KL was Creative Director at Chanel for thirty-five years; as seen through glasses darkly. WM, a well known fashion journalist, knew him for many years.
120 recipes by an old hand. This includes a recipe for croque monsieur - a sandwich that causes joy ever since an amiable Viennese lady of our acquaintance once confused it with a famous cru... read more
Norman of Polpo fame has moved south from Venice to Tuscany, where the food is said to be good but ugly - brutto ma buono. His book is named after his eponymous restaurant, which opened in L... read more
The democratic experiment of 1918-1933, from defeat in WW1 to the rise of the Nazis. Jähner's description of living through this chaotic period is almost as thrilling as Hitchcock.