Spot-On: The SummerTriptych's Centerpiece

Summers are marked, in my mind, by a triptych of grills. The first panel is centered on Memorial Day, the official opening of grilling season. This panel offers scenes of earlier efforts, when a planned late-April meal of grilled rack of lamb might turn into a cold, blustery, and miserable afternoon on the patio before admitting defeat and retreating to finish the lamb in the oven. But it also includes such treats as salads made with the spring's first lettuce, grilled asparagus, and strawberries.

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