A Classic Venetian Dish That Doesnât Need Improvement https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/magazine/venetian-rice-and-peas-recipe.html A Classic Venetian Dish That Doesnât Need Improvement With some trepidation, Gabrielle Hamilton puts her own spin on risi e bisi â rice and peas. Venetian rice and peas, with zucchini and Parmigiano-Reggiano-rind broth.Credit...Heami Lee for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Amy Wilson. By Gabrielle Hamilton There is a joke going around that divorce lawyers are limbering up for the post-âpandemic onslaught of work headed their way. If youâve ever had your marriage fall apart, itâs not the funniest joke, especially when there are kids involved. But hereâs a really funny one in the opposite direction: The pandemic dissolved all residual rancor and friction between me and my ex-husband as soon as New York City shut down. Our situation created the urgent, nonnegotiable necessity for smooth cooperation: We have two children, and they had to go back and forth between our homes. No one could be harmed in the shuffle.