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. 

 The question is always what to cook. I had a nice eggplant and some really good Lucio Garofalo paste called schiaffoni, a very funny name because it means huge slaps in the face. Go figure. At any rate this is one of the better Italian pastas. I highly fried the diced eggplants with two cloves of garlic and a little fresh peperoncino and then added real San Marzano tomatoes. Naturally I added the al dente pasta and lots of fresh basil. After a minute off the flame I sprinkled some reggiano. The result was magical. 

 Sea boulders in the Golf of Castellammare. The colors are real. No Photoshop.