Category Archives: Dining

Magic Kingdom

Posted on March 1, 2013 by thewineraconteur

My Bride and I went to Orlando, Florida for holidays once.  She had been there before and I had never been.  While she was enchanted with the venues, all I could think of was where can I eat and more … Continue reading →

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Fellini’s in Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted on February 27, 2013 by thewineraconteur

Once on a trip to Las Vegas for business, I was taken by a salesman to Fellini’s Ristorante Italiano at the Stratosphere Hotel and Tower for dinner.  The hotel is at the other end of the strip where I usually … Continue reading →

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Visiting a New Home

Posted on February 26, 2013 by thewineraconteur

Some dear friends of ours built a brand new house out in the country on a private road on a private lake.  We went out to see the new house now that it has been completed.  The last time we … Continue reading →

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The Courthouse Grille in Plymouth, Michigan

Posted on February 24, 2013 by thewineraconteur

I have mentioned before that I belong to a dinner club, and we meet once a month for our hobby and to socialize.  The club is over a hundred years old, and when I first became a member I was … Continue reading →

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Fonte D’Amore in Livonia, Michigan

Posted on February 23, 2013 by thewineraconteur

As I just finished writing my praise for Luciano DelSignore for his newest accolade at his Bacco Ristorante, I just have to write about the restaurant where we first met.  My Bride and I had just bought our house and … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Bacco Ristorante

Posted on February 22, 2013 by thewineraconteur

This past week a restaurant that I have mentioned before Bacco Ristorante in Southfield, Michigan received The Detroit Free Press 2013 Restaurant of the Year.  Add to this that they had received a couple years earlier Hour Magazine’s award and … Continue reading →

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Declaration, Cold Mountain and a Cold Chardonnay

Posted on February 20, 2013 by thewineraconteur

We were going to have dinner at 82 Queen in the evening and we were walking around the downtown area.  When we got to Queen Street it was cordoned off for a movie.  They were filming a scene from the … Continue reading →

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Boone Hall Plantation, Magnolias in Charleston, South Carolina

Posted on February 19, 2013 by thewineraconteur

One day while we were enjoying the charms of Charleston, we became real tourists and took a trip to Boone Hall Plantation, which is one of the few working plantations in the South.  While it is not Tara or Twelve … Continue reading →

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Fort Moultrie, Cypress and a Sauvignon Blanc in Charleston

Posted on February 18, 2013 by thewineraconteur

One of our day trips while we were on holidays in Charleston was to Fort Moultrie and the Fort Sumter National Monument, which is part of the National Park Service.  This fort defended Charleston Harbor from the Revolutionary War to … Continue reading →

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Belly Dancers and Wine

Posted on February 16, 2013 by thewineraconteur

For years, one of the popular niche types of entertainment in the Metro Detroit area was Middle Eastern Music with “Belly Dancing.”  This type of entertainment seems to have vanished from the landscape and has been replaced with over sized … Continue reading →

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