The most irritating thing I read last weekend

"Our culture has become obsessed with everything being available in one place, but carrying my straw basket around to neighborhood specialty shops is essential to entertaining." says Morrell, who is known to work the kitchen in a vintage Yves Saint Laurent top and polka-dot apron.
LaCava, S. 2011. Dinner at 8. The New York Times Style Magazine. May 1, 2011