by Bob Holmes | Oct 26, 2024 | Wine and Food Pairings
I put together a dish similar to beef stroganoff with some of the left over prime rib from the Aussie Shiraz wine dinner and some other leftovers in the fridge. Then went rummaging around in the wine cellar for something to go with it. I stumbled on 2018 Melipal...
by Bob Holmes | Sep 5, 2024 | General, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Dinner
Following our Italian wine tasting, attendees and good friends John and Susanne Hoban offered to pick up some munchies and have an after party at our close-by home, which Margie and I gladly accepted! Margie and I were delighted at how well received our first Fork and...
by Bob Holmes | Aug 14, 2024 | General, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Dinner
Margie celebrated a big birthday last Friday and we scheduled dinner for two at Pear and Horn. We’ve heard good things about them since they opened and finally got to check it out. For starters, we ordered a dozen Oysters Rockefeller that were perhaps as good a an...
by Bob Holmes | Jul 25, 2024 | News, Wine and Food Pairings
Margie and I had some neighbors over this past Tuesday night for dinner. I grilled a pork tenderloin that had been marinating for four hours in soy sauce, dried mustard and rosemary. I prepped a chorizo sauce to go with it and Margie whipped up some scalloped potatoes...
by Bob Holmes | Jul 17, 2024 | Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Dinner
On July 14, Margie and I shared the Bastille Day dinner at Jackson’s with good friends Bobby Likis and Diane Sommer. Jackson’s has been doing this event for a dozen or so years and Chef Irv Miller once again delivered. First course, pan-seared scallops in lemon...
by Bob Holmes | Jul 16, 2024 | Recipes, Wine and Food Pairings
Last weekend, I grilled some lamb chops. My favorite way to prepare them is to mix dry mustard, rosemary and crushed garlic in with some soy sauce and marinate for several hours before searing for three to four minutes on each side. I know, first time I read that...
