Category Archives: Dining

A Great Phone Call

Posted on August 9, 2013 by thewineraconteur

On occasion I get phone calls from friends about wines, and I am sure that if you are reading this, and you are known among your friends for wines, you get similar calls.  I was actually getting ready to write … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s Cucina Italiana

Posted on August 7, 2013 by thewineraconteur

I recently had dinner with a friend at a restaurant, which started its origins back in my old neighborhood.  As kids we used to congregate at a park, and if it we would walk or drive across the other side … Continue reading →

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A Girl’s Week

Posted on August 5, 2013 by thewineraconteur

Charlotte, North Carolina has been sending a siren call this way, since the last time we went there.  Alas, this time was I was not as accessible, but my Bride was as she went off on a “girl’s” vacation and … Continue reading →

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The Reunion

Posted on July 30, 2013 by thewineraconteur

The day finally arrived, for ages it seemed like it was never going to arrive and then it happened.  A reunion for a group of alumni from a Junior High School from Southwest Detroit is what I am talking about.  … Continue reading →

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A Conference Dinner

Posted on July 28, 2013 by thewineraconteur

This was a night, which I had originally blocked on my calendar to help go and help decorate a hall for an upcoming reunion that I have been working on.  About a week prior the date was changed, and the … Continue reading →

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The Masters Restaurant in Madison Heights, Michigan

Posted on July 26, 2013 by thewineraconteur

There is a rather curious sight when one is at the corner of Dequinder and Thirteen Mile Road in Madison Heights, a Northern suburb of Detroit.  If one is even remotely familiar with the game of golf there is a … Continue reading →

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Another Planning Meeting for my Reunion

Posted on July 24, 2013 by thewineraconteur

Periodically I bring you up to date on the plans for my open year Junior High School Reunion and we just had the last planning meeting, as it is one week away, actually by the time you read this the … Continue reading →

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The Sardine Room in Plymouth, Michigan

Posted on July 20, 2013 by thewineraconteur

During the recent Plymouth Art Fair, I went with some friends along with many thousands others to walk the downtown area to look at the arts and crafts offered at each booth on both sides of several of the streets … Continue reading →

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Cowley & Sons Irish Pub in Farmington, Michigan

Posted on July 18, 2013 by thewineraconteur

Sometimes one goes into a restaurant by happenstance and gets a new pleasure.   One night my Bride finally got home, a bit frazzled from a day at the office, because she had so many projects to complete.  Upon her arrival, … Continue reading →

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The Enjoyment of “Splits”

Posted on July 16, 2013 by thewineraconteur

One of the best laws that came down the pike in Michigan was the allowing of one to take an unfinished bottle of wine home from a dinner at a restaurant.  I am sure that there have been plenty of … Continue reading →

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