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The Velvet Devil

I know, I know it Merlot!. But here's the thing. Merlot wasn't the problem with Merlot. The winemakers attempting to make a quick buck was the problem with Merlot. Charles Smith of Washington makes an excellent Merlot. Just enough fruit, excellent tannins and yes velvety (if that is even a word). Just an enjoyable experience. If you can find it, you should try it.

An Evening with Woodsmoke

We had a houseful of people last night for our Evening with Woodsmoke. The title makes it sound more like a BBQ festival, but instead it was an event highlighting the work of Sean Coetzee, a young entrepreneur from South Africa, who is bringing the art and culture of African to an American audience.

About a month ago, when Sean proposed the idea of us hosting the gathering at bread&cup, I thought back to the memorable experience I had traveling in Africa years ago. Since I was familiar with some of the common foods in Eastern Africa, I decided to put a menu together based on my recollection. With a little help from the Internet, we had a set of five choices to create.

A game of inches

Its uncanny in so many of life’s circumstances how something so small can have such a big effect. You can’t watch the Olympics very long without seeing someone’s dream dashed because of a missed landing, a missed gate or a fraction of a second too slow. Al Pacino’s speech in Any Given Sunday rings clear…” You find out that life is just a game of inches.”

We had a nice evening of service tonight, with the exception of an error that left a customer without her food. It was clearly my mistake, an oversight on my part. I had nothing else to do but to go to the table myself and apologize, own up to the error like a man and leave it at that.

Why I’m voting Yes on the new Haymarket Arena

The obvious presumption to this statement is because I own a restaurant a mere stone’s throw away from the proposed arena location, and that I am simply looking to cash in on the potential increase in business from the vortices that will trail behind such an economic engine. Yes, I do believe I personally stand to gain from its construction. I also believe a new arena is in the best interest of the future of Lincoln for many years to come.

Breathe in; Breathe out

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I took a day this week to spend in the kitchen at The Boiler Room in Omaha. Chef Paul Kulik and his staff are putting together some outstanding food with a bent toward local sourcing. I would recommend a visit soon.

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