RedFeather Inn - Boise Idaho

I'm in Idaho with my Grandmother (she is 91 years young). We arrived safely in Boise. So we rested a little then went to dinner. It had already been a long day so it was dinner then bed.I picked a place called the RedFeater Lounge. All of their ingredients are local (within 100 miles)! We both had the Cedar Plank Grilled Idaho Trout with a beurre blanc sauce and Idaho Wild Rice. We followed that by sharing a cheese course of Idaho cheeses with honey comb and currants:Danish Pearl - Cow's milk, soft and creamyRolling Stone Chevre - Saanen goat's milk, tangy, herb rolledTruffle Tremor - Goat's milkFor dessert with had Strawberry Dacqueri - strawberry...

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Plumed Horse (Saratoga Springs)

Happy Birthday to me!! John grumbled about taking me to Plumed Horse after an already very expensive meal at Dry Creek Kitchen a few nights earlier. But hey, I'm only 48 once! I didn't really think we could have a more expensive meal than we had at Dry Creek Kitchen or Manresa...but I was wrong! It's been known to happen. but that's okay because we had a truly wonderful meal. Both Dry Creek Kitchen and Plumed Horse offer more "accessible" tasting menus than Manresa. Don't get me wrong, I love Manresa but it's a little out there like WD-40.Be sure to check out their wine cellar. It is 2-stories made of tempered glass and amazing! Except I couldn't...

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Angèle Restaurant & Bar (Napa)

This french bistro restaurant specializes in cassoulets. We weren't dissappointed. John and I had the Beet Salad to start. We had the Cassoulet which made with duck and house-made sausage. We ended the meal with a Banana tart. Our waiter recommended an affordable Cote du Rhone to accompany our meal.Angele is located in this interesting renovated section of Na...

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Dry Creek Kitchen (Healdsburg)

I've been very bad lately about posting my dining experiences. Well, John and I had a few fabulous experiences over the last week while celebrating my birthday!Dry Creek KitchenThe tasting menu that night was titled "Pigs and Pinot." Unfortunately, a week later, I'm a little sketchy on the courses and the associated wines. But trust me, it was fabulous! If you get to Healdsburg, don't miss Dry Creek Kitc...

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Restaurant Week Tuesday 29 January 2008

It is restaurant week across the country...including Dayton OH. Unfortunately, I'm in Newark NJ. You might think that's good since I'm just across the river from the countries restaurant metropolis. Normally, I would agree...but not during restaurant week. Even in Dayton OH it can be hard to get a reservation. It's just plain crazy in "the city across the river."So tonight I decided to stay local. As far as I can tell, Newark NJ doesn't do anything for restaurant week. Through OpenTable.com, I found the Theatre Square Grill. While there was a Nets game going on at the Provident Center, there was nothing going on at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). I constituted 25% of the diners in the restaurant. That's 1 in 4 diners for those of us who are mathematically challenged. (And the...

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