Oct
12

Oktoberfest, with a Difference

Last night we got together for our wine club again, though this time we decided on Oktoberfest as our theme and went with beers. Since we’re not sticklers for “rules” we stretched the concept and went with beers, not necessarily German and the German food was not exactly German either.
Our core group includes the Pandya’s [...]

Feb
10

Belgian Beer and Cheese Tasting

Last week our monthly wine club got together for another night of tasting both food and drink. This time out we went to Johan and Leen’s, our neighbors from Belgium. The theme this time out was different. We decided to try Belgian beers and cheese. You’d think that cheese is an odd choice with beer [...]

Dec
05

Texas Smoked Salmon Tartare

If you read my Pinot Noir wine tasting post, you’ll know that I had made the smoked salmon tartare which turned out really well and was quite popular with everyone (at least I think so becaus ethere wasn’t much left). The recipe is from the November issue of Food and Wine.
This works really well as an [...]

Dec
03

Witherspoon Grill, Princeton, NJ

If you’ve read one of my earlier posts, you’ll know that I really don’t have a great opinion of Princeton area restaurants, except for the Witherspoon Grill. I first went here over the summer and since have been back 3 times. There are very few restaurants I go to so often, but I just love [...]

Dec
02

Wine Tasting, mainly Pinot Noir but some Cabernets too

I recently started a wine club in my neighborhood. I wanted a regular forum to try different kinds of wine and of course food too. I recently started collecting wine and this seemed like the perfect way to try the wines I have been buying. I won’t say I’m an expert, but rather an informed [...]