tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post6957438999178060624..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: France to California: This Means WarGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-35057313979968537462012-07-18T05:11:41.919-04:002012-07-18T05:11:41.919-04:00Oh, and I just have to add that I had one of the b...Oh, and I just have to add that I had one of the best beers I've ever had recently- <a href="http://www.mammothbrewingco.com/beers/cw/" rel="nofollow">Charley Wine by Mammoth Brewing Company</a>. It's a 10 percent brew, so it's potent, but just has such great flavor and smoothness. Good luck finding it, though.douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261739259295914188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-42067018554882344192012-07-18T05:09:13.722-04:002012-07-18T05:09:13.722-04:00Foie Gras is certainly to be had in small amounts ...Foie Gras is certainly to be had in small amounts (too rich to eat too much) and with something else (too homogenous of texture to be satisfying in itself), but with just a little something to dress it up, it's wonderful.<br /><br />Wine is one thing California does right. It's interesting to read about the 1976 taste test that shocked the wine world, when French wine conossieurs (who were quite sure French wines were best, but I repeat myself) blind tested French vs. American (Californian) wines, and rated the Californian wines better.<br /><br />I'll also say that Bud can be good- ice cold as a substitute for a cold glass of water on a really hot day. Everything has it's place.douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261739259295914188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-14610331132421723532012-07-17T09:30:09.960-04:002012-07-17T09:30:09.960-04:00What amazed me when I was in Ireland is that not o...What amazed me when I was in Ireland is that not only do they import Budwiser, the Irish actually like it. Bleh.MikeDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-88760957191046598002012-07-16T21:03:30.998-04:002012-07-16T21:03:30.998-04:00France imports California wine? I'd not have ...France imports California wine? I'd not have thought it was a big item, but apparently the EU as a whole imports quite a lot.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-77703770472163209192012-07-16T13:00:14.260-04:002012-07-16T13:00:14.260-04:00I like it with other things (dried fig preserves, ...I like it with other things (dried fig preserves, quince paste), and in very small servings. But I also love liver sausage (Leberkaese), so I'm probably the culinary outlier. :)<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-24630450070725456112012-07-16T11:03:18.021-04:002012-07-16T11:03:18.021-04:00I had foie gras once. It was on our anniversary s...I had <i>foie gras</i> once. It was on our anniversary some years ago, and I took my wife to a restaurant in Atlanta with an excellent reputation. The reputation was certainly justified by the meal we had there, and the rack of lamb was particularly wonderful.<br /><br />However, the <i>foie gras</i> was not to my taste. I assume it was just as well-prepared as everything else, but I couldn't get into the texture of the meat. Nor the flavor, really.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com