Category Archives: Dining

New Year’s Eve 2018

Posted on January 10, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I really enjoy going out to eat and drink and if there is a chance to dance that is a real bonus.  How can a man not want to be out with his lady in all of their finery enjoying … Continue reading →

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Pins and Skins and Whatever Else

Posted on January 8, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Some families are big, and some families are BIG.  There are five girls in my Bride’s family and then add husbands, children and grandchildren and then the numbers grow exponentially.  On top of that add just first cousins and their … Continue reading →

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Corporate Christmas 2018

Posted on January 6, 2019 by thewineraconteur

For years I was part of Small Business and every year at Christmas time some of the employees would lament that we didn’t have a party.  My boss who was the head of the corporation always use to say that … Continue reading →

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Christmas Day 2018

Posted on January 4, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Christmas Day is always hectic, or at least it was to us.  After my Bride came back from assisting in the rites at her church for the morning mass, she came home and we exchanged the Christmas presents.  The next … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 by thewineraconteur

It really felt odd this Christmas season, as we were not doing our normal hosting duties.  One of my Bride’s sisters wanted to hold the dinner at their house.  Which was a nice change of pace, though my Bride did … Continue reading →

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An Older and a Younger

Posted on December 29, 2018 by thewineraconteur

There we were, The Wine Raconteur Senior and Junior getting ready to sit down for dinner.  We had just finished having appetizers and now on to the main event.  It was even better because we had our Brides with us, … Continue reading →

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What a Difference

Posted on December 27, 2018 by thewineraconteur

Sometimes you don’t think about the difference between a craft wine and a commercial wine until they are side by side.  We were all excited to have another dinner with an old friend of mine, and now ours, The Wine … Continue reading →

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It is Time to Hide

Posted on December 23, 2018 by thewineraconteur

“A man’s home is his castle” is an idiom that is bandied about and some claim that it derives from Cicero and others from Blackstone.  I found an evening where valor was the knowledge of not trying to demand that … Continue reading →

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Hyde Park in Northville

Posted on December 13, 2018 by thewineraconteur

Ms. Yoga was totally happy that we were trying a steakhouse that she had been to in Florida and had a chance to introduce us to it, in our own backyard.  Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse is actually in Northville Township … Continue reading →

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Some Wines to Get Dinner Going

Posted on December 11, 2018 by thewineraconteur

While Ms. Yoga was in town, we were going to go try a new restaurant in Downtown Detroit.  Ms. Yoga and my Bride were going to watch football at the stadium.  Now you have to understand that at some unknown … Continue reading →

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