redredgroovy  and I stopped by Nick's on Main on a Tuesday night. They kindly managed to find us a table outside even though we didn't have a reservation.

We started with a cup of the soup of the day: corn chowder. I'm very glad we didn't skip this - the crisp, fresh white corn really made this soup something different. And the potatoes were so well cooked ( Read more... )

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Last night, redredgroovy and I had dinner at Shokolaat in Palo Alto. We'd heard about the place when we were at the Chocolate Salon up in the city last month and figured it'd be a nice time to try it. The menu was pretty reasonable for an upscale place, the entree prices ranging from $16 to $23 and a tasting menu that runs $37/person with no wine to $57/ ( Read more... )

So, on the last Tuesday of the last three months, redredgroovy and I have been able to enjoy an incredible dinner at James Randall - a little family owned and operated restaurant in downtown Los Gatos. You see, the last Tuesday of the month, they do a wine pairing dinner. Six plus courses of incredible food, each matched with a wine that compliments the ( Read more... )

Saw this and I just had to share it ( Read more... )

Pointed out by isara - good lord I really would love to try this sometime...

http://www.obsessionwithfood.com/2004_09_01_blog-archive.html#109483665277687363

Okay. Now imagine you're planning a six-course dinner with the same theme. You can ( Read more... )

Wow...even 18 hours later I'm still stunned ( Read more... )