Death And the Olive Grove
“One ate well there and spent no more than was necessary. The walls were covered with naif paintings, mostly rural landscapes, painted by the hundreds of artists who had swarmed in the wake of the Macchiaioli16 like chickens in the furrows of the plough, endlessly copying and recopying, paying for their meals with pictures in order to survive.
Bordelli greeted the owner and slipped into the kitchen, where at that moment Totò, the cook, was busy with a basin full of spaghetti and mussels.
‘Hello,... Inspector.’ ‘Hello, Totò, will there be any of that left for me?’ ‘Of course.’ Totò finished filling the bowls, passed these on to the waiter, and handed Bordelli a generous serving of spaghetti.
‘Wait till you taste this, Inspector. It’s Totò’s own recipe.’ Bordelli ate the first forkful and raised his eyebrows.
‘Mmm,’ he said, mouth full. The cook made an expression of satisfaction and put a bottle of white wine from the north in front of Bordelli before running back to the cooker to get more food for the waiters.MoreLess
Bordelli greeted the owner and slipped into the kitchen, where at that moment Totò, the cook, was busy with a basin full of spaghetti and mussels.
‘Hello,... Inspector.’ ‘Hello, Totò, will there be any of that left for me?’ ‘Of course.’ Totò finished filling the bowls, passed these on to the waiter, and handed Bordelli a generous serving of spaghetti.
‘Wait till you taste this, Inspector. It’s Totò’s own recipe.’ Bordelli ate the first forkful and raised his eyebrows.
‘Mmm,’ he said, mouth full. The cook made an expression of satisfaction and put a bottle of white wine from the north in front of Bordelli before running back to the cooker to get more food for the waiters.MoreLess
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