Jonah Lehrer

Dairy Delights
Mon, Nov 18, 2002, 12:00am

We don't know exactly when Bussola Annex opens, because it seems to open at a different time every Saturday. The sign says noon, but sometimes the lady who sells the gelato (she's the only one you will ever see in Bussola) stumbles in after two. And sometimes they have only four flavors.

A Man, A Ford Fairlane, and Two Cameras
Wed, Oct 9, 2002, 12:00am

A block of ice melting in the middle of a New York street. A whale staring at a janitor cleaning the windows of its aquarium. An empty airport. Golf courses in the desert. Makeup. The world is a very weird place if only you look at it the right way.

Italian Cheese Mecca
Mon, Sep 30, 2002, 12:00am

The parmesan perfume envelops you first. Before you can begin to wonder where that salty, slightly divine smell comes from (it's from the 98-pound drum of reggiano cheese lying open on the marble countertop) your eyes are overwhelmed by the visual density of Dipalo's 250 square feet.

Shakespeare and the Book
Wed, Feb 27, 2002, 12:00am

It is often forgotten that William Shakespeare, "the inventor of the English language" (according to Samuel Johnson), "the German language" (Goethe), and even "of consciousness itself" (Jorge Luis Borges), was once upon a time actually alive, and--with all respect to Harold Bloom and his belief i

Thomas Kinkade: Master of Light
Wed, Jan 30, 2002, 12:00am

Thomas Kinkade, "painter of light," is the most popular painter in history. Period. Since 1989, more than ten million people have bought a genuine Thomas Kinkade.

Culinary Muses
Mon, Mar 26, 2001, 12:00am

The first bite in the very crowded, mirrored room erases every expectation. All it takes is one bite, and you know the menu of Café Boulud lies.

Esca
Mon, Feb 12, 2001, 12:00am

All humans crave the same essential ingredients of fat, salt and sugar. Cultures otherwise separated by language and distance tend to converge, perhaps accidentally, on kindred food concepts, related by our common cravings.