DonRocks Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 It's ridiculous that we don't have a thread for Mark Slater, a personal friend of mine, and donrockwell.com Member #14. Aside from Mark being exceptionally gifted as a a fine-dining sommelier - both in terms of maintaining a wine list, and in establishing a rapport with customers - I have had the pleasure of dining with him on many occasions, and he has an excellent palate. In 2007, he won the James Beard Foundation's national award for "Outstanding Wine Service" while he was sommelier at Citronelle. One thing many people don't know about Mark is that he studied harpsichord in Vienna, Austria, and is an accomplished harpsichordist. Having seen him play many times, I can verify that he is an outstanding sight reader, which is an incredibly difficult and underrated skill to develop and possess. His sub-specialty is early Rennaissance music, but he can handle most any work for harpsichord, and is a good enough sight reader to "fool" the listener into thinking he knows a piece, when it's actually the first time he's ever looked at it. Mark doesn't know I'm writing this, and may ask me to take it down, but I'm not going to - he deserves widespread recognition as one of the most important, influential figures in Washington, DC restaurant history - certainly when it comes to wine. At this point, he is truly the Patriarch of all area sommeliers, and should be recognized as such by all those who follow in his footsteps, both now and in the future. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Thanks, Don. You forgot to mention my modesty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Don, you should also say that he is a wicked wit of the east, and also a helluva nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 You left out one fine selector of extremely great wines, Zora. We attended the soft opening of Pennsylvania 6 last year and were totally blown away by Mark's wine pairings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 I wanted to let folks know about this: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, DonRocks said: I wanted to let folks know about this: Oh cripes that just sucks. Good luck Mark. Reminder: Don't shop at Cleveland Park Wine and Spirits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 8/23/2019 at 11:05 AM, DonRocks said: I wanted to let folks know about this: That definitely sucks, Certainly one of the finest sommeliers around and one hell of a fine friend as well. Nothing but the best coming your way, Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Mark- if you see this post, best wishes on all your treatments. Thinking about you and sending positive thoughts your way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 That sucks. I am sorry to hear this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Best of luck, Mark. Best wishes. Best everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Wells Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Mark, this blows on many levels. Hopefully the treatments go well. PS Had a great meal at Pennsylvania 6 but unfortunately never made it back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.R. Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 8/23/2019 at 11:05 AM, DonRocks said: I wanted to let folks know about this: I mean, that's gotta be illegal. Wouldn't he fall under some sort of protected class? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr food Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Good luck Mark! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgast Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Yes - good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Sending well wishes your way! I was clearing out a kitchen drawer and came across a matchbook from Yannick’s with your name on it. That was a pretty long while ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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