Posted by: Epicurean on: August 22, 2010
Triumphs of gluttony indeed! The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Scorning the table of drinks, he moved left towards that of the sweetmeats. Huge sorrel babas, Mont Blancs snowy with whipped cream, cakes speckled with white almonds and green pistachio nuts, hillocks of chocolate-covered pastry, brown and rich as the top soil of the [...]
Posted by: Epicurean on: August 9, 2010
… into its transparent and quivering flanks a spoon plunged with astounding ease …
