This exquisite Marche summer supper appears simple, but takes time, possibly years, to prepare:
Put on satin dress. With husband drive to Adriatic coast where kind friends have invited you to supper. Stroll from their shady home to the beach where table is being laid for you by the ocean. Eat delicious fish, mostly with fingers. Talk of distant cities one might visit: Rome, Buenos Aires, Istanbul. For dessert share with Barbara very large bowl of chilled fior di latte served with half a pink moon rising above the sea.
The secret of success here is not only in the timing, but the location. I cannot this morning remember exactly all the detail, but I know one thing is true: the ice cream was served with the moon.
