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Summer Wines and Summer Snacks

July 21, 2006

I am writing from hot and humid Sandusky, Ohio, where I’m with some of my other favorite Top Chefs (Andrea, Miguel, Lee Anne, Harold, Candice and Stephen). We’re here to support The Culinary Vegetable Institute and Veggie U both based in Milan, Ohio.

The purpose of our visit is to help raise money for Veggie U along with about 25 other fantastic chefs from around the country. I will elaborate more on the event and how things ended up in a Top Chef cook-off between our group at CVI’s 2006 Food and Wine Festival. My next blog will include some fun snippets from the Ohio trip as well as my New Orleans trip as a guest chef at http://www.talesofthecocktail.com.

Okay now let’s talk about this week’s topic at hand, Summer Wines and Summer Snacks.

As we enter into August, now is a great time to enjoy some of the wonderful Rosé’ wines that are out there for us to savor and enjoy. While in France, I had the great opportunity to explore this wine at several of the restaurants in both Cannes and St. Tropez. I was always somewhat skeptical of Rosé wines because they always reminded me of Blush and White Zinfandel which we would drink from a box in those crazy days of college.

But fear not, Rosé is your friend -- not foe -- and is such a refreshing wine to enjoy at a summer BBQ, get-togethers or Sunday luncheon. The delicate flavors really allow you to enjoy the food and not feel over powered by your wine.

France is not the only region producing these wines; you can also find wineries in Northern California offering some options. What is great about some of the French and local Rosé’s is their affordability. You can actually find a decent Rosé from France for around $12-25 a bottle, the same pricing applies to some of the local wines. So be adventurous and in this case, go French.

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Sonya Wallace wrote:

Hey, Dave I love everything about you.You are a very kind man and a sensitive person.Dont ever change who you are. Dave I loved all your dishes especially the deserts, I am a sweets fanatics. Maybe one day when I can afford to have you catter
a special occassion for me. Fan Forever
Sonya

posted at October 6, 2006 03:54 PM

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