Belly Up to the Blog — What's eating me and what I'm eating.

Go Ask Alice, When She’s Ten Feet Tall

October 30, 2009

One of many adventures Alice has in Wonderland is listening to the song “Turtle Soup” as performed by the sobbing Mock Turtle:
Beautiful Soup, so rich and green,
Waiting in a hot tureen!
Who for such dainties would not stoop?
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!
My recent adventure wasn’t quite as surreal, but my delicious bowl of Turtle [...]

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Squashed Morality Paired with Geithner Veltliner

October 15, 2009

As I am without focus, and so goes the blog. But I have a plan; in the next few weeks (my patience permitting), I’m going to reconfigure the site to accommodate four topics of interest to me (and hopefully, you). Here’s the thinking:

What’s eating me;
What I’m eating;
What drives me to drink; and therefore,
What I’m [...]

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Holy Celestial Celebration: It’s Soup Season

September 23, 2009

I begrudgingly conceded to the autumnal equinox with a big bowl of shallot and onion soup at Brasserie Beck. One needs comfort food when faced with the end of summer…when we say goodbye to long days and hello to dead leaves, when we pack away our gelato spoons and bring on the braise. As the [...]

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Pillar Box wines (not to be confused with Pillar box wines)

September 16, 2009

If you don’t know, a Pillar Box is the UK’s red cylindrical repository for outgoing mail designed by J. W. Penfold. I hesitate to make this easy by calling it a “mail box”, because it’s not a box at all. And when I say that I drank Pillar Box wines last night, I also find [...]

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Beet [sic] the Heat

August 26, 2009

I’ve barely got one blog down and already suppressing the idea for another. Julie had Julia (who hated her), but I have Kevin and John (who like me, apparently). No, they aren’t chefs, but they are neighbors who dutifully, thoughtfully and now it seems, regularly, bring me their left-over garden produce. It began with a [...]

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When is it wise to drink wine?

August 20, 2009

Always. When you’re drinking a wine called “Wisdom” silly.
A few of you have sent notes looking for red wine so I thought I would share this Zinfandel offer from Dendor Patton. Here’s what I liked right off the bat: free shipping if you buy 6 or more bottles (and only $15 shipping if you buy [...]

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Glugfest ‘09

August 7, 2009

So much for me making fun of the industry’s absurd eno-neologism. I’m officially co-opting GLUG with the enthused approval of 38 winos who were introduced to the recession-vanquishing 4 ounce pour. More than a taste, less than a glass — it’s a glug.
On Tuesday — with genuflecting gratitude to Cafe Soleil — a crowded [...]

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Upcoming Wine Tasting…Confirmed!

July 29, 2009

When

Tuesday, August 4 from 5:30 to 8 pm

Where

Café Soleil, 839 17th Street, NW (@ Eye Street); Farragut West Metro Station

What

Five delicious French wines (see below for details) sure to get you through the end of summer (plus nibblies)

Cost

For $20 you get six 4 oz pours of three wonderful French wines (a Cheverny, Muscadet and Rose) [...]

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Tasting Notes

July 29, 2009

2008 Domaine de Fontsainte Gris de Gris
From Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar: “Light, bright pink. Honeysuckle, green tea, cranberry and strawberry on the nose. Juicy, finely etched red berry and citrus flavors are gently sweet and given spine by nervy minerality. Richer on the finish, which repeats the strawberry and floral notes and leaves dusty [...]

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