If you’re going to the trouble of taking the truss rod out, you may find yourself with a real mess of a neck, twisted or even fractured, unfit for plating. In such cases it is still good for a stew, and the fingerboard can often still be preserved separately.

My tendency is not to overindulge, but to eat so little as to disappear entirely. So I lean on the Frenchman twice over, ingesting not just his words, but the food that bears his name: a cheese.

The risotto gave the impression of a bold older aunt, a swashbuckling world traveller with a power-clash eclectic style, wielding heavy accent and chunky jewelry with the unselfconscious originality only age can earn. She broke the mold while young, and it's only now that the rest of the world is catching up to her. On anyone else this look would be a costume, but she wears it as easily as a smile.

The heart of a lettuce is all crunch, and iceberg lettuce is all heart.

Whiskey hits different when you keep it in a desk.

Symphonic scents entertain while a profound mole asks the big questions.