Pablo Picasso once vowed, “Give me a museum and I’ll fill it.” His long, prolific career and prodigious talent allowed him to keep his promise. The Picasso exhibit lured me to the deYoung last October. Gallery after gallery displayed work selected from the permanent collection of the Musee National Picasso in Paris. It was an art adventure extraordinaire.

Rowling, Carroll, Riordan, Baum – it’s time to make room up on that shelf of elite writing goodness for another author. Scoot over. It won’t hurt. James Gough, take your place. His new novel, Cloak, is a classic, an eminently readable, interesting, extraordinary book. If you’re like me, you’re already imagining a movie. But I digress.

Here's a recipe from La Tavola Marche, our Italian Agriturismo, for Torta di Bietola - a Savory Chard & Prosciutto Tart  

Pastry Dough