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Spencer is quite a guy. Love his wines too. My sous chef was out there in March and got to visit his tasting room. Had a blast.Having found out via a UVa sports-and-politics website, of all places, what Spencer has been up to, I got a bottle of the Elizabeth Spencer 2004 Pinot for myself for Christmas via K&L and shared it with my wife New Years Day. It was exquisite.Over thirty years ago my then-girlfriend and I baby-sat Spencer's Great Pyrenees, Dudley, while he had a year of post-graduate adventures, and stuff. Great dog. Great guy.
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I will not give you an argument there. But those are the rules I and everyone else must live by...Go up a few posts and go to my original question. The prohibition on this is completely archaic. That and not being allowed to sell liquor in grocery stores is dumb as well. ABC stores are the biggest rip off ever and their selection is poor as well. -
before this devolves into a discussion about VA ABC laws, and I agree some are archaic... Anything specific you think is antiquated?The great Commonwealth has quite a few 'antiquated' laws regarding the sale of alcohol. -
sorry, I misspoke (or typed) if that was the case, then yes its very legal. But to simply walk in with a bottle and want it served with your dinner. Nope.whoa nelly.......complete fact finding before claiming that an establishment is 'breaking the law'...........2941 is NOT breaking the law......corkage fee charged on the basis of having a private dinner party in a private dining room.......... -
I honestly don't know what is dumber, the law or paying someone 30 bucks to open and pour your wine...this is officially the dumbest law ever. next to a foie gras ban. -
Yeah that was a great show. But shows like that do not exist on FN anymore. I quit watching it years ago for a lot of the same reasons I quit reading the Wine Spectator. Empty, shallow content with just enough to make it intersting, but in the end a total waste of time.In a way, Mario Batali did a good deal of teaching about food on his prior show Molto Mario. He gave information about regional and seasonal foods in Italy, and cooked the dishes as they would be done there, not here. That was a fantastic show and I'm envious of all those who got to sit at his table. -
I know, you are absolutely correct. But it wouldn't hurt to put a show on once a day dedicated to actual food education or awareness of issues that could positively impact peoples lives. Would it?None of the above is very entertaining and is too political for the network, but I understand where you are coming from. -
If it yields a "star" like Sandra Lee or RR is it really necessary?? Jesus, enough already. Id like that network to tackle real issues like why are people starving in this country or a focus shows on real, sustainable agriculture and farming. Not the fucking primp and fluff of tablescapes or the evermore irritating phrases like EVOO and yummo.
Rant over, sorry.
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I dont know what is scarier, a 1050lb. wild hog or an 11 year old that can handle a .50cal revolver... Anyone who has fired one knows what I mean.
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Dude, you need counseling... Obsession is not healthy...and a Rachel Ray obession is bizarre on many levels.Finally! I sent this to my wife... she said "Rachael Ray is trying to take over the country."God bless Rachaemerica!
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thats a big party... I wonder if it would be like Brick Tamblin's pants party?
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Most ice houses (suppliers) have dry ice for sale but a word of caution on the use of liquid nitrogen... It can fuck you up. I have seen it first hand. If you do find some, make sure its food grade and foremost, invest in safety equipment.
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If the choices are Gray Ghost or Oasis, definately Gray Ghost. Oasis is a beautiful setting, but the wine at Gray Ghost is far superior.
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um... yes they are. There is so much more available in the market right now to even consider one of these thirty.hey, they aren't ALL awful...It sounds like it might be an investment list, as in return on investment if someone buys stock or something? Anywho...They are all rather high production wines, including some $3-5 per bottle wines...might be a wine score-retail cost ratio list? -
It looks like an inventory sheet from the local Giant or Food Lion...
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I agree, Saveur. It is all about the food. Gourmet is like the Wine Spectator...
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She does occassionally have something to say, but 99% of it is forgetable. Consider Rachael Ray as a religion. If you have religion, fabulous! But keep that shit to yourself...
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No, I had hoped but he had a scheduling conflict. Walter Seligman will be here. And you are right, he IS a great guy. Had a chance to meet many years ago through Spencer Graham.
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Rosenblum Cellars Winemaker’s Dinner
Saturday, March 31st at 7:00pm
Flint Hill Public House -- Flint Hill, VA
Five Courses
Cured Salmon with Shaved Fennel Slaw
Roussanne 2005
Cioppino
Petite Sirah Heritage Clones 2005
Magret Duck with Swiss Chard & Goat Cheese
Syrah Hillside Vineyards 2004
“Five Degrees of Hanger Steak”
Zinfandel North Coast 2005
Zinfandel Redwood Valley Annette’s Reserve 2004
Pistachio Cannolli
Black Muscat Gallagher’s Reserve 2005
Price is $79.00 per person (includes tax and gratuity)
Contact information:
Flint Hill Public House
John and Denise Pearson chef/owners
540-675-1700
675 Zachary Taylor Hwy
Flint Hill, VA 22627
www.flinthillpublichouse.com
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I just love my pork spatula!!
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Wow, I was going to chime in yesterday, but this post sums up my feelings exactly. (Except, I bet my hangover is worse.) I would only add:I've been holding off from weighing in on this little flap, but a very slight hangover and a general old-school "back in my day" crankiness compel me to set my slightly shaky hands to keyboard this morning. Dan, you're a nice kid but you're way off base here. I am not some boot licking acolyte of St. Bourdain (his worship of Batali makes me want to puke and I share Waitman's opinion of his fiction) but he does not champion only "utterly inaccessible dishes," but anything that is made with care and attention to flavor and tradition. He evangelizes about Vietnamese street food and Fergus Henderson's rustic lips and a**holes cuisine with the nearly the same fervor that he bring to his rhapsodizing about Thomas Keller's precious little joint in Napa. If his hyperbolic enthusiasm gets one more person to get off their Stouffers-gobbling ass and head down to their local Pho parlor then I will cheerfully pitch in to build him a bigger soapbox.He sussed out Rachael Ray's message pretty accurately in my opinion:To quote someone who I don't quote often
, Rachael is the EVOO splashin' Food Network Beacon of the soft bigotry of low expectations. Basic kitchen skills and knowledge have eroded to the point that even the combining of prefabricated ingredients in thirty minutes is celebrated as inspiring people to "cook." It's remarkable that fifty years ago, Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was written with the average American housewife in mind. Her message that fresh, seasonal food is important, and her reassurance that YES, you can do this, was revolutionary. Now, cooking from Mastering gets immortalized for Gen X hipsters by Julie Powell as the kitchen equivalent of the labors of Hercules. You cannot convince me that the marketing of Ms. Ray and her dumbed down cuisine is, as Martha would say, a Good Thing. 
Yum. Oh.
Yum No.
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The point I was trying to make was children need to behave when in public, PERIOD. Break it or buy is all well and good, but the fact is the thing would not have been broken if that parent was minding him. Furthermore, do you think the kid would break something at home if he didn't get what they wanted? Mind your kids in public, period, or face the social and economic consequences.
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Oh I have a great one... A child, because his mother wouldn't make the waiter get him some Mountain Dew (which we don't serve), he decides to grab a ceramic chicken off a side table and smash it on the floor. Once smashed he said (and I kid you not) now get me a mountain dew or I'll smash something else. It took every fiber in my being not to impale the little bastard. The mother, clueless as she was, wasn't going to pay for the ornament. So I tacked the cost of the thing to the folks who booked the party. When they questioned it I suggested they take it up with the mother. Of course I was made out to be the bad person, not allowing children to be children. Now I don't have children myself, but jesus. If parents don't want restaurants to "profile" them, do one simple thing. Control your spawn...
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, Rachael is the EVOO splashin' Food Network Beacon of the soft bigotry of low expectations. Basic kitchen skills and knowledge have eroded to the point that even the combining of prefabricated ingredients in thirty minutes is celebrated as inspiring people to "cook." It's remarkable that fifty years ago, Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was written with the average American housewife in mind. Her message that fresh, seasonal food is important, and her reassurance that YES, you can do this, was revolutionary. Now, cooking from Mastering gets immortalized for Gen X hipsters by Julie Powell as the kitchen equivalent of the labors of Hercules. You cannot convince me that the marketing of Ms. Ray and her dumbed down cuisine is, as Martha would say, a Good Thing. 
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