Hello My Friends,
Spring keeps trying to pop out of the ground. We're enjoying spring ramps in the dining room on several dishes and we're pickling some for later in the year. We pickle the white part near the base and make a pesto from the green part above. The pesto will be on the menu tomorrow evening in Catherine Lombardi.
Morels are still a week or so away. When they arrive in appropriate quantity and quality, we'll announce our Morel Tasting Menu in Stage Left and liberally toss them with various pasta, spring peas and mint in Catherine Lombardi. Stay tuned!
You may remember that the Paul Hobbs Wine Dinner in January of this year was a huge success. In 2008, Robert Parker named the eight most influential winemakers in the world; Paul was among them. Ray Isle recently asked Parker how he felt about that assessment today. Robert Parker:
"It’s interesting that all the people I listed as the most influential wine consultants in 2008 have actually increased their influence...as well as the number of their clients, and that’s good news for the wine consumer. Anything associated with their names is of undeniably high, high quality."
Yea, we agree. In fact, we first said that in 1993.
Though we are Paul's favorite, even we had some difficulty securing sufficient wine for this year's dinner. He is in great demand, and his wines for this and next vintage at least, are in short supply. So we've decided to open our cellar to offer to our email list the opportunity to purchase some Hobbs wine for home.
All wines are limited and subject to availability. To order call 732-828-4444 ext 200: We're handling the Hobbs stuff personally.
All wines by Paul Hobbs: 10% Discount on a Case
| Chardonnay 'Ritchie Vineyard' 2010; Paul Hobbs; Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California, USA | $80.00 |
| Pinot Noir 2011; Paul Hobbs, Russian River | $55.00 |
| Chardonnay “Marchiori Vineyard” 2011; Bramare; Mendoza, Argentina | $43.50 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon “Marchiori“ 2010; Bramare; Mendoza, Argentina | $75.00 |
| Malbec “Rebon” 2010; Bramare; Mendoza, Argentina | $75.00 |
| “Volturno” 2009; Cobos; Mendoza, Argentina (3 bottles limit) | $220.00 |
| Malbec 2009; Cobos; Mendoza, Argentina | $185.00 |
| Malbec 'Cobos-Marchiori Vineyard' 2008 Mendoza Valley, Argentina | $200.00 |
| Malbec "Marchiori Vineyard" 2009, Bramare, Mendoza, Argentina | $94.00 |
| Malbec 'Valle de Uco' 2010; Bramare; Mendoza Valley, Argentina | $45.00 |
| Chardonnay 2010; Paul Hobbs; Russian River (extremely limited) | $49.50 |
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