Alphabet associations - I

[vinteuil]

one of the most delicious things I have eaten in years: Le Magret de canard

... we think this is such a 'traditional' dish - apparently it was invented (?) in the 1960s!

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magret

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

If Flay can't be persuaded to set the next question, perhaps one of his two 'pacemakers' (i.e. fhg or mercia) would kindly oblige?

Over two hours and no response from mercia or flay, so how about this:

A Piranesi square
the discovery of a total and significant change which is a trick of the ear
Anna Rolfe's diabolical wobble

... all have their source in which T (a composer)

[Nick Armstrong]

... we think this is such a 'traditional' dish - apparently it was invented (?) in the 1960s!

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magret

Ca alors...!

[Anna]

Ca alors...!

Tant Pis!!

I wouldn't, on ethical grounds, ever order a Magret de Canard because of it being the breast of a force-fed duck. But, anyway, Good News, I obtained some of Norfy's fave bangers which will grace the table chez moi ce soir!

[mercia]

Anna Rolfe's diabolical wobble

Anna Rolfe, the daughter of a Swiss banker, is a famous violinist in the novel The English Assassin by Daniel Silva. Tartini's The Devil's Trill [hence wobble] is her "signature work" in the novel. (if I've understood wikipedia correctly).

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Anna Rolfe, the daughter of a Swiss banker, is a famous violinist in the novel The English Assassin by Daniel Silva. Tartini's The Devil's Trill [hence wobble] is her "signature work" in the novel. (if I've understood wikipedia correctly).

The other elements should fall swiftly into place if you follow wiki.

[Anna]

The other elements should fall swiftly into place if you follow wiki.

Well, I got nowhere with Anna Rolfe on wiki, nothing came up I was going off with Piranesi and his etching of Trevi Square and three coins! Well done mercia.

[Nick Armstrong]

Tant Pis!!

I wouldn't, on ethical grounds, ever order a Magret de Canard because of it being the breast of a force-fed duck. But, anyway, Good News, I obtained some of Norfy's fave bangers which will grace the table chez moi ce soir!

Ooops have I committed an ethical faux-pas? I thought it was the foie gras which was the dodgy element, force-fed livers and all that...

[Anna]

Ooops have I committed an ethical faux-pas? I thought it was the foie gras which was the dodgy element, force-fed livers and all that...

Don't worry Ducks, ethical faux-pas is a lawyer's stock in trade (according to Jaggers) No, you see, if you have a duck fed by the gavage system, you are just not going to harvest the liver and throw the rest away are you?

(Oh my Goodness, this boy is such An Innocent Abroad, what shall we do with him?)

[Nick Armstrong]

Don't worry Ducks, ethical faux-pas is a lawyer's stock in trade (according to Jaggers) No, you see, if you have a duck fed by the gavage system, you are just not going to harvest the liver and throw the rest away are you?

(Oh my Goodness, this boy is such An Innocent Abroad, what shall we do with him?)

Clearly, I need you to take me in hand, Anna....

[Nick Armstrong]

The other elements should fall swiftly into place if you follow wiki.

Something to do with this? http://hotel-tartini-piran.com/it

(Sorry, it's all rather rushed at the moment!! Can't focus fully. But the answer's Tartini, right? And mercia is even now busy on his U question?? )

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I was going off with Piranesi and his etching of Trevi Square

Lucky old Piranesi!
I was hoping someone would be led astray by the Piranesi/Ferneyhough connection.
Cali, the Hotel will do just fine, (but I bet its address is more what I had in mind).

[subcontrabass]

Something to do with this? http://hotel-tartini-piran.com/it

which is in Tartini Square.

The middle clue presumably refers to sum and difference notes, the discovery of which is credited to Tartini.

[vinteuil]

Ooops have I committed an ethical faux-pas? I thought it was the foie gras which was the dodgy element, force-fed livers and all that...

[ one of the most delicious things I have eaten in years: Le Magret de canard au foie gras poêlé

He doesn't even blush, does he? - I think a French lawyer might say that you ate your meal en connaissance de cause...

[Flay]

The Tartini Square is the largest and main square in the town of Piran, Slovenia. It was named after a famous violinist and composer Giuseppe Tartini, of whom a mounument was made in 1896.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartini_Square

I've done it again, barging in when others have done the groundwork. So no credit claimed.

Just had an awful day at work - partnership problems. I wish I had some of those sausages for tea. It's left-over chicken for me (hopefully free-range to avoid the ire of Anna )