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Quick recipes and ideas, wine notes, and random musings from the HG staff. This blog is updated several times a week, so please come back and visit in between our monthly editions.

1. 

   Columbia Room at The Passenger

   1 comments | May 13, 2010

   Specialty ingredients line the walls, just waiting to be both conversation-starters and launchpads to develop your knowledge and taste buds.

2. 

   Pork Chops Scarpariello with 2006 Villa Medoro Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

   0 comments | April 26, 2010

   The rusticity of the bell peppers and cherry peppers with the red wine sauce matched really nicely with the dried fruit component of the wine. The heat still lingered, though.

3. 

   Roast Chicken with Garbanzos, Tomatoes, and Paprika with 2005 Domaine Bzikot Bourgogne Rouge

   2 comments | April 26, 2010

   Tonight I crossed borders, pairing a Burgundian Pinot Noir with a Spanish roast chicken dish.

4. 

   Chateauneuf du Pape Dinner at Tribeca Grill

   1 comments | March 12, 2010

   In light of the incredible feedback we’ve had surrounding the wines of Domaine de la Solitude, we’ve entreated the winemakers themselves to leave their perfect perch in Chateauneuf-du-Pape for the hustle and bustle of New York in order to give a proper wine dinner.

5. 

   Best of DC's International Food & Wine Festival

   0 comments | March 5, 2010

   It was the dead of winter and the snow banks on DC streets were above my head, but diehard aficionados turned out in force for the 11th annual International Food and Wine Festival in downtown DC earlier this month.

6. 

   2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Barberini Blanc

   1 comments | March 4, 2010

   Let me begin with a confession: I am usually not a fan of the white wines from Chateauneuf du Pape. This is hot, red wine territory. The whites can feel blowsy, soft and coarse. But there are exceptions such as the superb whites from Beaucastel, Clos des Papes and of course Rayas.

7. 

   The Thirsty Cook – Pairing with Maple-Glazed Pork

   2 comments | February 25, 2010

   Not the most kosher pairing this time, but good all way through. I chose a nice little pork tenderloin roast that was a great winter warmer with the wines.

8. 

   Save the Date: Dine Out for Life in DC on March 11

   0 comments | February 25, 2010

   Proceeds, ranging from 25-100%, of each meal purchased on March 11 at more than 150 DC restaurants will benefit thousands of area residents served by Food & Friends.