Wine and Food: March 2006 Archives
I had a great dinner at the Paternoster Chop House in Paternoster Square near St. Pauls in London. Above is a picture of the wine steward who kindly recommended two fabulous Australian wines: 2000 Keyneton Estate Henschke, 72% Shiraz, 20% Cabernet, 8% Merlot. This was a big, chewy Shiraz; just what I wanted and a big surprise. The other recomendation was 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon, John Riddoch, Wynns Coonawarra, South Australia. I will try to find it when I get home.
I spend a lot of time in London and a lot of the time I am hungry. This weekend I was in the mood for Vietnamese food and all I could find was the normal puff pieces in city directories. Until I discovered culinary hags in london. What a great food site. The recommendations are unpretentious and the food writing is straight forward and honest. In fact, the Vietnamese restaurant I finally went to was great. Cafe East was in a dismal part of East London, but the food was great, just as they said it would be. The hags share my obsession for good Pho and this little restaurant really delivers. No beer, however, which I missed.
Now I am looking for recommendations of a good Indian / Nepalese restaurant.
