The Perfect Drink for Summer Nights

Hot ’n' sweaty? Try a Dark ’n' Stormy.

Today’s LAT food section articles about midsummer & aquavit reminded me to post a couple upcoming Swedish food opportunities for interested hounds. The first is from a poster I spotted in the window of the Alpine Village...

for a friend’s 40th birthday, we are going to make the place look like a midsummer's night dream- twinkling lights on the ceiling covered with gauzy material, huge sprays of cherry blossoms, I have several floor to ceiling...

I received my reminder from the barbeque powers that be, that THE Q event of the summer and of nyc will be taking place on saturday at wards island. I am not a Q expert, I don’t even eat meat, but the promises of great...

Calamint

calamint

Cherimoya

cherimoya

Potato

potato

borage

The end of the vending machine? Probably not. But an office fruit delivery brightens up our week.

lotus root

The goods may be icy but the buzz is hot at Ici, the swanky new ice cream shop opened this week in Berkeley by Chez Panisse alum Mary Canales.

A lesson in pairing from an expert.

There is Midsummer House (Midsummer Common) is not new, but it is the best restaurant in Cambridge. It is French and has 2 Michelin stars.

Hi -My wife and I are seeing midsummer in central park tonight, and a re looking for someplace to have a nice dinner (40-50ish per person) perhaps italian, or contemp. american— Any thoughts?? C

Midsummer Farm in Warwick is great, but they limit the number of shares and it’s probably too late in the season for this year. They do run a small farmstand on Saturdays, though. They have a website at...