Frances Mayes's Journal Travel, Food, Books, People

I loved the chestnut article “Bread of Life.”

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Rome / Home II

When I’m travelling, I always search for the book that will be a fine companion for that place.  One of the best I’ve ever found is David Mayernik’s Timeless Cities: An Architect’s Reflections on Renaissance Italy. Rome, Venice, Florence and Pienza are his focus.  During a February trip to Rome with my husband, [...]

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Rome—the best rhyme of Rome is home. Of all the great cities of the world, Rome has the big heart.

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We have bought a farm here in North Carolina that has walnuts and pecans but not a single fruit tree. We have old cedars everywhere. Right away, my neighbor mentioned that they’re a disaster for apple trees, just what I want to plant.

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I love winter food.  While the cold this year is just too much, it’s warm in the kitchen with all the burners fired up at once and bread rising and the oven sending out aromas of cheese wafers and toasted pecans. This is a dinner we made this week for four friends.  Six around the [...]

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