Category Archives: Sandy’s Table

Kalimotxo Braised Short Ribs w/ 2019 Klinker Brick Old Vine Zinfandel

Kalimotxo [KAL-ee-MOH-cho] is a traditional drink from the Basque in Spain.  It is an equal blend of dry red wine and cola, and it was thought to be a great way to camouflage a “rustic” quality red!  That case notwithstanding, the … Continue reading

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July Celebration in February—w/Les Légendes R Bordeaux Blanc ’21 and Hillick & Hobbs Dry Riesling ’19

— The sea air was calling to me. It was time to visit Lynn & Alan (Sister & Brother-in-Law) at their roomy home that fronted Long Island Sound in Milford.  In times past we would enjoy a New England clam … Continue reading

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Lobster Newburg & 2019 Ashbrook Estate Chardonnay, OR…

Here’s the issue.  I am no longer able to hold up my part of the joint lobster dinner at 71 Woodbury Hill.  And this is after Sandy and I had reached an amicable settlement wherein I trade my lobster thorax … Continue reading

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Open Faced Roast Beef Sliders, and…

This,  friends, is about key ingredients.  Not an elaborate recipe here.  Nor of a great prestige wine served alongside from a fancy-shmancy Baccarat decanter.  {SPOILER ALERT: put away your wine stems.} Richard Parker, my man frog (pictured below in front … Continue reading

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