Portuguese tile, French pottery, and a pasta club

What’s on the menu for June

I kick each month off with a little life update by way of a sample platter: What I’m reading, something I recently bought, what I’m working on, an artist I love... An amuse bouche to set the tone for the next few weeks.

House I wish was mine: Christian Louboutin’s home in Melides, Portugal. And by “home”, I mean a 350-acre compound that includes eight se…