Three Things

Turn those Easter eggs into dinner, grapefruit cocktails (and mocktails), a new-old mantra for parents

Greetings eaters and readers! Hope you had a nice weekend — we went out one night and cooked in the other, and I learned a new amazing word: passeggiata, which is the Italian tradition of taking a leisurely walk or stroll, usually after a meal, something I crave instinctively this time of year when the sky is still so bright after dinner. In nonfiction news, my husband cannot stop talking about the new book There’s Always This Year by MacArthur genius and National Book Award finalist Hanif Abdurraqib. “If you’re a basketball fan, you’ll love it,” says Andy. “But that’s not a requirement. At all. Promise. This book is about who we are and what we owe the places we come from. Hanif is a poet, as well, and his writing is as beautiful and musical and full of longing as it gets. Also, he’s on a big tour now and if you have a chance to see him live, I can’t recommend it enough. He’s a deep and special person and the mutual respect between him and his audience is really something to behold.”…