Gary, You have done a great job. I like WLTV.

QOTD: Best Meal I have ever had would be at Parkway Grill on my parent’s anniversary this year.

The best meal I can remember was when my company hired a professional chef to do a cooking demo at our store on a Big Green Egg charcoal grill. He slow cooked a London Broil that I can only assume had been marinated by God Himself. I’ve never seen so much juice come flowing out of a slab of meat as what I saw that day!

The best meal I can remember was when my company hired a professional chef to do a cooking demo at our store on a Big Green Egg charcoal grill. He slow cooked a London Broil that I can only assume had been marinated by God Himself. I’ve never seen so much juice come flowing out of a slab of meat as what I saw that day!

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I’d have to put my money on Picasso at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Easy one: Bones in Atlanta with my wife for our one year wedding anniversary. I had a filet, she had lobster, sick chocolate lava cake dessert, and of course some good wine: Rombauer Cab (I forget the year…it was before I was into wine).

I hope I win!

Great show, I’m not above getting my name entered in the drawing:

QOTD: Best meal I ever had- A picnic, believe it or not- a beautiful day sitting outside with my wife, parents at my favorite Idaho winery Koenig drinking their dynamite 2003 Cuvee Alden bordeaux blend with crab salad sandwiches. Best meal ever because of family that I love, perfect weather, delicious food, amazing wine and really the meal that kicked off my real love for wine. Man that was awsome. If I won the $500 bottle of wine, I’d be drinking it with the same crew too…so pick me for them, Gary, I’ve never had a three figure wine!

My greatest meal was the first time I ate at Herbfarm. The theme of the evening was “Super Cattle in Seattle”. Most of the dishes incorporated Wagyu beef in one form or another. Got to the restaurant at 6 and left just before midnight. A total of nine courses and six wines were served. Can still remember the taste of the tenderloin poached in olive oil paired with an ’02 Delille Cellars D2. It started a tradition of my wife and I going to Herbfarm once a year to try to hit each theme (26 in all).

Living in New Orleans, the QOTD is pretty hard to answer since almost EVERY meal is fantastic. I would have to say that the best meal was an annual occurrence (before I became vegetarian): I would wake up every Friday-after-Thanksgiving to the smell of my dad boiling down the turkey carcass to make stock, spend the whole day shopping with my mother, and then come home to his turkey and sausage gumbo with file, not okra!

Two questions for you: 1-What in the world kind of wine would you consider pairing with gumbo? and 2-Now that I’m vegetarian, I’m curious to your opinions on vegetarian wines. Does the omission of isinglass make much of a difference to you?

QOTD: A Seafood bake on a beach in Mauritius! The sunset is beautiful down there…

QOTD: A Seafood bake on a beach in Mauritius! The sunset is beautiful down there…

QOTD: Of course the greatest meal is any meal my sweetheart.

QOTD: Maison Akira 20 year anniversary fixed menu with wine pairing. Japanese/French cuisine. Shared with my then fiance who is now my wife.

QOTD: Maison Akira 20 year anniversary fixed menu with wine pairing. Japanese/French cuisine. Shared with my then fiance who is now my wife.

The greatest meal I ever had was chicken thighs braised in a coconut cashew sauce, dried currant rice pilaf, red onions marinated in paprika and lemon juice, kashmiri walnut chutney, and parathas. I washed it down with a bottle of Harpoon IPA.

French Laundry during our honeymoon in wine country. Letting the chef make the best choices for you meal plus the impeccable made for a memorable experience.

QOTD: My greatest meal ever franks and beans after being food poisoned and not being able to eat for over 24 hours.

It’s hard to pick a best meal, since I’ve had a lot of great ones. They almost all involve friends, family and alcohol of some sort. Since it’s hard to pick, I’ll pick out my best wine-related meal. My wife and I got a bottle of Lafitte (1992, I think?) for our wedding from a family friend. We knew nothing at all about wine, so took it to a restaurant for our 2nd anniversary and enjoyed it without having any idea what it was. It was fantastic. When I got home, I looked it up on the internet and we were embarrassed about not knowing what we were drinking. It was amazing, though!!!

QOTD: My favorite meal (which I can no longer enjoy) was was when we would go to my ex-girlfriends beach house and go crabbing for dungeness crab. Boil the water right there on the beach, and eat till we could eat no more, and then eat some more, no butter needed, just the natural sea salt. That was heaven on Earth in my minds eye. Wow, Washington’s San Juan Islands…..look em’ up! BEAUTIFUL!!!

My most memorable dining experience was at Tre Fratelli Italian restaurant in Pensacola, Florida. Set in the historic Seville Square District the restaurant was established in a beautiful old two story home. The romantic dining rooms were dimly lit by candle light and glowing antique chandeliers. My favorite menu item was Bruschettaâ?¦a plate of fresh pasta covered with tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, fresh herbs, with mozzarella and feta cheeses. I have traveled to Italy and have found that it would be hard to equal the evenings I’ve enjoyed at Tre Fratelli.

My most memorable dining experience was at Tre Fratelli Italian restaurant in Pensacola, Florida. Set in the historic Seville Square District the restaurant was established in a beautiful old two story home. The romantic dining rooms were dimly lit by candle light and glowing antique chandeliers. My favorite menu item was Bruschettaâ?¦a plate of fresh pasta covered with tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, fresh herbs, with mozzarella and feta cheeses. I have traveled to Italy and have found that it would be hard to equal the evenings I’ve enjoyed at Tre Fratelli.

QOTD: About 10 years ago I took a long weekend in New Orleans. Every meal I had there was absolutely fabulous. From the beignets for breakfast to the late night crawfish boils and all the red beans and rice between, I couldn’t imagine a better meal.

QOTD: About 10 years ago I took a long weekend in New Orleans. Every meal I had there was absolutely fabulous. From the beignets for breakfast to the late night crawfish boils and all the red beans and rice between, I couldn’t imagine a better meal.

QOTD….That’s an easy one…..3/20/07, cold pizza around 4:00am at home by myself…it was the night my son was born and I just got home from the hospital relieved that my wife and newborn son were ok…

Great Episode, I’m going to have to try the Saint Jean Du Barroux L’oligocene 2003.
QOTD: Thanksgiving this year: Great food and wine with family.

Great Episode, I’m going to have to try the Saint Jean Du Barroux L’oligocene 2003.
QOTD: Thanksgiving this year: Great food and wine with family.