Steak and salad

Tesuque, New Mexico, June 2, 2014—

DINNER ON THE PATIO tonight at this fine big country house on the northern New Mexico plain, looking across in the twilight toward Los Alamos, waiting for the big star map to unfold.

Ed wanted to demonstrate his grill, and the results were persuasive. Four good-sized rib-eyes were grilled to perfection in no time at all, served with just salt and a little butter, with baked potatoes on the side, buttered and scattered with chopped chives from his garden.

And then the salad: greens, small chunks of broccoli and cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, and good vinaigrette. And then the incomparable sky…

Primitivo