Heading out to Tojo's tonight for what Seaquam says will be special.

So far, Sea has a perfect batting average for the week.

Last night I made cod over sautéed pea shoots and a ginger, lemon, scallion broth. Recipe from Eric Ripert here. Turned out really nice. We had a nice QPR white with dinner, 2008 Torres Vina Esmeralda.

Wild coho salmon, green beans, and sliced tomatoes and cucumbers.

Grilled wild sockeye salmon, grilled zucchini and yellow squash, wild rice. 2003 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Belles Soeurs.

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Originally posted by Dom'n'Vin'sDad:

2003 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Belles Soeurs.

I'm confused... this young wine is from Oregon.

Has the budget crunch in California caused all of the local wine to dry up?

Grilled silver salmon, grill shrimp apps, heirloom tomatoes with balsamic, fresh local corn on the cob.

Going to Pop a 2006 Shea Estate Pinot Noir shortly

Cheers!!!

Another perfect day in Oregon

Grilled Chicken with Pablano peppers and rice.

What's this, no dinner post from KSC02 tonight?

Wait a minute...something about Thursday nights...something about sombreros...all you can drink margaritas...

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by Dom'n'Vin'sDad:

2003 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Belles Soeurs.

I'm confused... this young wine is from Oregon.

Has the budget crunch in California caused all of the local wine to dry up?

Yes young, but not as young as the '03 BF The Vineyard

And, yes, the budget crunch in CA is very, very ugly.

Grilled NY strip, sauteed mushrooms, fettucini with herbs and butter. 2005 St. Clement Oroppas.

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Originally posted by MJAlbers:
What's this, no dinner post from KSC02 tonight?

Wait a minute...something about Thursday nights...something about sombreros...all you can drink margaritas...

It's a little scary how tuned in you are to some of my habits MJA.

While sombrero night DID cross our minds, we opted for:

Red Snapper with a Black Olives & Capers Salsa
Broccoli

(2005 Montes Alpha Syrah)

followed by a Romeo y Julieta Churchill on the back balconey to finish the day.

Last night: Grilled lamb loin chops with roasted new potatoes and sautéed shiitakes. We had the 2006 Termes which was a tannic monster. I have found the Termes drinks well young but this one needs lots of time.

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Originally posted by KSC02:

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Originally posted by MJAlbers:
What's this, no dinner post from KSC02 tonight?

Wait a minute...something about Thursday nights...something about sombreros...all you can drink margaritas...

It's a little scary how tuned in you are to some of my habits MJA.

Hah! An old habit for me, I used to frequent a "Mexican" joint for "Thirsty Thursdays". Always fun Thursday nights, not so much Friday mornings!

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Originally posted by GlennK:
We had the 2006 Termes which was a tannic monster. I have found the Termes drinks well young but this one needs lots of time.

What vintages of Termes have you found that drink well young, Glenn?

My experience with Termes is only with the '04 vintage. I drank one young and found it very similar to your '06. The others I have of this vintage are laid down and I assumed to stay that way for a least a few more years.

I'm interested in your take on Termes, overall.

Grilled bratwurst, corn on the cob, sliced tomatoes, lemon sorbet for dessert.

Sirloin
Baked potatoes
Grilled Zuchinni
Grilled tomatoes

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Originally posted by KSC02:
What vintages of Termes have you found that drink well young, Glenn?

My experience with Termes is only with the '04 vintage. I drank one young and found it very similar to your '06. The others I have of this vintage are laid down and I assumed to stay that way for a least a few more years.

I'm interested in your take on Termes, overall.

I tried the 02 and the 03 young and while I thought they were “big” I don’t remember the searing tannins that I got in the 06 last night. I have yet to have a Termes with some age on it, but I have some 02, 04 and more 06 in the cellar so I’ll find out like you. This bottle could have just been a strange spot. Overall I really enjoy all the wines from Numanthia, with 02 being my favorite vintage overall so far. Had both the 02 Numanthia and Termanthia in the last year and they were awesome.

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Originally posted by GlennK:
Overall I really enjoy all the wines from Numanthia, with 02 being my favorite vintage overall so far. Had both the 02 Numanthia and Termanthia in the last year and they were awesome.

Agreed. I'm a BIG fan of Numanthia and was buying every year until recently as I've got a lot of it in the cellar (750's & mags) and that's enough for now.

With the right food pairing (it shows beautifully with pork filet) this wine can absolutely sing.

Mrs. Glennk and I went out to a newish Italian restaurant near Piccadilly Circus that has been generating some good buzz, Bocca di Lupo. Nice concept offering most items in small or full size plates so you have the option of sharing and trying some different stuff. We started with lightly fried squid, anchovies, courgettes and lemon (fried lemon slices are good). The next dish was a new one for me, sheeps milk ricotta gnudi with lamb ragu. Gnudi is ricotta formed into a ball, lightly flowered and then quickly boiled. The result is a wonderful fluffy pillow to mash with your ragu. I will be trying this at home very soon! I finished with a suckling pig roast that was tender and juicy. We started with a clean and crisp glass of Prosecco and then the simple but tasty 2006 Morgante Nero D’Avola. I avoid Piccadilly Circus as much as possible, but I will fight the crowds to go back to this place for sure.

Grilled Rib-eye, corn on the cob, double baked potato with a nice aussie cab.

Star of the show was the chocolate mousse with a Recioto we brought back from Italy. I wish I could find more of this excellent dessert wine locally.

Early dinner today while out on the bike.

Chicken Fajitas
Guacamole
Dos Equis (stay thirsty my friends)

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Originally posted by KSC02:

...out on the bike.

The kind with pedals, or a motor?

(If it's the latter, maybe you could ask Board-O to pick up a nice belt for you, while he's still shopping for that kind of stuff.)

Last night I cooked for a bunch of females:

Roasted bacon wrapped quail and quartered cornish game hens over garlic mashed potatoes, with parmesan and balsamic coated brussel sprouts and cranberry beans (I think thats what they're called). Made a reduction out of the quail juices and the remainder of some Evenus Zinfandel "Port" and drizzled it over everything. Delicious.

Before that we had a golden beet and goat cheese salad and some home made rosemary and lavender bread with good European butter.

Dessert was pomegranite (sp?) sorbet and fresh fruit.

The wines were:

2003 Stonestreet Legacy
2007 Searidge Cabernet

Luckily for me, the girls didn't like the Legacy, and preferred the $2.50 bottle from Safeway.

Over the last 3 days:

Indian tacos

Buffalo tenderloin

Burnt chopped "steak"

I have higher hopes for this evening.

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Originally posted by JMatthews:
Last night I cooked for a bunch of females:

Luckily for me, the girls didn't like the Legacy, and preferred the $2.50 bottle from Safeway.

I'm sure it's just a cultural thing in Marin County, but up here in the True North we expect a somewhat different report when somebody writes that they got lucky while cooking for a group of women.

We say po-TAY-to, but I'll bet you say po-TAH-to, eh?