Sunday, December 7, 2008
Tablas Creek Winery
One of the perks of being on a winery's mailing list or wine club is often the newsletter sent out at various times announcing an offering or a harvest update. They can range from quirky like Patricia Green or to chatty like Alban or downright educational like Tablas Creek. The latest Tablas Creek had a wonderful essay on the varietal Marsanne, with only 39 acres planted to it in all of California! A bit of an obscure varietal for the US, but nonetheless an interesting read.
Asian Dining in Alanta
Had the good fortune to eat both luch and dinner in Atlanta yesterday and had two very different experiences....
First up was Jean George's Spice Market located in the W Hotel. We've been to the one in NYC many times, and the Atlanta version once prior. The concept is Asian street food..encompassing Thailand to India. The food appeals to us....think of it as asian tapas. The foodies in Atlanta have not really embraced the place. The food was good but the service off. The reservation for a table of 8 seemed to have escaped them, so a brief wait as a table was readied. The lunch at this place is a bento box with several items, but half the table was served and half not. Multiple requests to at least 3 different waiters to straighten out the problem went unheeded...the manager ultimately became involved with some, but not total success at resolving all the mistakes.
We are great fans of Jean Georges various venues...from Vong to JoJo to the flagship Jean George in NYC, and have never once had any issues with service. Hopefully, a fluke, but nonetheless, not a way to impress your guests.
Take 2 was the ever reliable Tasty China for dinner in Marietta...can't rave enough about the food here. Always reliable Fish/Cilantro rolls, pork in Garlic Mud, small fried fish, green beans with pork and olives, dried fried eggplant and a noodle and fish dish or two. A slight redo of the interior since we were last there. The shopping center in which it sits continues to struggle, with the Middle Eastern grocery next door the latest to close. However, Tasty China was doing a good business last night, with 2/3 of the diners asian.
First up was Jean George's Spice Market located in the W Hotel. We've been to the one in NYC many times, and the Atlanta version once prior. The concept is Asian street food..encompassing Thailand to India. The food appeals to us....think of it as asian tapas. The foodies in Atlanta have not really embraced the place. The food was good but the service off. The reservation for a table of 8 seemed to have escaped them, so a brief wait as a table was readied. The lunch at this place is a bento box with several items, but half the table was served and half not. Multiple requests to at least 3 different waiters to straighten out the problem went unheeded...the manager ultimately became involved with some, but not total success at resolving all the mistakes.
We are great fans of Jean Georges various venues...from Vong to JoJo to the flagship Jean George in NYC, and have never once had any issues with service. Hopefully, a fluke, but nonetheless, not a way to impress your guests.
Take 2 was the ever reliable Tasty China for dinner in Marietta...can't rave enough about the food here. Always reliable Fish/Cilantro rolls, pork in Garlic Mud, small fried fish, green beans with pork and olives, dried fried eggplant and a noodle and fish dish or two. A slight redo of the interior since we were last there. The shopping center in which it sits continues to struggle, with the Middle Eastern grocery next door the latest to close. However, Tasty China was doing a good business last night, with 2/3 of the diners asian.
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