Expect the Extraordinary

Paris Resort & Casino
3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702)-944-4224
In the city of Sin, it’s tough to find a restaurant that won’t burn a hole in your wallet and at the same time prepares great food. Well look no further, Mon Amí Gabi does it all. From merely glancing over the menu [...]

25 Broad St. (Throckmorton St.)
Freehold, NJ 07722
(732)-409-6651
Quite the Central New Jersey find. Eric’s is one of the area’s best kept secrets. Main Street Freehold is rapidly becoming a hot-spot for great restaurants, but Eric’s is located just one block away from Main Street. This gives it the great advantage of being a little [...]

1069 Route 18 South
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 651-8668
Sunny Palace is an upscale Chinese restaurant located on Route 18 in East Brunswick. The decor promotes an atmosphere of fine dining, but the overall environment welcomes the casual diner. Sunny Palace has a full bar, which is unusual for a Chinese restaurant and is one [...]

2003 Napa Valley Zinfandel

Tasting Notes

Mild cherry presence. Spicy on mid palate, finishes clean. Slight tart flavor which is indicative of fruit. Initial aroma of saddle leather.

Pair With

Consumed with hangar steak and salmon wrapped in filo dough. A wine that knows no boundaries.

Consumed at: Spargo’s Grille

130 Route 33 West
Manalapan, NJ 07726
(732) 294-9921
Spargo’s Grille is set in a shopping center in seemingly urban Manalapan, NJ. From the outside, the restaurant looks typical with the letters of the name in large purple neon. When you enter you see the attention to detail taken in the dining room. The layout [...]

60 W 53rd St
New York, NY 10019
(212) 333-7788
Between 5th Ave and 6th Ave
Before you even enter China Grill you can tell that this is no ordinary restaurant. The first thing you notice is the massive size of the place. Huge floor to ceiling windows give you a view into the entire restaurant that [...]

138 W Houston St.
New York, NY 10012
(212) 353-2338
Between 5th Ave and Madison Ave
Prem-On Thai in New York, NY is a true gem. A veritable diamond in the rough. The food is excellent, the decor is modern but not overdone. The prices, well they speak for themselves.
From the outside, Prem-On looks like nothing [...]

11 E. 36th St
New York, NY 10016-3337
(212) 532-3740
Between 5th Ave and Madison Ave
The Ginger Man in New York, NY is a place that I happen to frequent. Perhaps it’s the great beer selection that draws me in, or perhaps it’s the fact that this is a New York bar with no B.S. Let [...]

2003 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting Notes

Hints of strawberry in the nose. Flavors of berries with cherry. Barn red look.

Pair With

Sauteed meats

2004 Ancient Vines Zinfandel

Tasting Notes

Strong nose, prune, jam, raspberry, plum. Slight pepper, easy to palate.