Runs with knives!
This evening, the HAPPY MOUTH SUPPER CLUB entered our fifth year of monthly dining. It was Wendy B’s month to select, and she did a great job in choosing Germano’s Restaurant. Germano’s Restaurant, one of the top Italian Restaurants in the Midwest, has been delighting…
In Las Vegas Nevada, we joined Scott, Emily, and Sarah for dinner at 9 Fine Irishmen in NYNY Hotel & Casino. We dined on a variety of different dishes — a Sausage Pail, Salt & Pepper Prawns (gigantic!), Sheppard’s Pie, and I had a roast…
Tonight’s dinner was our ‘date night’. Based on the recommendation of Jean-Robert, we ate at Le Cirque in the Bellagio Hotel & Casino on the Strip in Las Vegas Nevada. This ‘jewel box’ of a restauarant seats 80 guests and overlooks the fabulous fountains of the Bellagio. Passing through the tiny bar area, rich with polished woods, you enter the small dining room with its swooping, silk-tented ceiling and whimisical circus scenes in muted colors on the walls.
Wendy & I decided to go to Le Cirque based on the recommendation of Jean-Robert. He trained the executive chef, Jeremy Lieb, at the Maisonette. Based on that recommendation, we made reservations. When I called to confirm our reservations, I inquired if it was possible to greet Chef Lieb and was told that he was no longer with the establishment. A little snooping, and I found out that there’d be quite a shake-up in the restaurant just a few weeks prior, so my expectations of an earth-shattering meal went out the window. I expected it to be good, but a kitchen in transition doesn’t produce amazing food.
  Wendy & I wanted to take Doug & Kelly out for a nice meal to thank them for hosting us this week. Based on my previous (breakfast) experience, we decided to take them to Bouchon, a classic French bistro and oyster bar, in the Venitian…
 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, 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 evening was another monthly outing of the HAPPY MOUTH SUPPER CLUB, and it was Tracy’s month to pick. Tracy indicated that she was feeling bold after her two most recent picks, so she selected THE CELESTIAL in Mount Adams. The Celestial has an absolutely…