Category: RECOMMENDED

  • Septime

    Septime

    Lunch today at Septime. Looks so unassuming outside and in which belies the quality of the food. The made the most of their ingredients to develop flavors esp. in the sauces which were always rich, seasoned, and layered. I think Andrea and Trisha’s favorite dish was the tomato dish with several preparations of the tomato…

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  • La Moutarderie Edmond Fallot 

    La Moutarderie Edmond Fallot 

    Back in Beaune, we did the tour at the Edmond Fallot Moutarderie (mustard mill). Learned a good amount about mustard making and we got to make our own Dijon mustard by grinding mustard seeds, adding salt, vinegar, and water. We then did a bit of a tasting with a few of the different mustards (Dijon,…

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  • Chateau Meursault

    Chateau Meursault

    Morning was tour and tasting at Chateau Meursault (located in Mersault of course). We tasted 8 wines (3 whites and 5 reds) four of which were premier cru and one grand cru). I liked the Pommard the best since it was so full bodied and tasted of dark fruit and Andrea’s favorite was the Corton…

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  • Domaine Faively

    Domaine Faively

    We did just a little bit of touring stone Romanee-Conti and Clos Veugeot and then headed to our tasting at Domain Faiveley. Since there was a bit of rain, everyone was sent home except for our hosts so again we were literally the only ones there at the entire property, which admittedly gave a more…

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  • La Cuverie de Vosne

    La Cuverie de Vosne

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    Lunch was at just down the street from the tasting club at La Cuverie de Vosne. We’re primarily had charcuterie and since other dishes which were delicious.

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  • Vosne Tasting Club

    Vosne Tasting Club

    Another great day of tasting. First we had an appointment at the Vosne Tasting Club where we were literally the only ones there. They have this beautiful tasting room in a cellar where they serve and sell wines that we’ll not easily find back home. We enjoyed all five of the wines we tasted I’m…

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  • William Frachot

    William Frachot

    The dinner at William Francot was an enjoyable experience overall with fantastic technique and layered flavors, with some great highlights, but other dishes that were only appreciated, but didn’t live. One of the highlights was their version of oeuf en meurette with the sauce as rich as you could ever hope for. I also thought…

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  • Noodle in a Haystack

    Noodle in a Haystack

    This week’s dinner was at a small high end ramen restaurant that seats 10-12 people. This was the Spring Extended menu, so dishes change seasonally and the extended menu differs from the weeknight counter menu, but is largely the same as the Friday Sake Pairing Extended menu (which features a couple different dishes and exclusive…

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  • Birch & Rye

    Birch & Rye

    Andrea and I were feeling lazy for dinner today, so we decided to eat out in our neighborhood. There are 3 new restaurants that we still haven’t tried, but we decided to go to one of our tried and true restaurants, Birch & Rye, a restaurant with elevated Georgian/Russian cuisine. We started with a couple…

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