Jackson's Bistro

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

I needed to deliver some wine to Stan (Should have a disguise), so we agreed to meet at a new restaurant that he & Karen were wanting to try in Hermosa Beach. Jackson's Bistro. The 2 hour parking limit gets to you but when you are in a beach town that's standard.

This was a small place but the food was very good. We ordered all starters and shared. So it was like a tasting menu. I did not keep notes but we had shrimp crostini, mushroom & leek ravioli, french onion soup, artichoke soup, duck, pot stickers and mushroom risotto with truffle oil and small pieces of beef and crab cakes. All the food was good and I would go back.

Stan brought 2 bottles of wine for the dinner. A 2007 Kosta Browne Keefer Pinot Noir and a Pride Cabernet. Both wines were execellent.

I did stop Saturday at a wine tasting in Tustin to try the 2007 Loring Keefer Pinot Noir. Loring was good, Kosta Browne excellent. Of course there is about $25 a bottle difference in price. It is interesting to see what different winemakers do with the same grape from the same vineyard. Of course they source from different areas of the vineyard so that can make a huge difference also.