couples
-
The Soup on the Stove
Make one slow soup together on a cold afternoon, and let the house fill with the smell of it until…
-
The Mezzanine Midnight Drive
After midnight, put on Massive Attack’s Mezzanine and take the long way home, or nowhere at all.
-
The Dress Rehearsal
Holiday dinners and first meetings run smoother when you practise the night before, gently, together.
-
The Hot Toddy
Whiskey, lemon, honey, hot water: a hot toddy is a love language in a warm glass.
-
The Debut at Dusk
At dusk, put on Leonard Cohen’s debut and talk about the first thing you ever loved.
-
The Night With No Plans
Nothing booked, nothing to watch, nowhere to be: keep one evening empty for the two of you and see what…
-
Listening to Dummy Together
A cold rain record for a long dinner: Portishead’s Dummy, a stew that took all afternoon, dark rum and the…
-
The Matinee on a Grey Afternoon
Go in by grey daylight at two and come out into streetlights and early dark, as if someone changed the…
-
The Aperitif in the Early Dark
Dark by five now. Answer it with something small and bitter in a small glass, the lamps on early, before…
-
The Slow-Burn Hitchcock
Vertigo for two: a seafood stew, a neat rye, the lamps low and a film about wanting someone too much.