• Food Stories

    A Fruit Beyond Compear

    Most food lovers agree that pears are among the most delicious of fruits. James Beard, for example, proclaims in American Cookery that no fruit rivals the Bartlett pear “except fine strawberries, perfect peaches, and Tilton apricots.”  Beard, like many other…

  • Recipes

    Duck with Pears

      This recipe from The Food of Spain by Claudia Roden is a delicious Catalonian dish that has pleased our guests over the years.