Diane Duane

The answer is no. Hell no. ← But here's a question. Are we spending (relatively) more for turkeys than we used to in the 50's and 60's? (I speak for the moment as a "virtual" NY'er, as it's years since I bought a turkey on the Island or in Manhattan.) I never paid for one myself, being too young, but I remember fondly the turkeys my folks used to bring home from Zahn's turkey farm (memory goes vague: was it in Nassau or Suffolk?) out on the Island, and the quarts of turkey gravy and (I think...) stuffing that used to come home with them. They were great. (Or is it childhood's easygoing memory speaking here?) Is it possible that, for a turkey of the quality I remember from the Ancient Day -- again, always considering how subjective memory is -- $100 might not be too much, in these days and times? A not entirely rhetorical question. Best! -- Diane

Corinna, have you by any chance tried "Il Baccaro", at Diceman's Corner (near Eden)? Granted, there are a million definitions of "decent" -- but in the sense of being very like places I've eaten in in northern Italy, it does pretty well. Definitely casual, but the times I've been there, the food has been better than merely OK. Best -- Diane

Has anyone been to the Dundas Arms, in Kintbury, Berkshire? We were last there about fifteen years ago on a trip with some friends, and even then, the quality of the food and cooking was staggering. David Dalzell-Piper, the chef-owner, looks like Clark Kent and cooks like Superman. Or at least he did. It would be nice to hear whether the food is still as good... Best -- Diane