when foodies IM at dinnertime

[lagilman]

evilmeer: *taunts with rare grilled rib-eye with orange-bbq glaze and red wine from Uraguay*

momgilman: sorry, I'm busy roasting my asparagus to go with my Alaskan salmon.



(the red wine is a tannat, which is my choice for really overtly flavored roasted meats, even above shiraz. in fact, any red wine from south america is going to go well with red meat. They do know their cattle down there...and the wines to go with 'em)

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[ex-fashioni.livejournal.com]

*dies over trying to choose which sounds better*

(Although I have a wicked good glaze for Alaskan salmon learned while on an Alaskan cruise.)

[lagilman]

my dad grills a wicked salmon. but the ribeye as really good, too.

[ex-fashioni.livejournal.com]

And you said "rare" which had me drooling like a mad thing. (And the glaze sounds fab) You know what the most tragic thing about going to Houston for RT was? Aside that it was Houston? Was that I went to a Very Nice Restaurant, ordered a Prime NY Strip, medium rare and it came out freakin' medium WELL.

In Texas.

I was appalled.

The glaze for the salmon is super easy-- it's melted butter, grade B maple syrup, and lemon juice, whisked together and brushed over the salmon as it grills. Very yum.

[lagilman]

I was appalled.

As well you should have been. One of the truly lovely things about Paris is that when I said 'saignant' they didn't question me -- in fact, I got better service. What is is with the food police here, anyway?

And that salmon glaze does sound lovely. I feel the need to go get me some syrup...

[ex-fashioni.livejournal.com]

What is is with the food police here, anyway?

Aside from the fact that they're hypocritical savages who wouldn't know a good meal if it came up and bit them in their overprocessed asses?

[marinarusalka.livejournal.com]

So true about South American wines. All the Chilean wines I tried in Punta Arenas last summer were fabulous.

[lagilman]

and Chile doesn't hold a candle to some of the others...

(am watching Evil Dead and was thinking of you, btw. *grin*)

[onyxhawke.livejournal.com]

If you haven't tried the Santa Rita wines (Chile), and the Norton's (Argentina) you may want to. I adore them.

[lagilman]

I'm sort of meh on the santa Ritas, but the Norton's aren't bad, from what i remember (I worked for a year in a wine store and got to attend some fabulous tastings). The tannat I mentioned upstream is from Pisano, and now that I've told you I'll have to kill you because there's not enough to go around...