Category Archives: Wine

The Library

Posted on April 18, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I guess that I am a bit of a true curmudgeon, because I enjoy reading books and I prefer hard bound editions with marbled paper, deckled edges and ridges on the spine; and if possible leather bindings with gold lettering … Continue reading →

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Camp Ticonderoga

Posted on April 14, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I remember the day that we were going to meet another couple for dinner at a restaurant called Camp Ticonderoga, that I had never heard of, but we were game for something different. The funny thing was that I kept … Continue reading →

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Mitchell’s Fish Market

Posted on April 12, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I can’t believe that I haven’t written about Mitchell’s Fish Market, as I was digging through my box of wine labels. Mitchell’s Fish Market was at one time under the Cameron Mitchell umbrella of restaurants, and Cameron Mitchell is the … Continue reading →

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Paraduxx

Posted on April 10, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Between working on this project at home and Lent, I am still dipping into my treasure trove of labels with the name of the restaurant on it. I have four men’s shoe boxes filled with wine labels that I have … Continue reading →

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Forte

Posted on April 8, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Finding more wine labels with notes on the back, until Lent ends or I find myself having a glass of wine without tempting my Bride. The restaurant that I am going to mention had a rather long run in Birmingham, … Continue reading →

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Boocoo

Posted on April 6, 2017 by thewineraconteur

This being Lent, it has been a rather dry period around here, as one of us gave up wine. I have also been working on the project that was stopped in the initial stages during my week of hell, and … Continue reading →

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Keeping it Local

Posted on April 4, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I am very sorry to say that prior commitments kept us from seeing “Dinner in Abruzzo: A Journey Home with My Culinary Godfather” and I have devoted three articles about past memories of Luciano Del Signore and I would be … Continue reading →

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Another Memory of Bacco

Posted on April 2, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Since I am still thinking about the documentary film “Dinner in Abruzzo: A Journey Home with My Culinary Godfather” I will mention one more memory of a great dinner under the guidance of Luciano Del Signore. We don’t get a … Continue reading →

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Gourmet Pizzas

Posted on March 31, 2017 by thewineraconteur

While I am thinking of the documentary film “Dinner in Abruzzo: A Journey Home with My Culinary Godfather” I am also thinking of the great pizzas that are made by Luciano Del Signore. His first foray into pizza making after … Continue reading →

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“Dinner in Abruzzo”

Posted on March 29, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I was reading the paper this morning and there was a supplement about a film festival in Detroit and one of the films was “Dinner in Abruzzo: A Journey Home with My Culinary Godfather” and it featured two of the … Continue reading →

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