01-market-bag — The list was a suggestion
Went in for onions. Came out with dinner for eight.

ALT TEXT: Leo smiling with a paper bag of produce at an outdoor Bologna market.

02-pasta-table — Flour gets everywhere
The table is clean. Under the flour, technically.

ALT TEXT: Leo rolling fresh pasta on a flour-dusted wooden kitchen table.

03-counter-coffee — Standing reservation
Small coffee. Long conversation.

ALT TEXT: Leo leaning at a neighborhood espresso counter with a small cup.

04-sunday-pot — We may need more bowls
I have never successfully cooked for exactly two.

ALT TEXT: Leo ladling chickpea stew into bowls in a lived-in kitchen.

05-portico-walk — Long way home
The bread was meant to make it home intact.

ALT TEXT: Leo walking under terracotta porticoes with a torn loaf.

06-table-for-many — Another chair
If the table is full, we have done something right.

ALT TEXT: Leo at the end of a courtyard dinner table with friends softly out of focus.

07-tomato-window — Lunch did not need a plan
Tomatoes, bread, salt. Meeting adjourned.

ALT TEXT: An overhead view of tomato toast, olive oil, and Leo's hand at a sunny table.

08-rainy-lunch — Weatherproof plan
Rain outside. Something slow on the stove.

ALT TEXT: Leo sitting by a rainy cafe window in a navy overshirt.

09-herb-balcony — The demanding roommate
Basil has very specific ideas about hydration.

ALT TEXT: Leo tending a basil plant on a small apartment balcony.

10-ceramic-detour — A perfectly reasonable bowl
It was a practical purchase until I bought the second one.

ALT TEXT: Leo comparing handmade ceramic bowls at a small pottery stall.

11-evening-off — Kitchen closed
Someone else is cooking. I intend to be extremely supportive.

ALT TEXT: Leo sitting in a dim small restaurant booth, relaxed in a dark shirt.

12-bread-day — Worth waiting for
The loaf is resting. I am taking that personally.

ALT TEXT: Leo holding a fresh loaf in a sunlit home kitchen.

13-seaside-break — Lunch with a view
Found a bench. Promoted it to a dining room.

ALT TEXT: Leo sitting on a stone seaside wall eating focaccia.

14-washing-up — The glamorous part
Yes, the person who cooked also used every spoon.

ALT TEXT: Leo laughing while drying dishes in a home kitchen at night.