Saturday night Jono and I were invited to dinner. It was the man who lived downstairs of a couple we know. Now i have had issues in the past with this couple but they are close friends of Jono, so I had to suck it up and be nice. For those of you who know me you know this is not easy for me in any way. Needless to say I was nervous as hell. Not only was I having dinner with 2 people I haven't talked to in quite a few months and who I disagree with on multiple counts, but at a stranger's house. It was a small place on the canals in Venice. As soon as I had walked in the door I knew this was a man I wanted to know better. The whole place smelled divine and there were old books everywhere. Just by looking at his bookshelves I knew I had found a kindred spirit.
He is a book collector and an amazing cook. He was a chef at one point and a political activist. He worked with HIV research in loads of different countries. He has the kind of house that you can tell everything he owns he thought about and loves.
Dinner was amazing.
I have no idea how long it took to make this. But I want to learn how to make it.
after tasting his cooking i asked if he would teach me to cook. I am kind of ghastly and I need to learn. HE said yes! Now if he meant it or was just saying that to be nice I don't know. But trust me I am going to follow it up.
I do have a few recipes that I will post later.
hugs+kisses
mce
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