Monthly Archives: May 2008
Robert and me. (Robert Mondavi RIP 1913-2008)
Just wanted to throw in my two cents on the passing of Robert Gerald Mondavi one of the giants of American wine who died at age 94 on May 16th. According to Robert Parker “he had the single greatest influence … Continue reading
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Wine Dinner- June 4th
Frederick Wine House and the Valley Grill at Hollow Creek Golf Club are having a wine dinner on June 4th from 7 to 10 p.m. You can check out the menu here. It certainly looks good on paper. The cost is … Continue reading
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Nilgiris Indian Sizzler
There are three Indian lunch buffets in Frederick that I am aware of: Clay Oven, Bombay Grill and Nilgiris. I now have a new Indian Lunch buffet favorite. Its the curiously named Nilgiris Indian Sizzler. ( Nilgiris I understand- its … Continue reading
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Downtown Restaurants coming (Volt) and going (Venutis)
Coming: There’s a new restaurant preparing to open in downtown Frederick called Volt after the Chef/Owner Bryan Voltaggio. From their website: Award-winning chef, Bryan Voltaggio recently left his duties as executive chef of Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, DC to prepare for … Continue reading
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Bisol Jeio Prosecco- walk on by.
In my continuing quest to try every prosecco ever produced I popped a bottle of this over the weekend. I bought it for no other reason than I have never had it before, and candidly the person in the wine store tried … Continue reading
Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Marlborough
Had a bottle of this with our Mother’s Day feast. Very pale gold, almost no color. Had a nose of grapefruit and citrus, without a lot of grass or any of the cat pee that is often present in New … Continue reading
Great Wine Resource
Hey check this out. Not Frederick specific (again), but it’s a great tasting card developed by a person named Alder Yarrow who runs a San Francisco-oriented wine blog called Vinography. It’s really handy for those times when you can’t put a … Continue reading
More on the Frederick Wine House
Since my February 14th post on the new wine store in town I have been back there several times. They continue to grow in a positive way: their selection has expanded and they have a good, solid selection of wines at … Continue reading
Isabella’s Wine Dinners
Interesting article in today’s Frederick News Post about wine dinners at Isabellas. Anyone ever been? I might have to go especially as the next one is with Italian wine. UPDATE: I found the menu: May 19, 2008 Isabella’s Presents Five Course … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Restaurant- misc., Uncategorized, Wine
Living Well
I came across this article published a year ago in the UK paper the Guardian. Being an unabashed Anglophile it caught my eye. I know this has absolutely nothing to do with Food or Frederick, but hey- it’s my blog … Continue reading
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