A Sweet Summer Spread

Good morning. Here’s the report from where I sit: David Tanis is in The Times this week with a sweet summer dinner menu (above) that I think you could make this evening if you’re not too exhausted by [gestures] all this. It’s for a cherry tomato salad with green beans, chickpeas and feta followed by…

Dark Chocolates That Capture Summer’s Glory

Ganache without cream? Nicolas Cloiseau, the award-winning head chocolatier of La Maison du Chocolat, is making them as part of his new line of vegan chocolates. The little dark chocolate rectangles, striped with color, are filled with fruit ganaches in five flavors: cassis (black currant), lemon, passion fruit, raspberry and chiberta (dark chocolate with orange).…