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Calamari Steak
at The Reel Inn, which is lightly breaded, and sauted with capers. Just to be clear, I’m not looking for fried calamari rings. Where do you go for a good Calamari Steak? Westside or the Valley preferred, but not limited to....
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Oaked Chardonnay assignment
Earrazuriz Wild Ferment Chardonnay from Chile’s Casablanca Valley satifies all your criteria. Chile’s not the first place that comes to mind when you think Chardonnay. The wine is rich enough to stand up to grilled...
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Anybody tried these in the Miami area?
. If you are squeamish and visiting Shark Valley, there is a (slightly) cleaner, newer one. Shorty’s has some character in the barbecue department; though I’ve never been to People’s, in this part of Miami, the...
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Pacific's Edge, Carmel Highlands (long)
Sweetbreads with baby beets, radish salad, and sauternes sauce. I had Pan Seared Hudson Valley Fois Gras with caramelized granny smith apples, wild fennel pollen, and calvados sauce. I had a glass of Casa Lapostolle Chardonnay Cuvee...
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What's your favorite all time campy film
......HARRY...". Second prize goes to Valley of the Dolls, with Patty Duke spitting out pearls of priceless dialogue like, "Ted Casablanca ISN’T a faggot—and I’m just the dame to prove it!" Runner-up goes to...
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Eastsider in Venice
Um, Sierra Madre is a city in the San Gabriel Valley.
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LOVED a particular wine... now what?
. The particular wine you tried (Veramonte Primus) is from the Casablanca Valley, north of Santiago. As well as trying wines from the same region and year, why not also try a red or two from the Maipo Valley, one of the...
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Craving a Great Seafood Cocktail/Campechana!
. Poco’s in the Valley, Sucks. Colima’s Ostioneria, Sucks. Pacifico’s in Culver City, Unfortunately Americanized, Really Sucks! In the great culinary vastness that is Los Angeles, there has got to be a place that...
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Premium Tequila
: Don Julio, Patron, Corzo, El Camilio, and I can list more when I get home. To bad there aren’t any valley tequilla bars. Good stuff, Stuart
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Need help! Our turn to host a wine tasting
, Cabernet Sauvignon: classic cab from Colchagua, warm valley —Cono Sur, bicycle line has juicy wines. —Concha y Toro, Trio Cab cut with Shiraz and Cab Franc, dark fruit, tannic, needs a steak —Chocolan, Cab Sav...
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Deductive tasting?
as possible, giving reasons. c) Discuss the style of the wine with reference to the winemaking techniques employed. 1. France, Loire Valley, Sancerre. b) Moderate alcohol and marked minerality lead to the Old World. Unoaked style,...
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Sonoma - the fig pantry – I LIKE IT !!! – Fatted Calf, Sweetie Pies, Rancho Gordo beans, ice cream twinkies etc ... dinners to go with wine
I might even like it more than Sonoma Market. I might ... even like it more than any other store of this type in Napa/Sonoma ... like The Jimtown Store, Oakville Grocery, etc. etc. The best has to be mentioned first ... Alexander...
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Wine in the Movies
existential darkness. Casablanca — Champagne in Paris A Good Year — French wine The Bond movies: Dr. No, Goldfinger and Thunderball — ’53 Dom Perignon Sideways — Pinot, Cheval Blanc The Little Drummer Girl — Boutari Bottle...
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just visiting- food in NOHO [moved from Boston board]
Thai Garden http://www.thaigardengroup.com/index.html Amanouz Cafe-Moroccan http://www.amanouz-casablanca.com/amanouzhome.htm
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Yippee! Westside Mexican
didn’t see any way of getting out of there gracefully. And I suppose I didn’t really want to. Kid-less Mexican is too much for me to resist. I told Wylie hasta luego. (Side note: Grandma and Great Aunt had taken Wylie...
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