I spotted Adirondack chairs in the LL Bean catalog for around $100-$200 depending on if they recline or not. Is anyone familiar with the quality of the LLBean ones vs others?
Ditto on the Judith Jones and Jacques Pepin- I've just finished both and they are fascinating. may I also suggest "Salt: A World History" by Mark Kurlansky? I found this book to be so interesting. And of course anything Tony Bourdain is a must.