Gourmet
Wine Journal

Thanksgiving Dinner at Home

At Thanksgiving, I always match the wines with the dressing my wife makes, which is quite spicy and peppery, so it is always Châteauneuf du Pape except for the obligatory...

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Dining At Home
Caravaggio Ristorante

The Bruno brothers, whose mid-town restaurant San Pietro has been a huge success, also own this sensational, classic Italian restaurant in the old Coco Pazzo space on east 74th Street....

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Restaurants
Yannick Aleno

Yannick Aleno must be one of the youngest Michelin chefs to have garnered three stars at the Hotel Meurice, which he did in 2007. This sumptuous restaurant is somewhat reminiscent...

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Restaurants
Tire Bouchon

Situated in the old walking sector of Strasbourg, not far from the spectacular Strasbourg Cathedral, Tire Bouchon is another gorgeous restaurant. This is a busy tourist destination and my wife...

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Restaurants
Maison des Tanneurs

This beautiful restaurant with its rustic, rural ambiance is situated in the scenic canal-laced la petite France in Strasbourg. My wife and I were staying around the corner at the Hotel Regent,...

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Chez Yvonne

This was probably our best meal in Strasbourg. Chez Yvonne is another beautiful and less touristy venue than Maison des Tanneurs or Tire Bouchon, located a few minutes from the...

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Restaurants
Charleston

For this charity dinner to benefit the National Jewish Hospital, I provided the wines from my cellar and Chef Cindy Wolf prepared another sumptuous meal at her Baltimore restaurant, Charleston....

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L’Ami Louis

There were no surprises at l’Ami Louis where my wife and I enjoyed a sumptuous meal in early November, 2012. We started with the house foie gras, which is good...

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Le Dôme

My wife and I both adore this restaurant and it is our go-to place in Paris for exquisite oysters, one of the finest fish soups money can buy, and their...

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