QOTD: Veal Christina at Paesano’s in San Antonio. Side of pasta with Butter and Garlic, House Salad, and their famous Garlic Bread. Usually paired with a Pinot Grigio, sometimes a Chard. Every time it’s outstanding.

Runner-up: Ziti Bolognese at Dublin’s Pub in Chicago. Ziti with a 3-meat sauce (beef, pork, veal), sliced Buffalo Mozzarela, and fresh basil. Paired with a Zin.

QOTD: Best meal ever was hot mickeys (russet potatoes rubbed with butter/olive oil and seasoned with kosher salt and cracked black pepper then wrapped in foil) cooked in a campfire with nicely seasoned, very slowed grilled huge hunks of beef short ribs over the same campfire. The meat was so tender and tasty, while the potatoes were quite literally, melt in your mouth delicious.. add some great conversation and a few glasses of wine…the best meal ever!

QOTD: It was a restaurant near the Colosseum in Rome – a little north and up the hill. I can’t remember it’s name, but they spoke no English and were out-of-the-way.

I ate Tortellini alla Panna con Prosciutto Crudo (cheese tortellini in a cream sauce with chopped ham), and it was incredible. The bread tasted as if they had invented it. And afterwards, I tried real, honest-to-goodness cappuccino for the first time in my life – and was totally hooked.

I won’t ever forget that meal 🙂

Great show!!!

QOTD: Was my 14 birthday when my mom and dad took me out to celebrate and told me I can order anything on the menu…surf & turf! And boy was it delicious! Not only because I felt special but because they were there to share it with me!!!

Besides my mother’s pork, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes, or turkey dinner or maybe chicken stoltzfus, when the moment is right, a Pittsburgh traditional Primanti Brothers sandwich, fries, fried egg and all…

QOTD – Fresh Speckled Sea Trout I caught myself, pan-seared in butter with garlic roasted potatoes and corn. Simple, but oh so good.

I have just had the best meal of my life at The Strip House in Las Vegas. We had a private room in the wine cellar and the food and service was fabulous.

Also, I just popped a 2001 Massetto at my retirement party and it was also grand. I know I killed a baby but what a great wine to celebrate my getting out of jail. (my job)

I need the 1990 Massetto!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ken

The greatest meal I’ve had I prepared for my extended family for Christmas 2000.

My immediate family and i were celebrating our 1st Christmas in our new house, so we hosted Christmas. The menu consisted of A wonderful dry-aged standing Rib roast w/ a red wine sauce, roasted root vegetables, sauteed asparagas and wild rice, for dessert I baked a chocolate marble cheesecake. Everything was immensley enjoyed by all. The wines that accompanied the entire festive occasion where supplied by my brother-in-law, several cult cabernets from his wine cellar,in addition to a few chardonnays. Even the dogs got a treat of the rib bones.

The greatest meal I’ve had I prepared for my extended family for Christmas 2000.

My immediate family and i were celebrating our 1st Christmas in our new house, so we hosted Christmas. The menu consisted of A wonderful dry-aged standing Rib roast w/ a red wine sauce, roasted root vegetables, sauteed asparagas and wild rice, for dessert I baked a chocolate marble cheesecake. Everything was immensley enjoyed by all. The wines that accompanied the entire festive occasion where supplied by my brother-in-law, several cult cabernets from his wine cellar,in addition to a few chardonnays. Even the dogs got a treat of the rib bones.

The best meal that my wife and I had was in November 2005 at Victoria and Albert’s at the Grand Floridian at Walt Disney World. Seven magical courses along with a great wine flight.

Best meal I had was a bowl of Pho Bo in Vietnam. It was fragrant and fresh like a spring morning. If I win the wine I’ll send you a photograph of the Pho! Thanks, Seiko.

tasting menu at le calandre outside padova, italy with my fiance.
after 4 hours of unbelievable food and wine it ended with a baby bottle each of warm rosemary tea.

The best meal I ever had was in Lyon,France with my cousin and family. It was in the old downtown area, tucked away. Great local wines and cheeses. Great group of people. A fantastic memory.

At 28 Atlantic on Chatham, MA (Cape Cod). I was on my honeymoon with my wife and had an amazing meal while we watched the sun set over the atlantic.

QOTD: Restaurant Le Jardin des Remparts in Beaune, lunch in the garden on my honeymoon: a perfect instance of everything coming together for a pure moment of not bliss, but joy.

Best meal I ever had was a charity feast at Flemings Steakhouse. UNREAL!

The best meal I ever had was the tasting menu at Alinea in Chicago in March of 2006. I never knew how good food could be until I went there.

Greatest meal ever: Mom’s Spaghetti Casserole. Can’t wait to go home next week to get some.

On March 11th of this year, which is my wedding anniversary. My wife and I had dinner at ‘Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse’. The steak basically melted as you cut and ate it. We also had some scalloped potatoes that were to die for.

Medium file mignon with mashed potatoes, steamed broccolis, a sweet Riesling, and a sweet potato topped with whip cream desert.

QOTD – a wonderful venison chop, grilled. Simple roasted redskin potatoes and grilled mixed veggies, all done on the grill in the backyard. With my parents, wife and a Le Roi 1937 Richebourg.

QOTD – a wonderful venison chop, grilled. Simple roasted redskin potatoes and grilled mixed veggies, all done on the grill in the backyard. With my parents, wife and a Le Roi 1937 Richebourg.

Filet Med Rare with a blue cheese ravioli….steamed spinach….and 2000 lynch bages bordeaux…YUMMY

I’m very much a foodie, so I have had a lot of great meals. The most recent one I had was last month at Restaurant Medure in Ponte Vedra, Florida. It was a wine dinner for winemaker Allan Green of Greenwood Ridge winery.

We started off with the 2006 Greenwood Ridge Sauvignon Blanc, paired with a variety of hors d’oeuvres: Tuna Tartare and a variety of imported cheeses. The Sauvignon Blanc paired well with the hors d’oeuvres with its crisp and refreshing palate. It was tart, with good acidity and a well-balanced finish.

Next was the first course: Tempura Colossal Crab with Coconut Curry Broth paired with the 2006 Greenwood Ridge Riesling, Mendocino Ridge. The spiciness of the Curry Broth was a perfect match for the off-dry and fruity Riesling. Delicious!

The second course was just as good: Portobello Mushroom Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese, Pistachio and Cranberry Vinaigrette paired with the 2006 Greenwood Ridge Pinot Noir, Mendocino Ridge. Can I just say…WOW! The berry flavor of the Vinaigrette brought out the strawberry-ness of the Pinot Noir, and the pungent goat cheese brought out the smokiness.

Our entree was next: Dry Rubbed Long Island Duck Breast with Foie Gras, Carmelized Onion and Truffle Spaghetti Squash paired with the 2002 Greenwood Ridge Merlot, Mendocino Ridge. Absolutely fantastic! The duck was tender and smoky which was perfect with the Merlot’s woodsy balsam notes.

Last, but certainly not least, was the dessert. Ahhhh, the dessert: Open-Faced Apple Tart with Mascarpone Pastry Cream and Lavender Honey paired with the 2004 Greenwood Ridge Late Harvest White Riesling. Again, it was a great pairing. The wine was not too sweet or acidic and had wonderful melon and pear notes.

All in all it was a terrific meal. You could tell that the chef took some time to come up with the best courses to pair with these wines. Hubby and I both gave this wine dinner two enthusiastic thumbs up 😉

Bounty Hunter, Napa, Early December 2005, Post harvest wind down, The Rib Eye was the best piece of meat on the planet!!!
$1000 worth of wine might have helped though, but BOY IT WAS GOOD!!!