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Oenarch's Dinner

Tio Pepe Ristorante, Baltimore, MD...

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Restaurants
Lunch - La Régalade

As evidenced by the laudatory reviews in past Wine Advocate issues from both Pierre-Antoine Rovani and myself, this is one of the classic bistros of Paris as well as one of the...

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Lunch - Chez Catherine

This has been one of my favorite bistros since the days when it was located behind the opera. Catherine, the attractive red-haired chef/owner, has moved uptown into a contemporary, artistic...

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Lunch - L'Ami Louis

When in Paris, I try and eat at L'Ami Louis twice, so I returned for lunch to essentially repeat the previous evening's gluttony. The meal was splendid, as always, but...

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Dinner - L'Ami Louis

My favorite bistro, and probably my favorite restaurant for serious eating, is L'Ami Louis, the frightfully expensive restaurant that has been open since 1924. I've been eating here since 1975,...

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Le Dôme

One of the temples of great shellfish and other assorted seafood; this is one of my favorite restaurants for lunch on a Friday or Saturday. In January, the oysters are...

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Dinner with Friends

The more I taste Burgundy, the more I tend to think that the great whites age better and more consistently than the great reds. I suppose that's heresy among most...

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Mark's Duck House, Arlington, VA

I was in the minority, but I found the 1999 Schleinitz Riesling Koberner Weisenberg, 1998 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Clos Windsbuhl, and 1998 Zind-Humbrecht Tokay-Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl to be too sweet for my taste. I...

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New Year's Eve, 2003, Chez Parker

A quiet New Year's Eve with dear friends included some gorgeous Champagnes (two of my favorites). The deep 1990 Moët-Chandon Dom Pérignon Rosé was almost like a serious red Burgundy. The 1990 Louis Roederer...

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Dining At Home
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