Top food and wine memories from 2015

An evening in San Francisco at Monsieur Benjamin. Best Foie Gras appetizer and Roast Chicken Entree of the year. Frog legs are here.

Lobster and meyer lemon Risotto made at a friends to pair with Chardonnay. The lobster was butter poached using Thomas Keller's recipe then put into the risotto. Spectacular.

Surprise wine, holding by a thread, fun

 Grilling Chicken with

 Frasca Boulder, CO  -  10 course Tasting menu

                         
My first introduction to pineapple guava, WOW

Artisan Cheese Festival, Crab Poutine from Nick's cove

 Car Bomb cupcakes, c/o Fabino Baking

Bink's, Scottsdale, AZ

                    Crab Season which we are missing now.

                             Hog Island BBQ oysters, amazing with PMV Valdiguie or champagne

First course of 12 at The Restaurant at Meadowood, tasting menu. Eel wrapped in seaweed

Chicken Liver Mousse, yes, I'll take two. Village Inn Monte Rio

 Oysters, flash fried, sirachi mayo

                        Home smoked oysters, so incredible!

                                    
Wine Tasting at 9am with Evan Goldstein, Yes

              Start of asparagus season

                                   Canadian memory visited, frozen belini's.

An Okanagan treat, Crab bisque @ Radz

                Devilled eggs are back...

                                                  The BEST wedding cake ever, cheese.

                           
                             Guerneville Spring Fling

 Seaside Metal, Guerneville

Willi's Wine Bar, Foie Gras.

                                                                   A new favorite at home, beer can chicken prawns.

 Mushroom season, finding a pound of black trumpets