Author Archives: dgourmac

Crazy Combinations

Posted on July 7, 2017 by dgourmac

I have all kinds of different motivations about what to make and how to prepare it, when I have time to do some cooking.  Sometimes that makes for some weird — and occasionally fortuitous — combinations of food and wine. … Continue reading →

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June Dinner for Friends

Posted on June 25, 2017 by dgourmac

Friday night I went into Boston for a late visit to Eataly.  I’ve been looking forward to visiting the store again.  They have excellent fresh produce and fish, and a superb array of specialties in jars and pasta in packages.  … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Winemaker, Bryan Harrington: Greek Dinner with a 2011 Harrington Charbono

Posted on June 22, 2017 by dgourmac

Dear Bryan, One of the hazards of making great wines is that your delighted customers are prone to writing to you with the consumption of each miraculous bottle. Such was my experience tonight with 2011 Charbono.  This is just the … Continue reading →

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Rampant Eclecticism — for Lunch

Posted on June 8, 2017 by dgourmac

Flavorful ingredients, no matter how disparate, can make for an excellent meal, if you are creative…and lucky. Today’s lunch is a case in point.  The origins of this meal can be attributed to such distant places as Greece (leftover Briami … Continue reading →

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The Amalfi Coast – 2017

Posted on June 4, 2017 by dgourmac

Ten years earlier I had made a very similar trip alone, so I felt well-prepared to share the experience with Barbara this time around.  We stayed at the Hotel Santa Caterina in Amalfi, one of the Leading Hotels of the … Continue reading →

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Easter Weekend in Napoli (and Dublin)

Posted on June 4, 2017 by dgourmac

In mid-April Barbara and I took a trip to Campania — Naples and the Amalfi Coast.  Thanks to Joe Brancatelli and his travel newsletter that I subscribe to, I had been able to buy some terrific business class tickets on … Continue reading →

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Working Backwards, from Most Recent….

Posted on May 8, 2017 by dgourmac

Now let’s see, where were we…. I have not posted anything except for a little music since March.  That may be because I haven’t spent two straight weeks at home since the end of January.  Traveling and teaching have consumed … Continue reading →

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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 2

Posted on April 28, 2017 by dgourmac

Source: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 2

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Quick Culinary Excursion — Another Pasta Dish

Posted on March 19, 2017 by dgourmac

Most often my daytime menu is driven by two forces in the kitchen: available ingredients desired cookware Today’s Sunday lunch was a good example.  It started with a relatively new cast iron skillet I purchased recently from Food52 and was … Continue reading →

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Another Saturday Lunch, Three Weeks Ago

Posted on March 18, 2017 by dgourmac

If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you will know that on Saturday mornings when my wife is off doing other things, I have two major activities: take the garbage out to the town facility play with my food … Continue reading →

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