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www.amazon.com/wine

Mar 15, 2008 general food

Everyone’s favorite online retailer of virtually everything is poised to expand their reach a little further…

Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, is to start selling wine in the US, entering a business fraught with regulatory complexities and littered with the wreckage of previous failures.

Read about it in the Financial Times.

Tags: amazon.com, wine

Niche Tasting Menu

Feb 22, 2008 chefs, offal watch, restaurants, reviews

Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these courageous couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Of course in the case of Ellie and I we’ll call it sleet; and in place of couriers we’ll call ourselves diners; and instead of appointed rounds there was the fact that after we both got sent home from work early because the weather was bad, I realized we could walk into any restaurant we wanted in St. Louis and have our pick of seats. And so we went to Niche to have the new tasting menu because hey–Mathew put the kulfi on the menu, and in the back of my mind I believe he did it for me (even if he didn’t really).

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Tags: bonito flakes, Cauliflower, celeriac, Gerard Craft, Kulfi, lardo, lobster, Mathew Rice, Niche, Pigs Head, tapioca, Veruca, wine

St. Louis Wine Festival

Feb 7, 2008 events

With wines like Fetzer and Kendall Jackson, and participating restaurants including Fleming’s (and in the past Panera) this is the lamest Wine Festival I’ve ever seen.

Still, here are the details:

Tags: fetzer, forest park st louis missouri, kendall jackson, wine, wine festival

Spanish Wine Dinner @ Erato on Main

Nov 6, 2007 Illinois, events

If you didn’t look at the bottom of that Erato menu I posted, they’re having a Spanish Wine Dinner on November 28th. Here are more details as reprinted from their event card:

7:30 November 28th

Featuring the wines of America premier Spanish importer Jorge Ordonez and the culinary creations of Chef Kevin Willmann.

Tim Wermeling from Garnacha Inc. will be joining us from Chicago to present the wines specifically chosen for this event.

Ticket’s are $85 and seating is extremely limited

There will also be a Jorge Ordonez tasting at the bar from 5:00-7:00.

Please call (618)307-3203 to reserver your seats.

FYI - I just called and they said it’s about half full at this time.

Tags: Edwardsville, Erato on Main, Garnacha-Inc., Jorge-Ordonez, Kevin Willmann, wine

St. Louis Chefs Wine Country BBQ

Sep 9, 2007 general food

I had the pleasure of working this event with some of my friends and former chef, Chris Desens, in the past. Formerly the (James) Beard Barbecue, they changed it to the St. Louis Chef de Cuisine after the whole Beard Foundation debacle a few years back. It’s always been a great event, and Mount Pleasant is especially beautiful this time of year.

Check it out if you have the chance…
-Bill

[info snipped from localwineevents.com]

Event Information

St. Louis Chefs Wine Country BBQ at Mount Pleasant Winery Date: Sep 30, 2007 (Sun) Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Tickets are $45 per person and include admission, food tasting and a commemorative wine glass. Children under 10 are free. Wine and beverages are not included. Place: Mount Pleasant Winery 5634 High Street Augusta, MO 63332 Event Details: Mount Pleasant Winery will host the 2007 Chefs Wine Country BBQ, a fundraiser presented by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Chefs de Cuisine Association of St. Louis. Proceeds will benefit the Chefs de Cuisine Education Foundation and ACF Chef and Child Foundation.More than 30 top chefs from St. Louis private clubs and restaurants will prepare hors d’œuvres, vegetables, fish, meats and desserts for guests to sample in a tapas-style setting at Mount Pleasant Winery. Wine selections to complement each meal will be available for purchase. A silent auction will be held as well.Tickets are $45 per person and include admission, food tasting and a commemorative wine glass. Children under 10 are free. Wine and beverages are not included. For each ticket purchased before August 30, receive a coupon for free admission during the Mount Pleasant Winery 2007 band season. Reserved tables of ten or more are available for an additional $5 per person.Call 800-467-WINE for more information or to order tickets. Don’t delay! Only 500 tickets will be sold.The Chefs Wine Country BBQ is sponsored by the ACF Chefs de Cuisine Association of St. Louis, Mount Pleasant Winery and PFG/Middendorf.The Chefs de Cuisine Education Foundation awards culinary scholarships, continuing education grants and funds to culinary students. The ACF Chef & Child Foundation educates children and families about proper nutrition and eating habits through community-based initiatives.

Tags: wine