Sunday Food

Food:

1. Chicken Parmigiana

Wine:

Le Cuvier 2001 Sangiovese

Saturday Food

Food:

1. Grün Kohl (Kale w/Smoked Bratwurst)

Wine:

1. Castillo de Monseran 2002 Vino Tinto Garnacha
   

   Lighter-style grenache, reminiscent of a light zinfandel. Slightly floral on the nose, light red fruit on the palate, no CRW Really nice wine for the price. $6.95 @ Vin Vino Wine in Palo Alto, CA.

   
   

Friday Food

Food:

1. Fried Chorizo Slices with Anchovy Stuffed Olives and Basque Sheep's Cheese
   

   This would be great as hors d'ouvres served on a toothpick. Was also cool just scattered on a white plate as finger food.
   The cheese was "Abbaye De Belloc", a raw sheep's milk cheese purchased from Oakville Grocery @ Stanford Mall in Palo Alto, CA. A great cheese--medium-firm with a smooth texture, slightly tangy, with a rich, full flavor.

   
   


2. Bacalao a la Viscaina

Wine:

1. Torremoron 2003 Tempranillo


2. Tres Ojos 2003 Old Vines Garnacha
   

   This was the better of the two wines. Zingy, ripe fruit--almost like a Paso Robles wine.

   
   

Thursday Food

Food:

1. Broccoli in Butter and Garlic


2. Bacalao a la Viscaina

Wines:

1. Chateau La Roque 2003 Coteaux du Langedoc


2. Tablas Creek 2003 Rose

Wednesday Food

Simple Tapas:

1. Raw Cauliflower with Dip


2. Cazuela of Catalonia Sausage, White Beans, and Egg

Wine:

1. Linne Calodo 2002 Problem Child

The Problem Child was an amazing dose of Hedonism. Yummmm.

Tuesday Food

We ate at Arcadia (Mina's restaurant in San Jose).

• Lobster Corndogs


• Scallop Mushroom Fritters


• Cippolini Fritters with Caviar


• Onion Soup


• Custom-defined Salads including hard boiled quail eggs and crisp pancetta


• Kobe Beef Chicken Fried Steak


• Filet Mignon with Foie Gras


• Sea Bass steamed in a Banana Leaf


• Sorbets

Monday Food

Tapas:

1. Raw Cauliflower with Veggie Dip


2. Dungeness Crab Salad


3. White Beans with Chorizo

Wine:

1. Linne Calodo 2003 Outsider


2. Three Thieves 2003 California Zinfandel

We did the crab in the same way we typically do the shrimp (celery, onion, red bell pepper, wicked olive oil, sherry vinegar). This was a little too heavy for the crab. Milder oil and vinegar (and less of each) is better with crab. The terrines I did for the white burgundy tasting were done spot-on. Those used canola oil and champagne vinegar with a tiny bit of thyme.

The white beans were Pocha Beans from Spain. These are the ultimate low carb bean. They have a great flavor to them. They're very fibrous so they have few digestible carbs.

The Linne Calodo was awesome, as usual. This one was a bit youthful but had such concentrated fruit, we were happy. The Three Thieves seemed like really cheap wine after the Linne Calodo but... it is! It's lots cheaper. Cheap is its whole purpose in life. It has charm.

Sunday Food

For brunch Eggs Benedict with Green Chile Hollandaise was a success, as usual.

Dinner Tapas:

1. Grilled Mini Lamb Chops ala Chimayo


2. Tortilla Espanola with White Asparagus, Raw Milk Roncal, and Green Chile (asparagus instead of potato)

Wines:

1. Alfred Gratien a Eperay Brut


2. Tobin James 2001 Chateau Le Cacheflo

White Burgundy Tasting

This is a record of the menu we had with our White Burgundy tasting on February 12th, 2005.

1. Asparagus, blood oranges, olive tapenade crostinis


2. Crab Terrines with Piquillo Peppers, Avocado, and Onion


3. Mussels in a Green Garlic Tarragon cream sauce


4. Filet of Sole in Lemon Caper Butter sauce


5. Quail Saltimbocca (mequite grilled with asparagus, bacon, and Aioli)

The wines we paired in the following order:

1. Michel Colin-Deléger & Fils 2002 Saint Aubain 1er cru - Les Combes


2. Michel Colin-Deléger & Fils 2002 Rully 1er Cru Rabourcé


3. Michel Colin-Deléger & Fils 2002 Meursault Les Corbins


4. Michel Colin-Deléger & Fils 1996 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Truffière


5. Domaine François Raveneau À Chablis 2000 Monts Mains