These signorinas gracing the entrance of Cafe Giorgio in the Mandalay Place Shoppes are so caldissimo that we would eat there even if Chef Nico Chessa was serving frozen seppie ripiene, stale malfatti, and mediocre minestra di trippa. What he does serve is some of the best Italian food in town.
Burgundy tasting at Marche Bacchus
Last week’s Burg-fest among truly dedicated local Burghounds, enjoying forty bottles everything from Chassagne-Montrachet to Vosne-Romanee, was a genuinely Burg-o-licious time, with Burg-o-holics indulging themselves at Marche Bacchus. It had the added bonus of having Mega-burg-babes at a table to provide even more incentive to take a few extra sips. In keeping with the single-minded connoisseurship for which he is known, and despite the distracting presence of these mas diablo wine divas, ELV paid attention solely to what was in his glass.
One of the joys of les vins des Bourgogne is watching the world’s greatest wine bring together sworn enemies and disparate characters in a love-fest of shared values and great taste(ing). Doctors chumming with lawyers, Democrats with Republicans…..even John Smith of wholesaler DeLuca sharing a glass and a toast with rival Kelly McAullife of Southern Wines and Spirits. ELV thinks only the wines of Burgundy could accomplish this feat. Perhaps John McCain and Barack Obama should share a glass of Pommard or Pernand-Vergelesses? Of course they won’t, because that would mean that they were becoming too French! Mon Dieu! We can’t have that.
LOS MOLCAJETES – KLAS TV (CBS) Channel 8 Restaurant of the Week
Here is our ROTW on Channel 8, which allows you to hear me extol the virtues of Los Molcajetes using the word “authentic” so many times that someone should’ve strangled me with some ropa vieja. Instead of repeating myself, I should have noted that the restaurant is CASH ONLY. So bring a small wad or be prepared to cross the street for the ATM at the 7-11.