QOTD: The best meal I can remember was at The French Laundry when I proposed to my wife. The food, service and wine were all amazing. A night to remember for ever.

QOTD: a tie between a seafood crepe I had at a fancy shmancy restaurant and hibachi shrimp with vegetables (served with wonderful, wonderful ginger and mustard sauces that I poured all over my rice after the shrimp and veggies were gone… none must go to waste!).

QOTD: This is going to sound like nothing special but here goes.

When I was about 14 we were staying at the cottage that my grandparents owned. It was supposed to just be for the day, and that would be it. Well, one thing lead to another and we all ended up staying late. It was my mom, dad, brother, grandmother, grandfather, and myself, and because this cottage was just a weekend getaway, there was no real food there to eat for dinner. Just a lot of canned food that was brought in by my grandparents to have there for lunches and such.

The entire meal may have come from a can, but I can tell you, that the amazing time spent gathered around the table, talking.. laughing.. sharing was the best part of that meal. Magical days at the cottage, and a meal I will never forget.

The Wife and I had a seven course meal in a restaurante in Taormina Sicily, that we spoke about for the entire year,
with a 1997 Masseto,
FAB !!!

QOTD: I guess my favorite is the first time I tried making butternut squash raviolis with a butter and sage sauce. It was bomb. Unfortunately the second time, not so much 😛

QOTD: Ka Ree (a Yellow Curry) and an appetizer of Lumpia (a rice shell filled with delicious potatoes and vegetables) at a local Thai restaurant….I had never tasted some of those flavors!

QOTD: Ka Ree (a Yellow Curry) and an appetizer of Lumpia (a rice shell filled with delicious potatoes and vegetables) at a local Thai restaurant….I had never tasted some of those flavors!

Great Ep G …. Sounds like the St. Jean Du Barroux L’oligocene strikes the thunder Need to seek it out… Qotd—- Pacific fresh coho Salmon in Seattle w/ a Great Oregon Pinot noir (grilled of course)

As a wet-behind-the-ears Air Force aircrewman in 1984, I made my first tour through Europe. We spent the night in Madrid, and as a crew, 6 of us made our way to Sobrino de Botin for dinner at 10 PM. I had the baby eels, and plenty of wine. It was a fantastic experience, and since then, I’ve learned the history of that place and how it has been a setting for Hemingway as well as a scene in an espionage novel I read years later.

best meal ever…. I love to cook outside and surprise my wife (my redhead) and she likes to educate me on wine..so I would say
its when I’m grilling seaford pizza Maryland Style is my favorite

As a wet-behind-the-ears Air Force aircrewman in 1984, I made my first tour through Europe. We spent the night in Madrid, and as a crew, 6 of us made our way to Sobrino de Botin for dinner at 10 PM. I had the baby eels, and plenty of wine. It was a fantastic experience, and since then, I’ve learned the history of that place and how it has been a setting for Hemingway as well as a scene in an espionage novel I read years later.

best meal ever…. I love to cook outside and surprise my wife (my redhead) and she likes to educate me on wine..so I would say
its when I’m grilling seaford pizza Maryland Style is my favorite

The best meal I’ve ever had was veal with mashed potatoes and white wine on my trip in Vienna. I had it with my wife at a classical evening concert and dinner which was also attended by the chancellor of Austria, Alfred Gusenbauer.

The best meal I’ve ever had was veal with mashed potatoes and white wine on my trip in Vienna. I had it with my wife at a classical evening concert and dinner which was also attended by the chancellor of Austria, Alfred Gusenbauer.

QOTD: A seven course meal that my Mother prepared, and we enjoyed with company on the back deck of her house. It featured stuffed quail and quail eggs. I’d never had either before, and it was an evening I’ll never forget.

Gary – Long time no comment. Great show! Great energy! Great tasting note quips tonight! I love Rhone and now I must try that Ventoux! Turned on another friend from Katonah to WLTV and he has a big new cellar to fill up!
QOTD – It would have to be Windows on the World 1978 with my entire family as a 19 year old kid. My oldest brother ordered a St Emilion which accompanied my filet mignon perfectly. I think this was my first memorable meal perfectly paired with a terrific wine, naturally a Bordeau, at a wonderful venue, unfortunately made even more memorable through the horrible catastrophe of 911.

The best meal of my life was a new years eve we decided to stay in. I’m not sure what we ate actually, but it was with my 12 best friends and lots of wine.

Great show as always.

QOTD: Had dinner in Toronto at the CN Tower. Wonderful atmosphere and great food. I had a NY Strip with the fixins on the side. But what mad it the best was I spent it with my girlfriend of 8 years on our vacation.

I want that Wine! haha

Great show as always.

QOTD: Had dinner in Toronto at the CN Tower. Wonderful atmosphere and great food. I had a NY Strip with the fixins on the side. But what mad it the best was I spent it with my girlfriend of 8 years on our vacation.

I want that Wine! haha

Like the sound of wine #3, what a great QPR selection!

QOTD:

Greatest meal I’ve ever had is the home-cooked Thanksgiving meal that I recently had with my family. We did the meal in courses instead of the ‘Pass the Platter’ format and my grandmother made what I believe to be the best pie I’ve ever had.

QOTD…I’ve had many a good meals in my day, but the best would have to this past Thanksgivings. My sister made herb crusted turkey stuffed with a homemade italian stuffing and chicken and ciauscolo infused mashed potatoes.

QOTD: Unquestionably the best meal I ever had was dinner.

GV. QOTD;The best meal was a wine dinner put on by Colonial beverage, There were 5 or 6 courses.. lobster crepes with a super rich cream sauce, fillet mignon with a burgundy sauce, some gormet smoked salmon with salmon cavier, a sauteed scallop dish, a nice bitter greens salad, I think the potato dish was a mixture of yukon & sweet potatoes, There was a very rich orange pudding type of dessert, served with the WS 100 point sauternes, there was a top wine served with every dish. I was in heaven. Usually the wine is picked to match the food, in this dinner it felt like the dishes were designed to match the wines. WOW!

I have been loving the SW french Wines.
QOTD: Best Meals. My brother is in the Army. I promised him I would take him to Peter Luger when he got back from Iraq. No steak ever tasted better.

The best meal of my life??? That is almost an impossible question to answer. Family, Friends, conversation, location, mood, wine, life events, weather….these are all factors influencing my perception of an incredible meal. I’ve had many excellent meals, most recently at cafe Artemis in Helena Montana(where I am attending a French food and wine pairing this Wednesday). But the best meal of my life was probably prepared in my house. Every other year our group of friends get together and have a 30-40 something yard sale. We collect everything from mountain bikes and ski equipment to computers and collectables and have a 5 hour sale on a Saturday morning. We split the total sale dollars in half giving half to an agreed upon charity and taking the other half and preparing an incredible meal with wine pairings. My restaurant owner friend and myself put together a menu, shop for ingredients, select and purchase the wine and prepare the meal(all by midnight of the day of the sale). The idea is to sell, purchase, prepare and consume on the same day…it’s crazy fun. We get a ridiculous budget for food and wine from free (yard sale) money and feel great about giving to a charity….it’s win win. Our last meal consisted of a lightly smoked lobster tail and micro-greens/herb salad, a duet of carmelized carrot bisque and roasted red pepper soups, Steak au Poivre with a truffled celery root and potato puree and a dessert of a Montana Huckleberry/ Tahitian vanilla pots de creme. Each course was paired with wine and we finished with a vintage port. The menu wasn’t real original or elaborate but the time crunch limits what you can get done by midnight.