So The New Yorker showed up last night and on page 53 is a cartoon showing two Zen Buddhist monks, one wearing a fake arrow through his head and a funny nose and glasses. He says to the other monk, who is serious and dour, “Tell me the truth — have I ever made tea […]
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Years ago, I remember seeing the cover of a Gourmet magazine that featured a large creme brulee and a perfectly-weighted silver hammer hovering over the dish’s glass-like, candied surface. It was all part of an article about the traditional “burnt creme” served in the dining hall at Trinity College, Cambridge, the university where I’d be […]
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