March 9, 2005
Local Michelin connection
Kind of far-fetched, but, hey. Last year, I congratulated Michel Trama on his third Michelin star. This year, it's Régis Marcon. The Seattle connection is culinary consultant and Seattle Times food writer Greg Atkinson, who spent a summer at Marcon's remote country inn, l'Auberge et Clos des Cîmes, and wrote about the experience in Pacific Magazine last year.
Cheers to Shayn!
Shayn Bjornholm, the senior sommelier at Canlis, topped the list of candidates for the exclusive Master Sommelier competition in San Francisco last week. Shayn passed all three portions of the Masters Exam on his first attempt -- tasting, theory, service -- and was awarded the prestigious Krug Cup.
With last week's induction, there are now 73 Master Sommeliers in the United States. More on the competition and on the reaction at the restaurant.
March 16th UPDATE: Nice piece by Hsiao-Ching Chou in this morning's Post-Intelligencer.
March 6, 2005
"Cellar Selections"
We called it a wine-sharing party, everyone bringing something interesting from their cellar, because, after all, that's what wine is for: to share with friends in congenial surroundings. In this case, Carnegie's, an elegant mansion in Ballard.
The party was sponsored by the Seattle branch of the International Wine & Food Society. Our thanks to Chef Jerry Brame, who set out a lavish buffet, and to Dean Stephens, whose 1990 Château l'Evangile from Pomerol was voted the favorite wine of the evening. More photos follow.
More photos from the "wine sharing" at Carnegie's.
Are you interested in participating in events like this? Let me know, please. Send email to ronald@inyourglass.com.