May The Stars Light Your Way
Since we had rehearsal for DINNER WITH FRIENDS, the show I’m directing for Falcon Theater, this evening, I made a quick run to McDonald’s for some chicken strips and a salad. Simple meal, not very tasty, though the McDonaldland Cookies were good. Â
Tonight was Oscar night. Chuck & Kristy were kind enough to host an Oscar party at their house and asked everyone to bring something to share. We baked a Brie (the tops of which Wendy decorated with a cut-out Oscar statue and a movie camera…
Tonight, a group of us (Bob, Sharon, Jay, Angel, Chef Doug, Wendy, and Drew) met at the Iron Horse Inn in Glendale for a Saturday night Wine Dinner. It was a good time. Here’s the menu:
The Iron Horse Inn Restaurant
Italian Wine Dinner — Saturday March 4th, 2006
First Course
Rustic Italian Bread, Roasted Prawn, Ricotta Salata
2004 Villa Antinori Toscana Blanco
Second Course
Cheese Course
2001 Frescobaldi Benefizio
Third Course
Roasted Squab, Black Truffle Gnocchi, Yellow Tomato Broth
2000 Melini, Chianti Classico Riserva, La Selvanella
Fourth Course
Chargrilled Pork Chop, Wild Mushrooms, Pork Confit, Tomato Ragout
2003 Ornellaia, Le Volte
Dessert
Once Baked Biscotti
2004 Vietti Moscato D’Asti
It was a fun evening full of great conversation and laughter. The food & wine overall were very good. An enjoyable night!
 This afternoon, I spent my thirteenth day in the kitchen of Jean-Robert at Pigall’s, the 4-star French restaurant in downtown Cincinnati. I arrived at 1:00 and stayed until 5:30 since we had dinner plans this evening. While there, I prepped a variety of products and…
Tonight’s dinner was a small one. We stayed home and watched some television and ate food that was around. I had cereal for dinner — Captain Crunch. Yum.
This evening was a stay-at-home night, a rarity when we’re both involved with shows. We stayed in, nestled on the couch and enjoyed pizza and calzones from LaRosa’s.
I didn’t have rehearsal tonight, but Wendy did — their first read-through of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. She’s playing Audrey, and I’m very proud of her for landing that role. She’ll be awesome. Since time was rather tight between me arriving at home after work…