Comments on: Gary answers a lot of wine questions! – Episode #88

By: John J.

John J. — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:32:38 +0000

Great episode Gary, love that you wanna more question and comments. Mine is will you ever do an episode on vin jaune’s, and you do so many tastings how about one on the different charbono’s in California?

By: Logan

Logan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:32:40 +0000

Hi Gary, you guilted me with the “must post” bit.

I’m a New Hampshire boy currently living in Tokyo, Japan, and, as you may have heard, Tokyo was recently rated by Michelin as the world’s #1 city for gourmet. Not that I choose to frequent (not could afford to) starred restaurants, and of course its great to enjoy the indigenous cuisine here, but Tokyo has some amazing foreign restaurants.

My favorite Italian restaurant is Evo in Ebisu, Tokyo, near downtown. I love it, and I’m used to awesome Italian in Boston’s North End, so I was really impressed by this restaurant here. Evo is authentic (not that I’ve been to Italy), cozy and warm, with knowledgeable staff (both Italian and Japanese), an awesome stone furnace where they cook the best pizza I’ve had in Tokyo, an open patio when it’s warm… Really a great place.

I also enjoyed Greco di Tufo (only 4,000 yen on the wine list) for the first time here, at the recommendation of the young female sommelier, and I’m rarely a white wine kinda guy.

Anyway, if you’re ever in Tokyo for just a short time I recommend you focus on eating the best Japanese food you can (and there’s so much more than sushi in this city’s 80,000 eating establishments), but Evo is a great place that I’d bring anyone.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:26:02 +0000

QOTD: Bravo Bravo in Mystic, CT is very good. I liked the Sakonnet Fish Company in Portsmouth, RI, but it is now defunct.

By: thefanjestic

thefanjestic — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:35:46 +0000

That was a lot of good questions and a lot of good answers.

Gary does finally taste the Opus 1 on his brother 21st birthday episode – but I’m not sure if he tasted prior to that.

By: winemad

winemad — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:30:24 +0000

Favorite restaurant: Rats, Hamilton NJ

By: Alos Diallo

Alos Diallo — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:31:15 +0000

I thought that this was a great episode because you can learn sooo much from the questions that were answered, such as the cab franc with tomato dishes! Thanks Gary!

By: soyhead

soyhead — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:36:52 +0000

Evan T wrote … (from the original comments)

“Since I am writing, here is a suggested sign off for you (QOD from days gone by). Just throw a cork at the lens. Weâ€™ll see what kind of aim you have, Jets fan.”

I think this is the first suggestion of this kind. Be sure Evan T gets some props.

By: David Canada

David Canada — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:30:49 +0000

Love it when you do the q&a episodes
QOTD – The Old Prune in Stratford Ontario. Here is the website http://www.oldprune.on.ca
It is my fav in southen Ontario. If you come, dinner is on me.

By: jen kawanari

jen kawanari — Fri, 18 May 2007 03:13:14 +0000

hi gary,

i was wondering what are these asian spices that are in these wines? i’m asian and i don’t know what that means. i really enjoy your show btw, i’ve never really been interested in wine. but now my girlfriend and friends do little wine tastings while watching your show. thanks!

By: Pablo

Pablo — Tue, 15 May 2007 02:25:10 +0000

Did you ever do an episode on apartment wine cellaring? I’d be very interested in that episode since I don’t have a house =)

QOTD: It’s a toss up between two restaurants here in Phoenix. Oregano’s, which is a slightly chainy Italian restaurant who’s motto is ‘Bigger is Better’ =) The second would be Fate which is this tiny little Thai restaurant in the downtown Phoenix art district. It is also an art gallery which is very cool.