Switching to more of a personal blog here...

James made an amazing meal for me last night:

Pasta With Smoked Salmon and Yogurt accompanied by a great white wine from a valley near Verona.

The recipe came from the New York Times Magazine, and was accompanied by an interesting article on smoked salmon. Did you know that almost all of the smoked salmon sold on the East Coast, plus some other areas of the US and Puerto Rico, all comes from one place in Greenpoint, Brooklyn?

Yes, I realize I've linked to the New York Times quite a lot in the last 24 hours, especially for someone who regularly criticizes them. James and I increasingly enjoy the arts and feature articles more than the news. I tend to read the news more as a media critic than as a trusting consumer. I find much of the news coverage appalling.