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Charleston

This “Rarest of the Rare” charity dinner benefitted the Hospice du Rhône and the Johns Hopkins Cancer Clinic, and it was a great night for Rhône wine enthusiasts. Colorado retailer...

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Holiday Dinner

This was my first meal at Veritas since their famous chef Scott Bryan left, replaced by one of the sous chefs that had worked for Daniel Boulud for many years,...

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Go Fish

Essentially, this is my go-to place when I am working in northern California. After working until seven or eight o’clock every night, I am not in the mood for a...

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Susur Restaurant

This noteworthy restaurant was highly recommended by Daniel Boulud, who first tasted Chef Susur Lee’s cooking when Lee was a young apprentice in Hong Kong. A genius in terms of...

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Oregon Grille

To honor the whirlwind visit of board member Jeff Leve, who brought a wine I had never before tasted, the 2004 “Château Palmer Hermitage,” we sat down for a mini-horizontal...

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Lai Wah Heen

This is a sensational venue for refined, sophisticated as well as creative Dim Sum dishes (the dinner menu also offers very ambitious classic Cantonese cuisine) from Chef Ken Tam. Many...

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Mark’s Duck House

This was my first visit to Mark’s Duck House since Mr. and Mrs. Mark sold the restaurant. Thankfully, we did not see any changes, with the kitchen staff and the...

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Oregon Grille

Although it was a night for a brilliant showing of older California Cabernets, the opening salvos included a crisp, seemingly fully mature 1995 Dom Pérignon and still young, beginning to tighten up...

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Dinner with Daniel Boulud for The Wine Advocate Foundation September 2007

Two extraordinarily gracious donors spent more than $100,000 to have wines from my cellar served with a meal cooked by Daniel Boulud in their home. This was a memorable evening...

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