I am starting to like taking these Mondays off as I head towards retirement. Six of us gathered around the round table today for Dim Sum. 3 hours of eating and drinking and great conversation. With six and a round table everyone feels included. One of our discussions today was the size of some of the dinners being put out there lately.
We also bring better wines which we would not share with a larger group. That point was another discussion today. Why bring a really good wine to a dinner when half or more of the people attending level of wine appreciation is so much lower.
Started out with the deep fried seaweed rolled shrimp, steamed BBQ pork buns, steamed shrimp balls, steamed pork ribs and steamed tripe off the Dim Sum cart. Next we broke it up with the sweet and sour soup. Then off to the regular menu.
Beef with Chinese Broccoli, Salt and Pepper Calamari, Chicken Chow Mein Hong Kong Style, Sauteed Scallops with vegetables and last a plate of Salt and Pepper Deep Fried Sea Bass.
The favors are bold and they do go well with red wine, surprisingly. All of these dishes we have had at one time or another. Always good. My dish of the day was the Salt and Pepper Sea Bass.
For some reason today I was overly hungry. I normally do not eat as much as I did but it sure was good. Can't beat the food or the price. All this with tax and tip came to $11 per person. And we tip heavy - pays off if you are a regular.
Wines were pretty doggone good today.
2008 Loring, Keefer Vineyards, Pinot Noir - touch too fruity
2006 Orrin Swift, The Prisoner, Blend - beautiful
2006 Justin , Justification, Blend - very good
2009 Levendi, Napa, Sweetwater Ranch, Cabernet Sauvignon - light weight
2010 Saxum, Terry Hoage, Blend - going to be great - needs time
2008 Krupp Brothers, Veraison, Cabernet Sauvignon - great and has a few years to go
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