By Marina Rybak
Quite often we are actually nourished by our inspirations – we simply eat them. For instance, take a fig fruit, which is in season now, the Black Mission variety. The contrast between purplish, fragile skin and moist, dark pink flesh practically invites you to start designing the concept on the plate.
Incidentally, I once read the guide to selecting a ripe fig, thinking I was reading a passage from the Kamasutra.
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It has been crazy hot this weekend; classic Memorial Day weather, a salute to the arrival of summer. I do not know why this holiday makes me think of all things nautical; beaches, boats, lighthouses and escape, but I suppose growing up on Long Island and living so many years on the ocean watered my psyche. The strange thing is, because of my proximity to the shore, I never really participated in the NYC summer …