The atrium in the dowhaus has gone through several versions. It had a tree in it at one time. Debate still rages as to whether or not it was actually necessary to remove it or even regarding who said it should be removed. In any case, after the arborcide, the atrium [...]
May
21
2008
21
2008
Nov
17
2007
17
2007
The Perfect Martini
My husband, Chris, makes the perfect Martini. He does. Everyone agrees. Or at least everyone who has had a perfect Martini agrees. He has made them in our Airstream, in our bar at home, on Safari in South Africa (BTW that was not roughing it by any means) and on a rocky Sierra [...]
Nov
17
2007
17
2007
The Perfect Martini – at home
To call this martini is unfair to Alessandro Palazzi of the Dukes Bar in London. If you consider The Perfect Martini in its natural environment yourself to be a connoisseur of the martini and are ever in London, you simply must go to the Dukes and try it. At current exchange rates, it probably costs $50/glass, but it’s worth at least that.
