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Paley's Place

My favorite chef in Portland, Oregon is Vitaly Paley, who pulled out all the stops for this extraordinary meal prepared for a charitable cause. The spectacular cuisine included ravishing hors...

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Restaurants
Charity Dinner for the Colorado Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

In the idyllic village of Beaver Creek, Colorado, where we have a wonderful ski-in and ski-out residence, my wife and I hosted a charity event with the above wines and...

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Events
Dinner Chez Moi

Dinner with longtime friends who are also great wine lovers included a stunning array of wines. Since one of the guests did not care for Champagne, we began with three...

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Dining At Home
Birthday Dinner, Chez Parker

Some spectacular food included terrific salami from Salumi (the father of Mario Batali) and the great Spanish black ham from Joselito. With respect to the wines, the surprise of the...

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Dining At Home
Charity Tasting and Meal

This was an extraordinary meal prepared by Chef Daniel Boulud. The first five courses were all sensational, but my two favorites were the amazing Alaskan king salmon cooked in clay,...

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Events
Lunch at Oregon Grille

An extraordinary luncheon with some notable connoisseurs, one of whom is also a great Burgundy collector, began with two Chardonnays. The 1999 Marcassin Three Sisters Vineyardcontinues to demonstrate what a glorious...

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Restaurants
Daniel Boulud's Birthday Luncheon

I don't remember much about this meal other than that the food came in amazing succession from all the great chefs who had worked under Daniel Boulud since he came...

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Restaurants
Ushi Wakamaru, New York

What an extraordinary sushi restaurant, as well as a place to search out the rare, fabulous tuna belly called "toro" in different degrees of quality (all of it is sumptuous)....

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Restaurants
Daniel Johnnes presents La Paulée de New York

This event, organized by importer and restauranteur Daniel Johnnes, is a hugely successful charity event that raises money for the Meals on Wheels program. It usually occurs when I am...

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