Magic carpets fly
UNTIL recently, I thought of ‘polonaise’ only as a musical term, for a fast dance rhythm chiefly associated with Chopin, but also used by many other 18th- and 19th-century composers. Then I discovered a recipe for cauliflower polonaise, which I have now tried (albeit with a non-vegetarian twist) and can recommend. Both presumably originated in Poland, but polonaise carpets are actually Persian.
Sotheby’s and Christie’s held their spring Islamic and Indian sales on March 30
