Tag Archives: Italy

Roma Cafe at the Eastern Market in Detroit

Posted on October 1, 2012 by thewineraconteur

I can’t tell you how many times we have eaten here.  It is off the beaten path, even when you are in downtown Detroit.  If you are going to go to Roma Café, you are going to go there.  It … Continue reading →

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Gene & Georgetti – Chicago

Posted on September 28, 2012 by thewineraconteur

During one of my semi annual buying trips to Chicago, one of the vendors asked if I wanted to go to the private party his company hosted during the show in a private room at this acclaimed restaurant.  I told … Continue reading →

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La Bistecca – Plymouth, MI – Ornellaia

Posted on September 22, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Way off the beaten track in Plymouth, Michigan right on the border of Livonia is La Bistecca (Italian for The Steak).  It really is off the map, because as they say “you can’t get there from here.”  It is a … Continue reading →

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Little Italy – Northville – Brunello di Motalcino

Posted on September 19, 2012 by thewineraconteur

I remember the first time we went to Little Italy; it was off of the downtown in an old home that was retrofitted for a restaurant.  All of the rooms on the main floor were configured for maximum seating for … Continue reading →

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Christopher Plummer, Barrymore and a Barolo

Posted on September 13, 2012 by thewineraconteur

One of Canada’s National Treasures is Christopher Plummer, who most people only know as Captain Von Trapp from the Sound of Music.  He did a one man play called “Barrymore” originally at Stratford and then followed it up at the … Continue reading →

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Al Green’s and “Play It Again, Sam”

Posted on September 9, 2012 by thewineraconteur

I was in high school, and I was going on a date to see the stage production of Woody Allen’s “Play It Again, Sam.”  It was the first legitimate play I had ever seen and I was excited to see … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Jumbos

Posted on July 27, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Chianti is the only wine (outside of Champagne and Communion Wine) that was popular and common in my neighborhood of Southwest Detroit.  It was not uncommon to know several of the older men who made wine in their basement and … Continue reading →

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