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Bruce Morrow, aka “Cousin Brucie,” is still alive. 88 years old. Went to the same high school as Michael, James Madison H.S., in Brooklyn.

I guess its moment has been going on for a while (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/kitchen-notes/tomato-tonnato-is-the-sauce-of-the-summer), since this piece is from 2022. But I know I saw it at least once in Montreal recently, and on the return trip it was ordered at Twelve, in Portland. With the asparagus. Did a simple asparagus vinaigrette last night: Served alongside: Roasted chicken thighs. Potato salad. Corn.

Lunch at home on the first day of summer: Cold Borscht, Cedar Plank Wild Alaskan King Salmon with Potatoes and Asparagus, Champagne Sauce. Details in my blogpost: https://thewizardofroz.wordpress.com/2024/06/20/at-home-2024-lunch-on-the-first-day-of-summer/

Don’t laugh. Son left a glue trap in his place in the country to get rid of a rat that had evaded other traps for months. He instead caught two snakes.