Carbonated Grapes

I'm still at the Restaurant for the time being.

One of the hardest things and most rewarding things we did at the restaurant was our monthly wine dinners. It was an amazing learning experience for me in so many ways. But, quite trying at times.

It seems like it's been so long since we've done one. One of the main reasons why I don't put up too many postings I guess. That and my heart is a couple miles away looking forward to the next place.

Well, I did one this past week. It was for 4 people. Then 6 people. No big deal. It was fun. There was a fund raiser a couple of months ago and we put up a wine dinner for four as our auction item. It sold fairly well considering the state of the economy. They came in this past week and I think they had a really good time. Little do they know that they were taking part in a farewell dinner for me, or at least that's how I thought of it. The last "wine dinner at the Gables" for me to do. Who knows, maybe I'll stop in for one on one of my trips back to the area.

I started this dinner out with a little amuse of peeled and carbonated grapes in tarragon syrup, garnished with tarragon and pink peppercorns.