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List w/o Commentary: excuses for not posting

Posted by Us on August 11, 2010

WordPress hacker Johnny A infiltrated all of our sites
Google put Swirl on a list of sites that will kill your computer
We hate Johnny A and hope his fingers catch on fire every time he touches his keyboard
We are overwhelmed by the empties which are rapidly piling up
sometimes drinking wine is easier than writing about it
He has just started a fancy new job at a university that requires him to be (mostly) hangover-free
some weeks are more vodka-y and bourbon-y than wine-y

Tags: we'll be back to regularly scheduled blogcasting soon

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List w/o Commentary: two days of indulgent eats/drinks

Posted by Us on June 30, 2010

Tuesday breakfast:

Us: French roast coffee (on stove top percolator)

Tuesday lunch:

Him: 6 inch turkey and Swiss cheese on Italian bread with light mayo (at Subway)
Her: salad leftover from night before with Krugermann’s pickles (at Her house)

Tuesday night dinner at Canelé:

Us: Chateau Cadillac, Bordeaux Superieur 2006
Us: L. Preston, Red Table Wine, 2006
Us: “Friends Cook at Canelé” with guest chefs Samantha Peale and Michelle Huneven, featuring bleeding beets and soft lettuce salad; skirt steak, white beans, greens, and roasted corn; boysenberry pie with cinnamon ice cream

Tuesday night nightcap:

Us: Cactus cooler, Skyy vodka, and lime cocktails (at Her house)

Wednesday breakfast:

Us: French roast coffee (on stove top percolator)

Wednesday afternoon lunch at Little Next Door

Us: Chateau Haut-Rian, Bordeaux Blanc 2009
Us: Mediterranean Spread: baby artichoke dip, romesco, hummus, tatziki, greens, pita
Him: Croque Madame
Her: Smoked chicken salad sandwich

Wednesday evening aperitif:

Us: Sauvignon Blanc, St. Supéry 2007

Wednesday dinner:

Tags: Friends Cook at Canele, Little Next Door, St. Supery, yes the diet starts tomorrow

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List w/o commentary: Wednesday’s eats and drinks

Posted by Us on May 15, 2010

Summary of the standouts from our long day:

Sauvignon Blanc, Cono Sur Organic 2009
Cava Rosé, Cristalino Brut NV
Tempranillo, Mirto, Ramon Bilbao 2005
Txakolina rosé
Lou on Vine meats and cheese including Hook’s 10 year cheddar and Batali salumi
Campanile/ Tar Pit sliders (or were they from AOC?)
Vinoteque chocolates (or were they from The Avalon Hotel?)

Now, here is specifically what We ate and drank on this International wine-ing day. We were joined by our couples-double-date friends D and M in the evening.

Breakfast (Her house):

Nature’s Path Organic Flax Plus cereal with Trader Joe’s Anti-oxidant nuts and berry mix, 2%milk (Him)
Luna bar (Her)

Wines of Chile blogger tasting (Her kitchen table):

Sauvignon Blanc Reserva, Veramonte 2009
Sauvignon Blanc, Ventisqueo Queulat 2009
Sauvignon Blanc, Unduraga T.H. 2009
Sauvignon Blanc, Wild Fermented, Valdivieso Single Vineyard 2009
Sauvignon Blanc, Santa Rita Medalla Real 2009
Sauvignon Blanc, Cono Sur Organic 2009
Sauvignon Blanc, Haras de Pirque 2009
Sauvignon Blanc, Vasa Silva 2009

Wines From Spain presents: The Great Match (SLS Hotel)

Wines tasted:

Tempranillo, Crianza, Ramon Bilbao 2005
Tempranillo, Mirto, Ramon Bilbao 2005
Albariño, de Fefinanes 2008
Albariño, Mar de Frades 2009
Albariño, Martin Codax 2008
Tio Pepe Fino Sherry, Gonzalez Byass
Cava Rosé, Cristalino Brut NV
Rioja, Finca Valpiedra Reserva 2004
Blanco La Mancha, Finca Antigua 2008
Rioja, Siera Cantabria 2006
Rioja, Palacious Remondo, La Montesa 2006
Rijoa Reserva, Marqués de Riscal 2004
Rijoa Gran Reserva, Marqués de Riscal 2001

Restaurants sampled:

AOC (forget what)
Bazaar (olives and a tomato thing: all of us)
Campanile/ Tar Pit (sliders–or was that AOC?: Him, D, and M)
Grace (salmon: all of us)
Oliverio (The Avalon Hotel) (burrata: Her)
Vinoteque (a beef thing?: all of us and chocolate?: Him, D, and M–or was that from The Avalon?)
DISCLAIMER: cannot exactly remember who served what–a lot of wine had been sampled at this point

Late night snack at Lou on Vine, wine and food tasted:

Txakolina rosé
meats and cheese including Hook’s 10 year cheddar and Batali salumi (all of us)
market salad and burrata (Her)
chocolate cake/tart thing (Him)
apple pie with Hook’s 10 year cheddar (M)
strawberry shortcake (D)
glass of red wine, don’t remember what (She and M, but the boys took sips)

Tags: lou wine bar, SLS Hotel, we're still recovering, whew that was a marathon of a day

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List w/o Commentary: Lucques dinner (photo edition)

Posted by Her on April 20, 2010

Tags: Lucques, skirt steak, Sunday Suppers at Lucques, Suzanne Goin

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List w/o Commentary: Dinner at Harrison’s house last night

Posted by Her on April 2, 2010

Pre-game:
Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley Vineyards

Pre-dinner:
Cremant d’Alsace Brut Rosé, Lucien Albrecht
Quincy, Adele Rouze 2008
Rosé, Columbia Valley, Charles and Charles 2009
aged goat cheese
French butter with fleur de sel
jamon serrano

Dinner:
Just for the Love of It, Sine Qua Non 2002
Syrah, lillian 2006
mussels in white wine with snip yourself fresh herbs
baby romaine with anchovy viaigrette
leg of lamb with rosemary, marjoram and lavender
roasted beets, potatoes, and baby carrots

Digestif:
The Balvenie 12 year old

Tags: lillian syrah, Sine Qua Non

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List w/o Commentary: Barbrix last night

Posted by Her on February 14, 2010

Drink:

Blanc de Blancs, Parigot & Richard N/V
Savennieres, “L’Enclos,” Morgat 2006
Tempranillo, Tinto Pesquera 2005

Food:

seared ahi tuna carpaccio with sambuca fennel, orange aioli, cara cara oranges, 2009 olio nuovo
hamachi crudo with ginger creme frâiche, avacado, paprika oil
deviled eggs with marinated boquerones
saffron arancini stuffed with smoked mozzerella
and three cheeses I forget the name of