Runs with knives!
This evening was the first Saturday Wine Dinner at the Iron Horse Inn in Glendale, Ohio. Wendy & I attended with Bob & Sharon and had a really nice evening. Here’s the menu… Clos Du Val Winery Dinner July 1, 2006, 7:00 p.m. Special Guest:…
When I got home this evening, I suggested to Wendy that we go to the Iron Horse Inn to sample their new Grill Menu, which we both thought sounded pretty good. We had to wait to make sure a couple of Wendy’s clients who were returning from vacation could pick…
This evening, Angel, Wendy, and I went to the Iron Horse Inn, this time to really try their new grill menu (unlike Wednesday when we were …derailed in our effort).
We sat in the red room (downstairs), though the weather was certainly mild enough to sit outside. We liked the rather-empty red room instead of the considerably-crowded patio for dinner tonight. We sampled Bacon Wrapped Sirloin and Gorgonzola Skewers; Prime Rib Chili; Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf; the Big Eddie Burger; and Firehouse Grilled Cheese. Everything was really good, and we enjoyed chatting with S-Brett, Jeff, Robert, and everyone else (including a last-minute appearance by our dining buddy Joe!).
We had a fun evening out with our friends Bob & Sharon tonight. When we ran into Paul Sturkey at the Iron Horse Inn‘s most recent wine dinner, he invited us out to his restaurant, Sturkey’s, for a tasting menu. We took the restaurant up…
I was contacted by the chef d’ cuisine at Jean-Robert at Pigall’s to see if I could provide some relief services (ie: work some shifts) while one of the staff goes on vacation or something. As I understand it, I’ll be covering a full station…
We had quite a day planned today — Wendy & I, along with friends Mike & Angel, were going to see Vance Gilbert play at THE HOOD TOUR in Cincinnati’s Eden Park then go to dinner at the Iron Horse Inn. We were excited about both parts of the event — first, seeing Vance. He’s one of our favorites and we hadn’t seen him for some time, so were looking forward to it. Secondly, there are some new menu items we wanted to try at the Iron Horse Inn so this felt like an opportunity to do so.
The plan was this… Everyone would meet at Angel’s apartment at 4:30 and then drive down to the park in one car. When Wendy & I arrived at Angel’s, there was a very sick raccoon lying in the driveway. As Wendy stated, healthy raccoons don’t just lay around like that. Wendy called animal control to help him on his way. After Mike arrived, we headed to the park. When we got there and picked up a schedule of the acts, we saw something that caught our attention. Vance was scheduled to perform at 4:30 (it was nearly 5:00 at the time). However, Tracy Walker, a local singer/songwriter, was performing (and was very good). Worried that we’d missed him, we asked a staff member and found out that Vance’s flight had been delayed due to bad weather, so he wasn’t there. Undaunted, the four of us walked around the Mirror Lake at the park and had a nice time listening to music from some of the other, non-Vance, acts.
After a while, we decided to head toward dinner, so we dropped Mike & Angel at Angel’s apartment (so they could get their cars) and headed up to the Iron Horse Inn, where we had a very nice dinner and got to try several of the new menu items, including Stuffed Risotto which made for a great four-person appetizer. We hung out at the bar listening to Jeff play the piano. Wendy & I snuck off around 12:45 and came home!
I worked at Jean-Robert at Pigall’s today, from 1:30pm until about 10:30pm. During that time, I worked prep in the main kitchen doing things like preparing an amuse bouche of steamed asparagus and goat cheese wrapped in puff pastry. This will be baked, sliced, and…