Category Archives: Dining

The Saturday of Mother’s Day Weekend

Posted on May 18, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Mother’s Day Weekend had the families going in twenty different directions it seemed.  My Bride tried to make the most of the situations and celebrated Mother’s Day on the Saturday that was the day for the monthly cousins’ luncheon.  It … Continue reading →

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NOVI Chophouse, Three Wines and The Caller

Posted on May 12, 2019 by thewineraconteur

The last time I was at the NOVI Chophouse it was in the Baronette Hotel, in Novi, it is now in the Crown Plaza Hotel, but still in Novi.  The City of Novi has a curious history, especially about the … Continue reading →

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Soon to be a Doctor

Posted on May 10, 2019 by thewineraconteur

We had a wonderful celebratory dinner the other night, as one of our nephews just graduated with all sorts of honors and has been accepted to medical school.  The universities may think they are liberal, but not when it comes … Continue reading →

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My Dinner Club at Rocky’s

Posted on April 26, 2019 by thewineraconteur

My dinner club has tried a few new venues and one of them was Rocky’s of Northville.   Rocky goes back to the heady days of the late Chuck Muer restaurants and Chuck Muer had helped Rocky turn Northville Charley’s into … Continue reading →

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Marrow

Posted on April 24, 2019 by thewineraconteur

After seeing An Armenian Trilogy, we had reservations at a new restaurant that had opened up called Marrow.  It is located in an area now known in Detroit as West Village, to me it is just outside of Indian Village, … Continue reading →

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An Armenian Trilogy

Posted on April 22, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Some may think that The Lord of the Rings was dubbed in Armenian, but it is the name of symphonic opus that was written to remember and commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide by the Turkish Ottoman Empire … Continue reading →

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Some Red Wines in Kentucky

Posted on April 18, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Family get-togethers are great and when they are a long weekend, there is plenty to party about.  I would guess the real hard work is for the host and hostess, because it is their house, their dishes, their food and … Continue reading →

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“Why Photograph Those?”

Posted on April 16, 2019 by thewineraconteur

There we were, the entire clan in Louisville, and all having a good time.  There was like eighteen people in and out of the house and the kitchen was definitely the center of attention.  The kitchen never closed.  How all … Continue reading →

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Supercalifragilistexpialidocius

Posted on April 14, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I began telling a tale about being in Kentucky, and then I was side-tracked, just like I am in real life.  One thing about Raconteurs is that, no matter how flustered or way-laid, we eventually get back to a story, … Continue reading →

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Dinner Before a Tasting

Posted on April 6, 2019 by thewineraconteur

We were looking forward to another virtual wine tasting courtesy of snooth.com and the house was in kind of a turmoil. I get nervous, because I will be on the same stage more or less with many other wine bloggers … Continue reading →

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