Category Archives: Dining

“You Are Getting Sleepy…Sleepy”

Posted on May 22, 2014 by thewineraconteur

If you are of my generation that grew up watching black and white “B” movies on television when there was only six channels, then you remember hearing the above statement when there was a hypnotic experiment occurring whether for nefarious … Continue reading →

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A Garden Wedding

Posted on May 18, 2014 by thewineraconteur

I remember that we were driving and it seemed forever to get to a wedding site out near Holly, Michigan. It was a very pastoral area, and I thought for sure that we had made a wrong turn and we … Continue reading →

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The Rio Grill in Carmel

Posted on May 16, 2014 by thewineraconteur

One of the great things for a wine lover is to be in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Carmel Valley is just on the other side of the highway and that means wine and food, of course that is also true in Carmel. On … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day

Posted on May 14, 2014 by thewineraconteur

“So I said, ‘Where do you want to go for your anniversary?’ She said, ‘I want to go somewhere I’ve never been before.’ I said, ‘Try the kitchen!’” Henny Youngman in Goodfellas and almost every other television and nightclub spot … Continue reading →

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What Wine Goes With Leftovers?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by thewineraconteur

I wrote about all the preparations to get the Sunday afternoon reception done for friends and family of the happy couple. Needless to say, there was way more food made then was necessary, which tends to be the norm when … Continue reading →

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A Reception Made With Love

Posted on May 6, 2014 by thewineraconteur

I had mentioned how we had gone to Las Vegas for a destination wedding for our son and new daughter-in-law. With the economics involved with such a wedding, my Bride and I were the only ones to attend the nuptials. … Continue reading →

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Debbie Reynolds and Le Cirque

Posted on May 2, 2014 by thewineraconteur

I have been going off and on to Las Vegas for years, more so nowadays to visit two of my children and five grandchildren that live there. Some more astute vacationers select their times to coincide with a show by … Continue reading →

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Easter Dinner

Posted on April 28, 2014 by thewineraconteur

Preparations were at full steam after my Bride returned from doing readings at her church for Easter morning. The final details for the rooms with decorations and getting all of the gifts for Easter for the children; as well as … Continue reading →

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Another Easter Eve Party

Posted on April 26, 2014 by thewineraconteur

One of the biggest hurdles is that it is hard to get family members together, as each sibling and cousin gets married and has their own family. The holidays are for families. My one cousin got very creative several years … Continue reading →

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A Special Evening for my Dinner Club

Posted on April 22, 2014 by thewineraconteur

I have wrote often about my dinner club, and it is one of the oldest organizations still in existence in the City of Detroit, and it was even honored accolades at a breakfast when Detroit was celebrating its Three Hundredth … Continue reading →

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