made some italian type stuff for dinner yesterday: rigatoni with cavolo nero and ricotta, then fennel, tomato and chili with pork ribs. i shall get the ribs again the next time i see them at fern verrow. on friday had a great dinner at rules by way of belated birthday celebration with the folks: cocktails (martini for me), then grouse and foie salad, jugged hare and a bit of baba. very nice indeed - i think rules is really the business, even if the clientele are a bit odd.