Entries Tagged as 'restaurants'

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Asparagus at T. Maccarone’s

What’s for dinner?

Have some before it’s gone! Delicious asparagus with mushrooms at T. Maccarone’s. It’s an appetizer, but I had this as a main course. An iPhone can’t do it justice.
Try it with GrĂ¼ner Veltliner. Although I must confess I had vodka which paired quite nicely.

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Paul Gregutt gives more great advice

Once again, the Northwest wine expert hands out some useful advice, and it comes right in time for the holiday season. Check it out.
Food & wine | Avoid the pitfalls when ordering restaurant wine | Seattle Times Newspaper
Take the time to double check the wine brought to your table. Is it what you really ordered? [...]

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Plonk beats down Costco in Bozeman

This morning I found myself, not entirely by mistake, in Bozeman, Montana wandering through the wine section of Costco. Under the flourescent lights, next to the Christmas decorations, those white light reindeer and chintzy ornaments, crates of wrapping paper, I was surprised by the selection. I’m not entirely anti-Costco; it keeps our Bristol Bay fish-camp [...]