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In my opinion, Little Saigon is the finest Vietnamese restaurant in the Washington, DC area. Although situated in a small, somewhat dumpy strip mall, the quality of the cuisine is...

A brilliant meal prepared by Baltimore’s premier chef, Cindy Wolfe, was accompanied by exquisite service and 3 nearly perfect as well as 3 perfect wines. The first flight was somewhat...

One thing is for sure, the food was a lot more consistent than the wines at this Burgundy-themed dinner. The wines were all from the guests’ cellars, and like most...

This remarkable event, a tasting of 2003 Bordeaux, was held at one of the most historic and beautiful private clubs I have ever visited, the Duquesne Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....

We began with a Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 1996. More elegant than their profound 1995, it is an exquisite example of 100% Chardonnay champagne that is pure elegance and finesse. It...

Dinner began with a brilliant Chardonnay, the 1999 Marcassin Upper Barn, which I believe is the last vintage this estate made of this wine from a vineyard owned by Jess Jackson....

Park B. Smith, the renowned wine collector and proprietor of Veritas (his real job is actually in textiles, where he is a highly respected magnate), has been a wine lover...

This sensational bistro offers a glorious selection of Bordeaux at relatively high prices (even more painful than usual because of the weak American dollar). The cuisine is fabulous, with the...

For at least 20 years my benchmark steak had been the New York Strip at Manhattan’s Sparks Steak House. Then I went to Las Lilas in Buenos Aires and was...

It could be the presence of an illustrious guest from Essex or it could be Robert Parker’s altruism. Whatever the reason, we were spoilt by some exceptional wines chez lui...