Before you know it, the object of your affection will become as charmingly anachronistic as free water, say, or paying for music.

“What would the French, who zealously guard their food traditions, think of stuffing their beloved duck confit (a specialty of Gascony, France) into a spring roll?”

Intermezzo manages to get people to their theater seats and turn out some pretty good bistro fare at the same time.

France and New Orleans are well represented on the new “contemporary Continental” menu at Artemisia.

A key ingredient in this month’s salad is the artichoke heart. Succulent as they are, artichokes contain cynarin, an acid that tricks your taste buds into tasting flavors that are not actually there.

Here’s a vegetarian salad hearty enough for a blustery March day.

“We don’t copy pictures out of magazines. Every job is original and unique. People usually know what they want if you’re willing to sp/files/storyimages/the time and ask the right questions.”

Now that energy-efficiency is dominating the vocabulary of 21st-century homebuilding and remodeling, it might be time to think about replacing any leaky, outdated windows with utility-bill-lowering substitutes.

Looing to capture some natural energy of your own?  Check out these windy accessories for the breezy season.