Category Archives: Dining

Capo’s Restaurant & Speakeasy

Posted on February 8, 2015 by thewineraconteur

Mulligan: All right, Charlie; that the joint? Toothpick Charlie: Yes, sir. Mulligan: Who runs it? Toothpick Charlie: I already told you. Mulligan: Refresh my memory. Toothpick Charlie: Spats Columbo. Mulligan: That’s very refreshing; what’s the password? Toothpick Charlie: “I’ve come … Continue reading →

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Lunch With My Son

Posted on February 6, 2015 by thewineraconteur

The purpose of all the trips to Las Vegas is to visit the children and the grandchildren that live out there; at the expense of gambling and nightlife. Of course we also have to work around the work schedules of … Continue reading →

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Embers in Summerlin

Posted on February 4, 2015 by thewineraconteur

Our first night in Las Vegas and we were trying to get together with our children and grandchildren, and since we were staying in Summerlin we went to a restaurant near all involved. Embers is wonderfully close to where we … Continue reading →

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“How Lucky Get One Guy Be?”

Posted on February 2, 2015 by thewineraconteur

Of course now I will be singing this Dean Martin song for the rest of the day to myself, and “aint that a kick in the head?” By the time this is published I will be back to the more … Continue reading →

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“The Caller” Calls Again

Posted on January 31, 2015 by thewineraconteur

One of my favorite recurring characters that I tend to mention is “The Caller,” which is a great sobriquet that a fellow Blogger “The Winegetter” dubbed him. While I was doing some mundane work at the house, I received a … Continue reading →

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Brass Pointe and a Surprise

Posted on January 29, 2015 by thewineraconteur

I often talk about my dinner club, including my prior article, as we meet at different restaurants the year round. One of the restaurants that we have been going to for years is the Brass Pointe in Farmington Hills, Michigan. … Continue reading →

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The Botsford Inn

Posted on January 27, 2015 by thewineraconteur

As I am getting material ready for one of my dinner club meetings, I remembered a place that was one of our former secretary’s favorite places to have a meeting on the west side. We would meet at the Botsford … Continue reading →

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Big Bear Lodge in Brownstown

Posted on January 25, 2015 by thewineraconteur

For the most part, families tend to live in the same geographic district as the rest of the family, but there are always exceptions to this rule. Here in the Detroit area, it is basically divided between the East and … Continue reading →

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And Some Bubbles for New Years Eve

Posted on January 17, 2015 by thewineraconteur

Dinner was completed and so were all the desserts and we were getting ready to bring in the New Year. There were hats and tiaras for the younger ones and we were getting all of the flutes lined up for … Continue reading →

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The Red Wines of New Years Eve

Posted on January 15, 2015 by thewineraconteur

We had quite the crowd over for New Years Eve, and people were still coming in after all the appetizers and munchies had been put out and finished. There was more hectic work in the kitchen getting all of the … Continue reading →

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