Girl sitting by the window in  restaurant in Great Barrington, Massachusetts way back in 1971. Leoca M-4 with Kodachrome II. 

 This dish is certainly an acquired taste to say the least. Tripe, just the idea makes some squirm but when prepared well it's a delicious dish. This is the classic trippa alla siciliana, or Sicilian style tripe. There are a myriad of ways all from regional Italian cuisines, the most known are trippa alla romana (roman style) and trippa alla fiorentina, Florentine syile. I do not prepared too often but when I do it's always a treat. Try it, you may like it.

 The old and the new. Manhattan lower west side shot from the High Line.

 Sometimes I crave for meat. An angus burgher atop slice of rustic bread accompanied by sliced tomato and sauteed string beans with tomato and garlic. It's what's for dinner. 

 The flat iron building in Manhattan on a rainy fall day in the early seventies.

 My second attempt at corn chowder now that corn is in season. I naturally added some olive oil and a little red fresh hot pepper for a tangier taste. Very satisfactory indeed.

 A September post sunset shot from Rockaway, Queens, NYC. You can almost see Manhattan's skyline way in the background.