One night earlier this week, I prepared one of my best meals in a while. Maybe it was the beer-battered catfish or the grapefruit, avocado, and goat cheese salad. Or even a really yummy preparation of brussel sprouts (sauteed shallots, leaves, pistachios, and lemon juice). All tied together with a bottle of Cremant de Limoux J. […]
Last week BK and I had quite the wonderful meal. We had picked up a duo of really thick New York steaks, so he prepared one in the oven on a slow bake before searing it. Meanwhile, artichokes were boiling away, as were potatoes, waiting to be mashed. At the same time, I was opening a bottle of […]
Picture me last night: exhilerated and exhausted. The fourth wine seminar at work went really well. After picking out the pairings a couple weeks ago, I hadn’t had much time to work on it with Open House and BK’s mom visiting and other things, such as a BevMo shopping spree. So I really put my […]
I hadn’t cooked in a while, what with Open House preparations and after parties, so it was good to get into the kitchen last night. Cooking, for me, is almost always relaxing. I decided to recreate the salad we had at the Mendo Bistro in Fort Bragg, so as I made caesar dressing with wasabi […]
The sparkling red I picked up from Domaine Chandon is the perfect holiday wine. First off, it’s red, so it’s the right color. Secondly, it’s bubbly–so the festivity is built in. This one, made from Pinot Noir and Zinfandel, bends itself closer to the characteristics of the second grape: chocolate, rich raspberry, and overall fullness. […]
Oh, man. I know I’m about to get all worked up as I relive this meal. I had been wanting to try Zachary’s pizza ever since my first week at Rosenblum when two co-workers shared a deep dish, making my mouth water in intense envy as I ate my boring sandwich. That and my friend LaMont from Chicago says it’s the closest he’s found […]
The lovely scene in that picture is completely thanks to BK, who fixed dinner one Saturday night while I was finishing up at Rosenblum. Previously, I wrote about my dilemma when working on my Jackson Free Press column on crab and Chardonnay in that I wasn’t sure which oaky Chardonnay to suggest to go with […]
No, I’m not telling you to pull out a nail file or a sharpening stone. But I do want to advise you to keep your nose in practice, not just when tasting wine. I thought about it this morning as I was walking down the quiet streets of Alameda and noticed the smell of freshly […]
The dinner party I went to the other night didn’t follow the average prototype. We were at the 3rd Annual Second Thanksgiving with the Teeter’s be followed by a white elephant exchange. They like to get together with friends for a Thanksgiving dinner, even if it’s almost a month late. Speaking of being late, I was there […]
I was having so much fun the other night, I lost my camera. We were having dinner at Garibaldi’s in Oakland as a Rosenblum celebration. Retail sales, marketing, events, wholesale distribution, and the Rosenblums (Kent, Kathy, and Roger) were all there. We got to talking about my blogs, so I started taking pictures of the […]
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