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Listen to the Fundamental: Not quite around the corner

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Listen to the Fundamental. Words, words, words (and a few thoughts). Thursday, March 13, 2008. Not quite around the corner. We arrived for dinner around 20.30, when only tourists are eating in Buenos Aires. The restaurant was almost deserted; another party of two (yes, tourists) was a few tables away. As it filled up, the service never slackened and the maître d' continued to dote on us as if we were the only table. If only it were closer to home . Posted by Prince of Wines. Not quite around the corner.

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Listen to the Fundamental: The Future Of Service?

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Listen to the Fundamental. Words, words, words (and a few thoughts). Friday, February 20, 2009. The Future Of Service? Are you tired of human interaction? 160;Do you want to avoid talking to a waiter when you get a drink? 160;Then what you need is a. In your local tavern or restaurant.  Just swipe your "prepaid, debit-style, smart card" and this beauty will fill your glass with your choice of, well, whatever is in the machine. To the next level and to  new and unexpected business environments. I assume t...

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Listen to the Fundamental: February 2008

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Listen to the Fundamental. Words, words, words (and a few thoughts). Thursday, February 21, 2008. Dinner with the Princess. We went to Valentine's Day dinner at. One of very few French restaurants in this area. (Note to the trade - let's remedy that.) Nice service, flawless food. An oyster in aspic with salmon roe forced us to confront our, er, aspicphobia. A great experience in fishiness and texture. A defter touch than mine, for sure. Posted by Prince of Wines. Links to this post. Now, look here. Milen...

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Listen to the Fundamental: December 2007

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Listen to the Fundamental. Words, words, words (and a few thoughts). Tuesday, December 18, 2007. On The Whine Train. I enjoy how newspapers have enabled online comments from the public. I'm not sure I enjoy that Topic Drift, wherein an interesting topic for discussion becomes an excuse for the airing of unrelated pet peeves, is an inescapable facet of the human condition. (Of course, Yr Humble Servant tries to stay on topic, but it's not always easy.). 13 thoughtful, pertinent responses. Lately one of ou...

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Listen to the Fundamental: Poisson avec passion

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Listen to the Fundamental. Words, words, words (and a few thoughts). Sunday, March 2, 2008. We dined the other night at. In Pacific Grove, where they have a very civilized wine pricing policy. This lets us try more (and more interesting) wines without breaking the budget. For us, it is mandatory to start with the fried oyster and arugula salad. My dinner was scallops with tomato truffle butter and thyme risotto; the Princess had sea bass with tomato aïoli and niçoise style vegetables. Now, look here.

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Listen to the Fundamental: January 2008

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Listen to the Fundamental. Words, words, words (and a few thoughts). Sunday, January 13, 2008. There are NO Vietnamese restaurants in our sleepy burg, so we went on a trek to try one. Neither of us has any experience with this cuisine. Don't expect any profound insights here. Anyway, Xanh restaurant in Mountain View, CA was a pleasure. Our wines were a somewhat assertive Trimbach Pinot Blanc and a more restrained Bonny Doon "Cigare Blanc" (made from Roussanne and Grenache Blanc). By the way, this is not.

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Listen to the Fundamental: Snark and Run

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Listen to the Fundamental. Words, words, words (and a few thoughts). Monday, February 9, 2009. I was so annoyed by this article saying that wine is an unnecessary luxury. That I had to object strenuously. Luxury, my eye. When the economy is weak, we need to watch more carefully for value, not just give up. However, I must apologize for maligning the Puritans. With further research, I found that that their objection was to drunkenness rather than to drink, and indeed. Posted by Prince of Wines.

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Listen to the Fundamental: February 2009

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Listen to the Fundamental. Words, words, words (and a few thoughts). Friday, February 20, 2009. The Future Of Service? Are you tired of human interaction? 160;Do you want to avoid talking to a waiter when you get a drink? 160;Then what you need is a. In your local tavern or restaurant.  Just swipe your "prepaid, debit-style, smart card" and this beauty will fill your glass with your choice of, well, whatever is in the machine. To the next level and to  new and unexpected business environments. I assume t...

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Listen to the Fundamental: The Identity Question

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Listen to the Fundamental. Words, words, words (and a few thoughts). Friday, January 23, 2009. Is it what it says? This is not a Clintonian fudge. My question is: Is this wine what it claims to be? Here are a couple of wines that, shall we say, did not represent themselves accurately. Now for the next impostor:. Tonight we were didn't want a whole bottle due to the long drive home. So we looked over the token by-the-glass list. Are we not worth looking out for unless we buy a whole bottle? Waitress bring...

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Listen to the Fundamental: Novus Ordo

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Listen to the Fundamental. Words, words, words (and a few thoughts). Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Your Faithful Correspondent is back after a prolonged absence to regroup and reinvent. The new wave around here is independence, traveling light, destocking (not sure I really like that word though). More soon. Really. Posted by Prince of Wines. Now, look here. Espresso News and Reviews. Joel Schaefer - Translation Services. Live Music in our area (some of it). Married .with dinner. Milena Plebs tango blog.