Gourmet
Wine Journal

Asador Etxebarri

This restaurant is located in a small village about 50 minutes from the San Sebastián beach front and the Londres Hotel where my wife and I were staying. We had...

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Restaurants
Vito's Cafe

Some rarities from my cellar were the game plan for another enjoyable, relaxing, casual meal at Vito’s Café. My stock of Piedmont’s great traditionalist, Bruno Giacosa’s Barbarescos and Barolos, is...

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Restaurants
Wit and Wisdom

This was the first time I had eaten at the relatively new Four Seasons Hotel located on Baltimore’s waterfront. The place was booming and the bar scene at Wit and...

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T. J. Martell Charity Luncheon

A boisterous group from the music business, in addition to the Baltimore Orioles’ Hall of Fame first baseman, Eddie Murray, made for a noisy, exuberant and fun-filled, decadent lunch experience...

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Events
Les Belles Perdrix

his beautiful building is a new bed and breakfast opened by Château Troplong Mondot and the daughters of proprietress Christine Valette. We had the “menu of the day” which was...

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Restaurants
Bistro Paul Bert

The wine list is nothing special at Bistro Paul Bert, but the food was top-flight. My Steak au Poivre was one of the finest I have had in many years....

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Patricia Parker's Birthday

As it should have been, my wife’s 65th birthday was quite a celebration. We had a wonderful meal sitting outside with no breeze, low humidity (a rarity) and perfect conditions...

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Dining At Home
Chez Elaine - Home Cooked Food by Takayama Masa

Takayama Masa, proprietor of his flagship restaurant in the Time Warner Center in New York City as well as his newest venture in Las Vegas, agreed to cook for some...

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Restaurants
Ray Signorello Charity Luncheon

I donated wines from my cellar for this charity luncheon held to benefit Meals on Wheels, which Daniel Boulud supports so generously. The luncheon was purchased by Ray Signorello of...

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