That is where the newest varieties of apples, pears, stone fruit and table grapes grow in months that are winter in the northern hemisphere.

ECONOMIST: Chile

The first things I bought for it, after the stove, the fridge, and the dishwasher went in, were an eleven-foot table, ten chairs, a pair of outsized armchairs, and an old stone fireplace wide enough for a side of pork.

NEWYORKER: A Fork of One��s Own