mikeskaj

Hello all, I've been lurking on the board for about a year and finally decided to come out of the shadows. This is such a great community and well run bulletin board that I'm really starting to feel guilty that I haven't contributed anything to it. I'm a transplant to DC by way of Chicago. I'm here for the next few years repaying my debt to Uncle Sam for putting me through medical school. I live on U Street and plan to post some updates on my experiences up there soon. I grew up in TX and spent quite a few years in NM so I have definite opinions on BBQ and Mexican food. I'm planning on making it to the PS7 Happy Hour next week and look forward to meeting some of the faces behind the posts.

I had the pleasure of dining with my family at Dino on the 23rd for the feast of 7 fishes. This was my first time at Dino and everything was outstanding. The consensus highlights for the table were the lobster ravioli and the whole roasted fish. My mom who usually doesn't like fish as much as the rest of us even raved about it. The pacing of our meal was just right with everybody feeling that the amount of food was just right. As there were 5 of us I asked Dean if we should go with the wine pairings or choose individual bottles. Dean said he could find us something "interesting" and he more than came through. For close to the price of the wine pairings he came through with 3 bottles. We had a Legrein and a Kerner that I can't recall the producers name that matched the first courses perfectly. The coup de grace though was the Mt Eden Vineyards pinot noir with the main course. I've enjoyed pinot with fish before but this came together beautifully. Dean's enthusiasm and knowledge of wine helped make the evening a great success and I will definately be back to explore more of the menu.

SEPTEMBER 25-29, 2006 10 WINES FOR $10 WITH LUNCH Anybody going next week? I'm going on monday and this is my first experience at the DC restaurant. I've had really good experiences in Chicago and assume the setup will be similar.

I'm new to the board. Just moved here from Chicago and wanted to let you know that as of Sunday Binny's in Chicago was selling the 2005 Boxer and Two Left Feet for $17.99 a bottle. Binny's isn't my favorite wine store in Chicago but occasionally they will have some good deals. I agree that this is not a type of wine for everybody. Binny's website. http://www.binnys.com/index.cfm