I must have had a Jewish grandma in a previous life because I love Jewish / Kosher comfort food.
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1 August 2011 
4-Course Fish and Seafood Tasting Menu Dinner
August 1, 2011 By
Those of you who follow my blog have read about the tasting menu dinners I sometimes host at my home. This weekend, I decided to do a four-course fish and seafood tasting menu dinner for two featuring some fresh produce and herbs from my garden. Here are the dishes I served: Course #1: Yellow Tomato […]
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27 July 2011 
Opa Burgers
July 27, 2011 By
If you follow my blog, you must know by now that I love Greek food, and wines. I try to incorporate typical Greek flavors in many of the food I make and when it came time to create a special burger to pair for a wine tasting, I opted for a Greek version of the […]
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26 July 2011 
2008 Joel Gott Cabernet Sauvignon 815
July 26, 2011 By
Enjoyed this wine with grilled steaks dusted with sea salt and it was super. It was perhaps even better than the cult California cab I picked as our lead wine, which was more than double its price. In the glass, the 2008 Joel Gott Cabernet Sauvignon 815 is dark purple and very handsome. In the […]
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25 July 2011 
2006 Stag’s Leap Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
July 25, 2011 By
I uncorked this California Cabernet Sauvignon on vacation in Maine as we grilled some thick, juicy, peppery rib eye steaks. This is what you should pair this wine with. The wine is dark ruby in the glass and initially pretty tart on the nose making me wish I had brought a decanter on my beach […]
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21 July 2011 
2008 Enzo Boglietti Dolcetto d’Alba
July 21, 2011 By
Enjoyed this Dolcetto at an outstanding Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, NY called Locanda Vini e Olii where it was served as what I’ll call the house wine. This wine from Piedmont is light-medium bodied and is a good option at dinner where it must be paired with various dishes. On the nose, the 2008 Enzo […]
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18 July 2011 
Locanda Vini e Olii – Italia in the Heart of Brooklyn
July 18, 2011 By
I’m typically the one to take the lead on planning our dinners out among my friends, so when someone else researches and books a reservation at a new place, I am thrilled. One of my girlfriends did just that this past weekend: she asked for recommendations for a foodie-worthy restaurant in Brooklyn, and we ended […]
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15 July 2011 
Strawberry and Nutella-Stuffed Crepes
July 15, 2011 By
I recently spent the weekend in my native Quebec where I got a chance to breakfast with my two young nieces. Like their mom, my sister Josée, they love the combination of strawberries and Nutella, the chocolate hazelnut spread. On the first morning of my weekend back home, the girls enjoyed Strawberry Nutella Treats. On […]
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14 July 2011 
New York Restaurant Week – Upscale Dining, Easy on the Wallet
July 14, 2011 By
New York Restaurant Week in underway. The two-week event runs from July 11 – 24, 2011 (excluding Saturdays) and features 3-course prix-fixe lunches for $24.07 and dinners for $35 at over 320 restaurants in New York’s five boroughs. The event, sponsored by NYC & Company lets foodies on a budget experience some of New York’s […]
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13 July 2011 
Strawberry Nutella Treats
July 13, 2011 By
Strawberry season’s in full force and I can’t think of anyone who loves the little red gems more than my sister, Josée. When her and her family visited me in New Jersey last, I, of course, had bought strawberries for her. To my delight, my two nieces have inherited her love for strawberries and here’s […]
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