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Falling in Love With Le Pigeon in Portland, Oregon
My husband and I ate there in Aug 2007, finding it through word of mouth from a waiter at another restaurant. It was one of the best meals we've had, and it's good to know that it is still a top restaurant. It might be worth another cross-country flight!
Cook the Book: Lidia's Italy
Rack of lamb. It's easy but elegant.
Coq au vin in fall/winter; easy for guests and entire house smells good.
I also like the roast chicken idea someone had earlier--great idea!
Best Ethnic Markets and Grocery Stores in the Washington D.C Area
I'd like to add German Gourmet to this list. One opened last fall on Columbia Pike, near Rt 7, and it has sausages, cheeses, pastries, gummi bears, rye crackers, German wines, German beer (of course), and preserved fish. Makes you want to host an Oktoberfest party.
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Sometimes it helps to taste a really extreme example of a flavor in a wine. For example, I had a Cab from South Africa once that was all green pepper. It was as if someone had taken a pepper and mashed it into the wine. It was terrible, but I can now tease out the green pepper in almost any wine (which thankfully are less intense than that one experience).