20 JUNE 1987, page 37

My Favourite Foreign Restaurant

Harold Acton: Cecco's at Pescia, between Florence and Lucca, is my favourite res- taurant not too far from my home. Tuscan white beans, followed by grilled chicken flattened......

Picnic Hampers

Salad days al fresco Nigella Lawson O f all social situations, picnics must be among the most fraught. The perfect picnic demands an atmosphere of delightful spon- taneity. This......