Message: | A male gourmand no longer on the prowl, I've noticed that the settings for chow-mour catalysis can include the following: farmers markets (it's best to be a regular, to have an armful of flowers, to know cavalo nero from agretti), bars adjacent to fine restaurants and outlets for fine cookware (Sur la Table, Surfas--but not Williams-Sonoma, whose female clients tend to be matronly, unless you're looking for that, of course). But is not romance more readily entered into with one who has become a familiar face? This means cooking classes, wine tasting classes (there are some relatively inexpensive options at The Wine House, in West Los Angeles, Cotner just south of Olympic) and foodist colonies. |