Tons of sushi and sake with the in-laws last night. Salmon, tuna, yellowtail, eel, etc. If I had to pick one type of food to eat the rest of my life, it would be Japanese hands down….

Started out July with a bang.

A couple of mexi-melts () as I had a huge stack of projects to turn around in one night before the last day of summer school.

I guarantee that there will be something good on the grill tonight.

BLT Burger

Went to Marche Moderne in Costa Mesa last night with Mrs. Glennk and Gkapoor and his wife. Marche Moderne is a welcome addition to the OC dining scene with simple but well prepared French cuisine and only $10 corkage. We started with NV Deutz off the list and Gkapoor brought a 94 Seavey Cabernet Sauvignon and I brought the 2004 Robert Keenan Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District. We are not big CA Cab drinkers, but both wines showed extremely well. The 94 Seavey was the biggest revelation for me, still youthful and would have fit nicely in a blind Bordeaux flight. For dinner, I started with an heirloom tomato and buratta cheese salad and a main of braised short ribs. Good night with great friends.

Gouda and almonds

Chopped salad
Lobster tails
Grilled NY strips
Sauteed mushrooms
Baked potatoes
Italian baguette

Dessert: Zinfandel

Asian beef.

Steak and chicken shish kabobs, cold vege pesto pasta salad.

Crab and asparagus crepe

Chateaubriand

Chocolate souffle

in Bermuda's best restaurant- Fourways

The last two nights have been much better.

Thursday night - grilled rib eye, grilled lobster tail, sauteed baby carrots, fettuccine with butter and herbs. 2006 Beringer Vineyards Chardonnay Sbragia Limited Release and 2005 Sbragia Family Cabernet Sauvignon Rancho del Oso.

Last night - grilled wild sockeye salmon, grilled prawns, grilled squash. 2005 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir Rio Vista.

Tonight brats and slaw with my roomate. Will celebrate the holiday tomorrow when I have my son.

One type of food for the rest of your life? Japanese? I love it, but it would not be my "one and only choice" -- it's not wine friendly, IMHO, especially for reds.

Roasted duck, chicken over rice.

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Originally posted by RDCollins:
One type of food for the rest of your life? Japanese? I love it, but it would not be my "one and only choice" -- it's not wine friendly, IMHO, especially for reds.

Kobe beef, short ribs, bbq, there are plenty of options for reds...

Lobster, rotissere chicken and bacon cheddar burgers. The perfect 4th of July feast. Today the leftovers turn into lobster salad.

Lots of good eats the last couple of days. Korean bbq at my in-laws Friday night with plenty of Korean beer and soju. Yesterday we had lunch at my favorite sushi restaurant in SoCal, Hamamori. A lightly seared slice of sea scallop over rice and a black truffle sauce with one slice of black truffle on top is probably one of the best single bits of food I have ever had. After lunch we went to a 4th party at a friend’s house where we munched on carne asada and nachos while sipping on some natural light from a keg (just like college). Then last night for dinner we threw some chicken on the grill and served it with couscous, sierra nevada and stone ipa.

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Originally posted by Dom'n'Vin'sDad:
The last two nights have been much better.

Thursday night - grilled rib eye, grilled lobster tail, sauteed baby carrots, fettuccine with butter and herbs. 2006 Beringer Vineyards Chardonnay Sbragia Limited Release and 2005 Sbragia Family Cabernet Sauvignon Rancho del Oso.

Last night - grilled wild sockeye salmon, grilled prawns, grilled squash. 2005 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir Rio Vista.

Now, THAT is more like it!

Two full racks of Santa Maria pork ribs
Sweet corn on the cob
Homemade guacamole
Potato salad (the first that I have made; it was actually edible )

Typical 4th fare at the club. Burgers, dogs, chicken, ribs, salad, slaw, chili. Fun time spent with friends.

Dinner @ a new Memphis restaurant called Flight(where everything is served in 3 flights):
Seafood Flight of BBQ Bacon wrapped Shrimp,Jumbo Crab Cake and Conch Fritter
Tenderloin Flight of Pork Tenderloin Chedder Grits, Veal Tenderloin w/ Whipped potatoes topped w/Brenaise and Australian Lamb Loin w/ Ratatouille

Grilled marinated flank steak, served on a bed of arugula with sliced red onion, cherry tomatoes from the garden and shaved parmesan. 1997 Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino.

All homemade at home:

Mixed green salad

Chicken thighs in a fig-orange sauce, white rice and sweet potatoes

Paired with 2008 Christian Salmon Sancerre Cuvee Vieilles Vignes

roasted chicken with ginger, scallions and sea salt over rice.

Baby back ribs, chicken/apple sausages, and hot link on the grill. Corn on the cob, plus a Thai-noodle salad. 2005 Young's Zinfandel.

After a weeklong feast, broiled flounder tonight

Grilled Calamari, grilled Halloumi cheese salad, Pouilly Fusse, grilled lamb rib chops, grilled onions and tomatoes, Rioja.