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Brasserie Daniel

Brasserie Daniel was packed with people when we visited, which is certainly encouraging given the fact that the fine wine and food business is estimated to be off by 30%-40%...

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Picasso

Chef Julian Serrano is still one of the purist of all the great chefs working in America. Resisting the temptation to expand or to brand his cooking throughout the country,...

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Dinner With Friends

A carry-in Chinese dinner with friends at home in Beaver Creek, Colorado was so-so, but the wines were brilliant. The star of the whites was the 2004 Guigal Condrieu Dorine. I...

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Lotus of Siam #2

A second terrific meal at Lotus of Siam was spent devouring an assortment of seafood dishes, salads, phenomenal fish soup, deep-fried lobster, and the amazing northern Thai larb, which is...

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Lotus of Siam #1

We had a fabulous meal at this amazing Thai restaurant, which has one of the finest wine lists in the country (prices are unbelievable). Pardon me if I have spelled...

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Charleston

An evening with friends began with the brilliant 1996 Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart Champagne. With exquisite minerality, laser-like citrus notes, full-bodied intensity, and delicately flavored, this is a superb champagne...

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Chez Michel

This two-story restaurant behind the Church of St. Vincent de Paul is not easy to find, but proprietor and chef Thierry Breton runs a heck of a fine bistro that...

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Oregon Grille

By far the best restaurant within twenty minutes of my home is the Oregon Grille, a steak and seafood restaurant in an historic old inn in Hunt Valley, Maryland.  The...

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L’Ami Louis

Two dinners are combined here, if you’re wondering about the amount of wine that was consumed, and of course, in January the food is always the same menu for me....

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