DINNER 14: Saturday, January 14, 2006 — Jean-Robert at Pigall's

DINNER 14: Saturday, January 14, 2006 — Jean-Robert at Pigall's

On Saturday, January 14, 2006, Milan, Brian, Tracy, Ted, Wendy, and Drew dined at the best restaurant in Cincinnati, the incomparable Jean-Robert at Pigall’s. Our reservations were for 6:00, but we’d decided to meet at 5:30 to have a drink in Pigall’s intimate bar. We…

DINNER 15: Sunday, January 15, 2006

DINNER 15: Sunday, January 15, 2006

This evening, Wendy & I met Ted, Ginny, and Arthur at Pompilio’s in Newport Kentucky to celebrate Arthur’s birthday. Pompilio’s is a well-known institution in the city, specializing in southern Italian cooking and red sauce. We enjoyed our meals very much — Drew got tortellini…

DINNER 16: Monday, January 16, 2006

DINNER 16: Monday, January 16, 2006

Since I had the day off for MLK day, I cooked a pretty nice dinner for us. Here’s what I prepared: Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Caramelized Shallots & Red Wine Parslied Potato Puree Broccoli with Black Olives, Lemon, and Garlic We drank a nice Cabernet…

DINNER 17: Tuesday, January 17, 2006

DINNER 17: Tuesday, January 17, 2006

It was a very simple meal for me last night. Wendy had an appointment after work so I was on my own for dinner. Not wanting to eat the left-over’s from the previous night without Wendy, I prepared a couple cheese quesadillas along with a…

DINNER 18: Wednesday, January 18, 2006

DINNER 18: Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Wendy wasn’t feeling great after a visit to her dentist (Blue calls his “Dr. Toothy“), so our original plan of eating the left-over beef tenderloin was scrapped in favor of hot, comforting soups and noodle dishes from Lulu’s, a local noodle shop. Wendy liked her…

DINNER 19: Thursday, January 19, 2006

DINNER 19: Thursday, January 19, 2006

Wendy is feeling better from her recent trip to Dr. Toothy, so we finished up the leftovers (Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Caramelized Shallots & Red Wine and Parslied Potato Puree) from the other night. It was almost as good as the first time!

DINNER 20: Friday, January 20, 2006

DINNER 20: Friday, January 20, 2006

Sometimes, I wish I wasn’t journaling my food for this year. As a ‘foodie’ and trained culinarian, I feel that there is the expectation that each meal (well, dinner at least) that Wendy & I eat should be dramatic. Glamorous, even. Here’s the harsh reality,…