A dinner with good friends was highlighted by some very good right bank wines, including the sumptuous 2000 Le Moulin, a small Pomerol estate that is fashioning impressive, rich wines. For...

My favorite restaurant in Bordeaux, chef/owner Jean-Pierre Xiradakis prepares authentic dishes from southwest France, specializing in roasted fowl and meats over the roaring fire that greets patrons as they come...

A spectacular meal from Chef Olivier Muller, the young, super-talented chef at Daniel Boulud’s DB Bistro, located in Manhattan’s theater district, began with a superb escargot and chicken oyster fricassee....

Another delightful, informal gathering of wine and food enthusiasts at an eating and wine free-for-all known as Mark’s Duck House. As always, the dumplings, specially ordered several days in advance,...

Another superb evening with the highly refined cuisine of Chef Cindy Wolf began with her sublime cornmeal crusted oysters, followed by an exceptional shellfish bisque and a perfectly roasted, bacon-wrapped...

I was introduced to this terrific, casual restaurant during my visit to Florida for the 2007 Naples Winter Wine and Food Festival. In fact, I enjoyed my first meal so...

A casual dinner with good friends included tasty, homemade gnocchi stuffed with spinach and cheese. The wines included a fine bottle of non-vintage brut from Billecart Salmon, one of my favorite...

A sumptuous meal held to launch the holiday season included Mark's Duck House exquisite dim sum as well as a few other assorted goodies. The wines began with a bottle...

At this charity luncheon to benefit Citymeals on Wheels, Chef Daniel Boulud provided the food and the wines all came from my private cellar. The menu was sensational, and, as...