The Simple Pleasures

Of a good meal, a new cocktail, the written word, and the power of memoir...

Because everything, but everything, is more expensive in New York, I tend to shop for household staples, wine and spirits, and even food when I’m back in Providence (gum surgery, recently, ugh).

“Get steak!” Ann said. And so I did—gorgeous rib steaks from Whole Foods. Pricey even there, but we don’t eat a lot of beef, unless it’s an Oklahoma burger, so w…