. “The greater culinary theater is where
