Category Archives: Wine

Paso Robles — Celebrating New Wine Releases

Posted on October 4, 2013 by dgourmac

Villa Creek Winery in Paso Robles, CA, has been one of my favorites for almost two years, since my first encounter with their marvelous Rhone blends and selected Spanish offerings as well.  So when I got a chance to go … Continue reading →

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San Francisco En Route to Paso Robles Wine Country

Posted on October 3, 2013 by dgourmac

I have loved San Francisco since I first visited there in 1969.  Its physical beauty, elegant charm, amazing food and wine, and the presence of some very good friends continues to draw me back there.  Last week it also served … Continue reading →

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Cicoria e aglio

Posted on September 22, 2013 by dgourmac

If you really want to understand the essence of food I love best, accompany me on my short visit to Southern Italy this afternoon (1-3 PM).  The meal begins last night with a brief excursion through Giorgio Locatelli’s Made in … Continue reading →

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From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

Posted on September 5, 2013 by dgourmac

OK, sports fans, it’s time for something different tonight.  I was flipping through one of my favorite old photo/cookbooks, A Taste of France by Robert Freson (printed 30 years ago).  First, I found exactly what I wanted — a Tian … Continue reading →

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Cianfotta again

Posted on September 2, 2013 by dgourmac

“Cianfotta is a golden, glowing vegetable stew”, is the introduction to one of my favorite recipes from Viana LaPlace.  And it is, indeed, just that. Since today was Labor Day, relaxed and rainy, it was an opportunity to cook as … Continue reading →

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Charbono with Slow-Cooked Delicacies

Posted on August 19, 2013 by dgourmac

This will be a short post, since the key two recipes involved are already on the Internet. Yesterday, I was in the mood for meltingly-tender, slowly-cooked (but not in a slow cooker) vegetables, so I prepared two terrific dishes from recipes … Continue reading →

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Salade Composée and Petit Verdot

Posted on August 18, 2013 by dgourmac

Saturday was a good day, starting early with our two grandsons who slept over with us Friday night when their parents went to the football game.  Recently, I bought some sprouted buckwheat grains because I love buckwheat.  I got up … Continue reading →

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Lots to Tell You About…

Posted on August 15, 2013 by dgourmac

More than two weeks without a posting, but not two weeks without some interesting food and wine.  I present these in no particular order, since chronology is irrelevant here. Schav Let’s begin with a short trip to Eastern Europe — … Continue reading →

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Red or White?

Posted on July 26, 2013 by dgourmac

That’s not a metaphysical question.  Nor is it (tonight) a question about wine.  Rather, it is the second part to the question: which clam sauce do you prefer? I’ve always been a white clam sauce guy.  It’s something about the … Continue reading →

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Not Your Grandmother’s Salad

Posted on July 25, 2013 by dgourmac

I don’t often have a salad as my dinner.  Tonight was an exception, and a notable one. It’s all about ingredients.  I already had steamed beets in the fridge, as well as a single organic Portobello mushroom, thinly-sliced, marinating in … Continue reading →

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