What did you eat last night for dinner?

[Fabienne]

About 3-5% of all wines will be bad upon release, due to cork failure or taint, generally, but a more serious issue is heat damage or improper storage.  Provenance is very important when it comes to older wines, so that's why it's a lot easier to buy on release and cellar your own wines.  Purchasing older vintages from sources that you haven't dealt with in the past is going to be risky.

In my experience, in the US, if we're talking foreign wines, the percentage is even higher, unfortunately. I am sure it has a lot to do with transportation. We have discontinued going to a particular wine merchant because of the extremely frequent trips back to the store with the opened, unconsumed bottle... We plan to try another, whose owner is French. We'll see if the results are any better.

Last night: peppered beef roast with baked eggplant (thick slices topped with tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and feta cheese). 11 $ Rancho Zabacho Zinfandel (I forget which vineyard).

 

[FIHTies]

Last Night: Got far as the Potato soup and then saw that my wife was wearing a Hat. I got up to hit her and then... Hey wait...Wrong thread. Sorry. PS: No, I have never hit my wife.

 

[globetrotter]

Last Night: Â Got far as the Potato soup and then saw that my wife was wearing a Hat. Â I got up to hit her and then... Hey wait...Wrong thread. Â Sorry. PS: Â No, I have never hit my wife.

 

[drizzt3117]

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(drizzt3117 @ Mar. 09 2005,03:11) About 3-5% of all wines will be bad upon release, due to cork failure or taint, generally, but a more serious issue is heat damage or improper storage. Provenance is very important when it comes to older wines, so that's why it's a lot easier to buy on release and cellar your own wines. Purchasing older vintages from sources that you haven't dealt with in the past is going to be risky.
In my experience, in the US, if we're talking foreign wines, the percentage is even higher, unfortunately. I am sure it has a lot to do with transportation. We have discontinued going to a particular wine merchant because of the extremely frequent trips back to the store with the opened, unconsumed bottle... We plan to try another, whose owner is French. We'll see if the results are any better. Last night: peppered beef roast with baked eggplant (thick slices topped with tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and feta cheese). 11 $ Rancho Zabacho Zinfandel (I forget which vineyard).
Fabienne, to be clear, I meant that 3-5% of wine will fail due to cork failure, before it is shipped to anyone. Improper transportation and heat damage will account for a further percentage of wine to be bad before it gets to its final destination.

 

[Fabienne]

Einverstanden.

 

[VMan]

I'll revive this thread...

Right now I am eating some excellent home-made beef stew from a local high-end grocery store, a small loaf of really good and crusty french bread, some smoked Gouda cheese, and a bottle of wine. The last item is absolutely necessary, as I have a 3 hour class ahead of me tonight.

 

[Matt]

Microwaved some stew stuff the maid made. It wasnt very good.

A friend gave me cookbook which translates a lot of recipes to Vietnamese called 'Cooking Maid Easy' (!!!) - but she still manages to mess it up. Mostly because I suspect she has no mental image of how the dishes are supposed to look, and the book is a bad photocopy handed out by the International Ladies of Vietnam to new members.

I do love Vietnamese food, but I really miss 'real' food....

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by VersaceMan

I'll revive this thread...

Right now I am eating some excellent home-made beef stew from a local high-end grocery store, a small loaf of really good and crusty french bread, some smoked Gouda cheese, and a bottle of wine. The last item is absolutely necessary, as I have a 3 hour class ahead of me tonight.

You drink a bottle before class? You must learn a lot ;p

 

[riveroaks]

ENTREE
beef fajitas (just the skirt steak)
crab cake
beer battered halibut

DESSERT
blueberry yogurt
wasabi green peas

DRINK
cranberry juice

 

[VMan]

Sauteed chicken and shrimp, seasoned with Italian herbs, over spaghetti, with marinara sauce and parmesean/romano cheese.

 

[King Salmon]

Krill.

 

[rdawson808]

Tofu in yellow curry over rice and spinach all in a peanut sauce. I made it, and it was awesome.

bob

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

Went with Duveen to Pasta Mia, a legendary restaurant in Adams Morgan that has lines out the door at all hours. Waited a half-hour for a table. Had delicious prosciutto and mozzarella for an appetizer, then was presented with a plate of gnocchi with meat sauce that Takeru Kobayashi would have difficulty finishing. Ate half of it, brought other half home in styrofoam box. Looking forward to dinner tonight.

 

[Eric]

I spent 3 hours thawing, preparing and cooking calamari for myself.

It was the first real meal I have ever prepaired and cook myself. I'm rather proud of it...

Eric

 

[topcatny]

Bell & Evans Chicken Nuggets and ginger ale in between trying to get my daughter to eat her brocoli, chicken nuggets and apple, instead of throwing it on the floor.

Dinner is so much more enjoyable on the weekends when we have time to prepare a nice meal.