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Mark's Duck House

Our wine and food extravaganza at Mark's Duck House began with the brilliant, moderately sweet 2004 Dönnhoff Norheimer Dellchen Riesling Spätlese which offered gorgeous aromatics as well as wonderful notes of citrus...

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L'Ami Louis

Once again I had a sumptuous meal at my favorite restaurant when I'm in the mood to eat the finest simple food in the world. I have never had better...

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La Tupina

My favorite bistro in Bordeaux, La Tupina has a roaring fireplace and rotisserie, a superb atmosphere, a pleasant wine list, and intensely flavored food. This is not the place to...

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Chez Philippe Auberge Pyrenées

This is one of my favorite spots for cassoulet in Paris. I began eating here over 25 years ago, but after the original owner died, it was closed for several...

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Citronelle

This was a brilliant meal at Citronelle offered by Simon & Schuster for some of their local authors, including me, one of my favorite novelists, Stephen Hunter, and married political...

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Abacrombie

This was a holiday luncheon and tasting to see how the 1994 California Cabernets and Merlots are aging (contrary to the "doom and gloom" skeptics who do not believe a...

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Charity Dinner for the Hemophilia Association of New York

A marvelous BYOB event put on by Zachys Wine Auctions to benefit the Hemophilia Association of New York, everyone was encouraged to bring their finest wines, which they generously served...

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DB Bistro

This was an absolutely brilliant meal from one of this country's great young chefs, Alsatian Olivier Müller, who I predict will one day be backing up Daniel Boulud at his...

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Les Oenarchs Dinner

Another brilliant meal from Charleston's Chef Cindy Wolf began with her thrilling corn meal-crusted deep fried oysters, miniature crab cakes, and some wonderful soups in demi-tasse cups. That course was...

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