Philip Gwynne Jones

Venetian Gothic

Well, the title’s been on Amazon for months and many of you knew it anyway, but here we are :

It’s two countries and four dates so I’m calling it a tour! Back to the Land of My Fathers, and

Well, we’re just back from a week in Sicily, where we lay on the beach, ate a lot of fish

There is just one tray of sarde spinate (boned and butterflied sardines) left in the fishmonger’s. The woman next to me is eyeing

The best sardines I have ever eaten were at Al Gatto Nero on Burano. I’ve only been there twice. On both occasions

Caroline looks at me with the expression of one who has made a proper effort at dressing up whilst her

Now this one really was a bit different. First of all there’s more classical (as you might expect), and fewer