Category Archives: Wine

Party for Dexter

Posted on July 23, 2011 by dgourmac

Dexter will be four in about a week, and today was his party.  Parents, grandparents, family all gathered to celebrate the event.  Peter and Karen were gracious hosts, and their swimming pool provided respite from the nearly 100-degree heat.  The … Continue reading →

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If you are ever in Glastonbury…

Posted on July 22, 2011 by dgourmac

Had a chance to meet with Connie this week, and we went to lunch at Bricco’s Trattoria in Glastonbury, CT.  It was superb. She had a salad with arugula and other greens, a salmon fillet and a glass of Prosecco. … Continue reading →

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Novel (but Good) Vegan Grilling

Posted on July 10, 2011 by dgourmac

Inspiration for good meals comes from a variety of places.  For tonight, the sources included fine ingredients from the market (acorn squash, firm green cabbage, organic arugula, perfect avocados and mangoes), research from the Internet (how to grill acorn squash), … Continue reading →

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Peppers Agrodolce

Posted on July 9, 2011 by dgourmac

One of the easiest, most delicious and most versatile vegetable preparations is sauteed sweet peppers (red, yellow, orange or any combination of these), finished with some wine vinegar.  When marketing, we say Pepperoni in Agrodolce: Agro (sour), Dolce (sweet). So … Continue reading →

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Ode to George Lang

Posted on July 7, 2011 by dgourmac

I don’t have many heroes, but if I was ever inspired by an individual’s story, character, humor, accomplishments, lust for life — and yes, food — George Lang would be one of those heroes. Last year, not long after I … Continue reading →

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The Hedonistic Vegan

Posted on June 26, 2011 by dgourmac

Some of you know me well enough that you would not be at all surprised if I were described as a devout hedonist.  So, you are wondering, how can you possibly square that with being a vegan?  Isn’t that a … Continue reading →

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New York again…just for food, drink and walking

Posted on May 27, 2011 by dgourmac

With Barbara off to Seattle last weekend, and since I was starting my second week as a vegan, I drove back to Gotham for a two-day expedition of some favorite activities.  There were three main objectives: have dinner with David … Continue reading →

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Wine 101, Webb, Sarah and the North Fork

Posted on May 27, 2011 by dgourmac

Two weeks ago was the annual Wine 101 adventure at Webb with the Class of 2011.  What made it even more special was that Sarah came along with me — her first visit ever there.  We also had beautiful weather, … Continue reading →

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Quinoa and Vegetables Spectacular

Posted on May 10, 2011 by dgourmac

Sometimes my best dinners are made by Barbara rather than me.  Tonight was a great example.  She designed and executed a dish with quinoa and sauteed vegetables that tasted marvelous and met the needs of my recent intestinal challenges beautifully. … Continue reading →

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Grouper…and Praise of the Braise

Posted on April 30, 2011 by dgourmac

Grouper.  Epinephelus striatus.  Or Grupah, as we say here in Bah-stin. Saturday lunch is often fun, because there is time to fiddle around with what’s available and make something interesting.  In this case, working with two ingredients and one technique, … Continue reading →

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