Gourmet
Wine Journal

Le Dome

With the crisp, steely, mineral-laced 2008 Vatan Sancerre Clos de Neore, my wife and I enjoyed some of our favorite dishes at this marvelous, turn of the century restaurant/brasserie in Montparnasse....

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L’Ami Louis

L’Ami Louis was packed the two times my wife and I visited on our recent trip to France, and we essentially had the identical meal and wines on each occasion....

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Auberge La Fenière (a combination lunch and dinner)

A magical restaurant and small hotel just outside a magical village, Lourmarin, Le Fenière has the one of the best chefs of the Rhône Valley and Provence, Reine Sammut. All...

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La Beaugravière

Another beautiful Provençal day allowed my wife and I to have lunch under the huge shade trees in the courtyard of La Beaugravière. The wine list here is legendary, especially...

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Chez L’Ami Jean

This was my first visit to this bistro, at which it is very difficult to get a reservation. Chef Stephane Jego has quickly built this into one of the hottest...

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Vito's Cafe

This small BYOB café in a local strip mall has the best Italian cuisine in the Baltimore region. The arrival several years ago of Tuscan Chef Lucca from a restaurant...

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Vito's Cafe

Another gorgeous meal at this BYO casual café in Cockeysville, Maryland, the prosciutto pizza was as good as it always is, which is super, but the special of the day...

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Vito's Cafe

A casual, delicious meal at Vito’s was complemented by my last bottle of 1985 Niellon Bâtard-Montrachet. This bottle alone would be a reason why people get addicted to and spend a...

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Vito's Cafe

Another terrific meal at Vito’s Cafe, run by brothers Tony and Vito and their chef Luca, who hails from Florence, Italy.  As I have stated before, Veal Parmigiana is a...

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