with the mousse. Next was banana confit with sorbet on the side. Also very good and finally warm almond cookies and small dark chocolate truffles. Because it was a birthday, the extremely knowledgeable and friendly sommelier...

The wild boar ragu is great. Don’t miss out on the amazing house-made gelati and sorbeti—many wonderful and creative flavors. Last time I had an outrageously good Pedro Ximenez sherry gelato.

Vegetables for me. For dessert my wife had the Black Mission Fig Parfait with Marinated Figs and Cocoa Sorbet, I had Cheese Flan with Raspberries, and Pedro Ximenez Reduction Sauce and my son had the Pineapple and Papaya in a...

for it’s game—in particular partridge. We particularly enjoyed the blood sausage stuffed onions, wild boar and venison dish, and Pedro Ximenez ice cream. Check out egullet for more recommendations—there was a...

but we generally have a cheese plate and that was very good (usually a goats milk, cows milk, stilton, and sharp variety) - and which went particularly well with an interesting Don Pedro Ximenez grand reserva (1975) sherry (which...

) - Lustau Pedro Ximenez San Emilio (Spainish sherry dessert wine) I had originally tried to invite friends that weren’t Chowhounds and didn’t know about it or wouldn’t get together such a group on their own. No...

. Pressed foie gras and black figs, Pedro Ximenez reduction, toasted brioche [pictured below]: Excellent presentation, the Pedro Ximenez really brought out the flavors. The brioche was toasted perfectly. Almost as good as The...

favoured white was the 2007 Rioja Bianco, Vina Izadi @£11.50 and red 2004 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane @£12.50 which I preferred to an Amarone and a Gran Reserva Rioja (Ygay 2001) both at more than 3 times the...

A nice PX (Pedro Ximenez) is like dessert in a glass. Like a mouth full of raisins http://www.thewinedoctor.com/regionalguides/spain.shtml

. As mentioned, both call for wine that’s as sweet or sweeter. The best pairings I know with chocolate are Malmsey Madeira (Malmsery indicates a sweetness level), Pedro Ximenez Sherry and 20-year tawny. I’m not a fan...

with something funner and cheaper, like this raspberry wine from Long Island: http://www.bedellcellars.com/ourwines.htm# or perhaps some syrupy Pedro Ximenez

on the palate, yet fuller – at 13.5% alcohol, no tace of heat — with layered flavors, nice depth, and a lingering finish. Very fine. Thanks to Hoke and Roxie for bringing this. 2006 Viñedos de Ithaca “Odysseus” Pedro Ximénez...

months ago. I went only a day or two after it opened and the dishes were a bit hit-and-miss, but from what I hear they’ve really picked it up. My favorite dish when I was there was a pork belly with peanuts and a pedro...

You’ve gotten the top sources. For something equally good, try Werner Essig’s Noble Sour (Edelsauer), aged vinegar made from sweet Pedro Ximenez port grapes (P.X. 1996) – usually $55 for 8.45 oz., but $37.46 from...

. Aperitif: A glass of banyuls – first time I’ve had it – was expecting something closer to pedro ximenez but more like Rivesaltes (another Pyrennes sweetie). Like a light port. Course 1: A fricassee of mussels,...