Jay Rayner on restaurantsFoodReviewThere’s so much to enjoy in this most beautiful city, but little to match this glorious slab of meat
Regina Bistecca, Via Ricasoli 14r, Florence 50122, Italy (+39 055 269 3772; reginabistecca.com). Starters €8-€14, main courses €15-€29, T-bone steaks for two to share €60-€90, wines from €23
Dusk falls in Florence at the end of another oven-baked day and from dozens of apparently identical trattorias, crisp-shirted waiters step. Read More...
US newsCountry star Jelly Roll makes emotional plea to Congress for anti-fentanyl lawGrammy nominee, born Jason DeFord, who experieneed addiction before music career, says fentanyl ‘killing the people we love’
Saying he was “once part of the problem” but now “wants to be a part of the solution”, the country singer Jelly Roll – who overcame drug addiction and imprisonment to achieve stardom – appeared before US lawmakers and urged them to pass an anti-fentanyl law. Read More...
Families in literatureAnne TylerFamilies in literature: the Tulls in Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler By exploring the very different experiences of one household from the viewpoints of each member, this novel throws up some universal truthsIt’salways tempting to look for general truths in literature. So where can I find such truths, it they are there to be found in fiction, about the family?
Not in Tolstoy’s famous slogan about happy and unhappy families, certainly. Read More...
