’97 Dinner
Okay, this one’s a doozy. I was on a momentary history kick. So I’d gone back and done some searching on things that happened in various fields in February of ’97s – starting with 1397…
The January Red Dinner
A study in red, long before “monochromatic” dinners became all the rage among chefs in the 2010s…. The photo forming the foundation of the menu, if it doesn’t immediately register is of a section of…
The Best Affordable Wines from Around the World
Q San Francisco January 1997 Pages 40-41 If you were going to go on a round-the-world trip and had only one steamer trunk, what would you take? Tradition says all you need is a towel,…
Wine Notes – January-February 1997
Felidia Ristorante Wine Notes January – February 1997 One of the more enjoyable tasks we have at our restaurants is the search for new wines. Our staff were invited to spend a day out searching…
Post-Chanukah Stress Syndrome Supper
Post-Chanukah, Pre-Christmas, it was holiday time, and this was just a chance to unwind with some friends and have a little fun re-imagining some of the traditional foods I grew up with. POST-CHANUKAH STRESS SYNDROME…
Wine Notes: December 1996 – January 1997
Felidia Ristorante Wine Notes December 1996 – January 1997 Tiny Bubbles What exactly is this bubbly stuff that set everyone but Cole Porter a tingle? Where does it come from? How is it made? Whose…
Orient Express
I was trying to figure out why I picked this particular date to celebrate the route of the Orient Express, but nothing comes to mind, nor shows up in online searches. It would have made…
East Village Eats
Q San Francisco November 1996 Pages 34-36 New York The QSF Guided Tour East Village Eats Welcome to the new frontier. Sure the East Village is home to New York’s grunge set. And yes, it’s…