by Bob Holmes | Nov 10, 2024 | Choosing Wine, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Dinner
Margie and I had Ed and Deb Drozdowski over for an impromptu dinner Saturday night and enjoyed some yummy lamb shanks! I’ve been sitting on a couple of magnums of 2017 Terlato and Chapoutier Aussie Shiraz for some time now and thought that would make a great...
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...
