We went to Atlantic City again and checked out some pho at Pho Sydney. Apparently Atlantic City has a large Vietnamese population. http://www.yelp.com/biz/pho-sydney-atlantic-city Pho is Vietnamese soup. The pho was very fragrant from lemongrass and cilantro. It was good but not my favorite. The broth was richly flavored and not very salty. I had rare thing slices of beef in the soup with the noodles.Sydney Pho is very reasonable as our 2 dishes cost about $16. We also had noodles with barbecued pork. The pork was delicious. Grilled flavor with some sweetness.
We stayed at the Borgata again. (they like us) We ate at Bobby Flays and sat at the bar. Paul the bartender is great and he served us the last time we were there. You can order from the entire menu at the bar. We had spice rubbed hanger steak and chopped salad with shrimp. The steak was cooked perfectly and was great. It was also a bargain at the restaurant at $33. Also ordered a bottle of Maison L'Envoye Two Messengers 2012, an Oregon Pinot Noir for $66. The WS gave it a 92 and we enjoyed the bottle. 2012 is a great year for Willamette Valley wines. At the bar we were talking to everyone. Someone we were talking to bought us glasses of Fonseca Tawny port and another person sitting next to me let us try his Stags Leap Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon, which was better than I expected. For dessert we had a 10 layer chocolate cake with espresso cream between layers. The cake was light and we really enjoyed it.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. We had the entire family and I made the usual menu of turkey, chestnut stuffing, spinach souffle, cranberry relish, sweet and baked potatoes, pecan pie and apple tart. This year I added string beans and stuffed mushrooms. The wine was a magnum of Chalone 2006 Estate Pinot Noir, one of my favorites. the wine is fruity but has good acid and tannins and drinks beautifully. We also had Italian pastries from Ferrara's in Little Italy in Manhattan. http://www.ferraracafe.com/home.php including my favorite rainbow cookies.
I have been discussing bottle variation in wine for a while. Recently James Laube wrote a column on it in the WS. Interesting article. http://www.winespectator.com/blogs/show/id/50917?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=most_popular I find that many wines taste very differently from bottle to bottle. It could be that our tastes are different at different times but sometimes the taste is so different that it must be the wine. Have you ever experienced this?
Coming soon some Christmas wine selections and ideas.
Enjoy.
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