Dinner at Racines

originally posted by kirk wallace:
sorry, that was meant to be a generic "you". Maybe i should have tried "all y'all".[/quote

No - "y'all" is the plural. Take it from a southerner (sort of).
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originally posted by SFJoe:
A visit from Lettie.
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Surprisingly informative, though she fails to mention all but a single wine served there (which might be helpful for people less familiar with the Disorderly tastes of Arno and David Lillie (is DLill too informal for him?). Kudos to them both, though, for a stellar start.

Mark Lipton
 
"Never mind that the restaurant is situated on a decidedly unprepossessing block of Chambers Street in a space that was once home to a nondescript Chinese restaurant..."

Eye roll. Doesn't she know that people are flying their private jets down from the Upper East Side to hit the low-key spots in Tribeca?
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
"Never mind that the restaurant is situated on a decidedly unprepossessing block of Chambers Street in a space that was once home to a nondescript Chinese restaurant..."

Eye roll.
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That's what you rolled your eyes about? How about the whole 'artful French scarf knot' stereotype?
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
How about the whole 'artful French scarf knot' stereotype?
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Poor Arnaud has already taken a lot of abuse about that one today.

And that's just from me!
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
"Never mind that the restaurant is situated on a decidedly unprepossessing block of Chambers Street in a space that was once home to a nondescript Chinese restaurant..."

Eye roll.
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That's what you rolled your eyes about? How about the whole 'artful French scarf knot' stereotype?
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Lettie's poor cousin obsessed with status gambit (see: every article about the things the wealthy collectors she knows drink) makes me want to put my eyes out.

That aside...
 
I lucked into a great meal here last night. Sweetbreads and duck, mmmmm.

Arno has put up his new, more complete list. Buncha fab stuff there.
 
The new list has many well aged wines that will be appreciated by those reading this.

Last night we had a wonderful 02 Baudry Franc de Pied.
 
originally posted by lars makie:
Sitting here right now.Starting to nurse a bottle of the 12 Beaujolais Villages from Metras. Deciding what dish to tuck into.
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Lars, I hope you got the farro and the pork. Primo quality.
 
originally posted by kirk wallace:
originally posted by lars makie:
Sitting here right now.Starting to nurse a bottle of the 12 Beaujolais Villages from Metras. Deciding what dish to tuck into.
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Lars, I hope you got the farro and the pork. Primo quality.
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Thanks for the heads up. Just opened a bottle of the 05 CRB Cot. Think it'll go well with it.
 
originally posted by lars makie:
originally posted by kirk wallace:
originally posted by lars makie:
Sitting here right now.Starting to nurse a bottle of the 12 Beaujolais Villages from Metras. Deciding what dish to tuck into.
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Lars, I hope you got the farro and the pork. Primo quality.
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Thanks for the heads up. Just opened a bottle of the 05 CRB Cot. Think it'll go well with it.
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How is the '05 doing? As I recall that was a blend of the old and young vines so I'm not sure of how its aging curve will work.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by lars makie:
originally posted by kirk wallace:
originally posted by lars makie:
Sitting here right now.Starting to nurse a bottle of the 12 Beaujolais Villages from Metras. Deciding what dish to tuck into.
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Lars, I hope you got the farro and the pork. Primo quality.
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Thanks for the heads up. Just opened a bottle of the 05 CRB Cot. Think it'll go well with it.
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How is the '05 doing? As I recall that was a blend of the old and young vines so I'm not sure of how its aging curve will work.
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Really great, very young. Wonderful acidity.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by lars makie:
originally posted by kirk wallace:
originally posted by lars makie:
Sitting here right now.Starting to nurse a bottle of the 12 Beaujolais Villages from Metras. Deciding what dish to tuck into.
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Lars, I hope you got the farro and the pork. Primo quality.
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Thanks for the heads up. Just opened a bottle of the 05 CRB Cot. Think it'll go well with it.
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How is the '05 doing? As I recall that was a blend of the old and young vines so I'm not sure of how its aging curve will work.
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If this bottle is any indication, it's still got a lot of life to it. Arno suggested a decant, but I decided against it because it was just going to be me and I'd have a long time with it. It def could've used it. The first half hour or so was pretty primary but by hour two it was just a thing of beauty; deep, dark, dusty. Just kept going.

And it did go really well with the farro and mushroom dish.

ETA: What Joe just said.
 
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