May The Stars Light Your Way
This evening, I participated in the ONE NIGHT, TWELVE KITCHENS event at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. This is the second annual occurance of this fundraising event. The monies raised benefit the students in the Culinary program. Read more…
Tonight, I participated in the ONE NIGHT, TWELVE KITCHENS event at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Dinner was an on-the-go sampling of a variety of dishes from the chefs at the event and a personal pan pizza that was provided…
Tonight’s dinner was an exceptional wine dinner at the IRON HORSE INN. The dinner celebrated the wines of the 1996 vintage, and the meal was memorable. Here’s the menu.
First Course
Duo of Seafood
Pan Roasted Line Caught Wild Striped Sea Bass, Tomato Gravy, Wild Mushroom Creamy Polenta
Flash-fried Fresh Sardines, Roasted Red Pepper Asparagus Sautee
1996 Justin Isosceles
1996 Flora Springs Trilogy
Second Course
Duck Duo
Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras, Chocolate French Toast, Cherry Compote
Backwoods Smoked Duck Breast, Cherry Chutney
1996 Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon
1996 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
Third Course
Duet of Lamb
Char-Grilled Rack of Lamb, Rainbow Swiss Chard, Lingonberry Mint Gelee
Braised Lamb Shank, Celery Root-Yukon Gold Potato Puree
1996 Joseph Phelps Insignia
1996 Quintessa
Fourth Course
Two Flans
Black Truffle Currant Flan
English Blue Veined Cheddar Flan
1996 Dominus (this wine turned out to be corked, so it was replaced with a 1996 Barbaresco)
1996 Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Wendy & I were both home tonight, a rare occurance during tech week of a show. I ordered LaRosa’s pizza (plain cheese for me tonight) to be delivered that will last me through the weekend, and Wendy ate some of her diet food.
I took a vacation day from the office today and spent time working around the house — mowing the lawn, doing laundry, and cleaning up a bit. While it wasn’t exactly a comprehensive spring cleaning (which we need to do!), I got a few things…
On the way home from my GARDE MANGER class tonight, I stopped at McDonald’s for a couple cheeseburgers and some water.
Simple dinner tonight as I enjoyed a quiet evening at home. Wendy had rehearsal for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Falcon Theater and I hung around the house, spending time with our pets and doing a few chores. I drove through Wendy’s to get a Mandarin…