27 May 2008
After an exceptionally long, hot, muggy weekend, Marita Beth & I treated ourselves to a well-deserved dinner out. On the surface we were celebrating a kick-butt season at East Wind Games. Underneath, we just really love good wine with good food. So, when Italianni’s sent an email solicitation to my good-wife about this wine dinner, she jumped at it. The theme was Portugese & Spanish, and I do love my Spanish food & wine. In reality, I was a little disappointed. But, still the value was good. We each had an appetizer, a salad, an entree and a dessert. In addition, they served wine with each course that, supposedly, had been paired with the food. I found the pairing odd and in some cases it just simply did not work. Either the food overpowered the wine or vice-versa instead of complementing and enhancing the experience. The Tempranillo served with my entree was crisp on the tongue with a lovely bouquet, but absolutely no body. Paired with the paella, it became even more non-existent on the palate. The dessert was the highlight of the meal:
A brandied pear skewered with a dagger of carmelized sugar all sitting on a bed of marzipan. Tasty. Sadly, they chose Cockburn’s port to go with it – bad choice. There are so many ports that could have been exceptional with it. They should hire me. 
Cheers.
~KR (Written on 30 May 2008 )
Listening to:
Here I Am by Air Supply
from Greatest Hits
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.3 sec (3/10)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
Kyle, it is always clear to me by your postings how much you love MB. You are a good man!