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Please do... Today I went to a latin restaurant (rare in these parts of the woods), owned by a local family and had: Latte Breakfast wrap with eggs, cheese and chorizo (then I topped it with a lot of ancho chili sauce):

Went to La Cena this morning/afternoon.

Agreed! I always look forward to Percy's Catch-ups, and weekend posts. Awwwhh...you folks are so sweet I came across some good looking short ribs today, so I braised them with some marrow bones in demi glace and red wine....hmm//hmm...good!! Cheers Percy

What I had last Sunday for Brunch at the Ritz Carlton in South Beach. The cup contains lobster bisque that was delicious. The tartar and carpaccio were paper thin. Very good brunch....second only to LaCroix in Philly.

Playing catch-up... Smoked salmon with sour cream and polenta. Philly Sushi Rolls (left over smoked salmon and cream cheese rolls...not my favorite, but that's what I get for an impromptu homemade sushi craving) Burger with aioli, fried onions and fried egg (aka heart-attack on a bun) T-bone with fried onions and crab cakes (aka heart-attack on a plate) Cheers P

Great blog and great pictures of the derby pies !!

Susan...this one is for you Eggs benedict with mikate mushrooms and smoked duck breast

Mussels with shallots, garlic and tomato. French baguet for dipping Grilled steak with demi glace, peas, carrots and tatter tots Scallop Salad Cheers Percy

Looks pretty good !! If you are planning on making naans in it, I have heard that you should cure the sides of the tandoor with salt before sticking the naan dough. Cheers Percy

Good point !! I did crop some of the pics, which may have made it worse

A few pics from a home cook's previous posts (embarassed to place them near Tony or Swiss_Chef's dishes) :

Went to Avalon in West Chester on Thurs for Dine for Life. The food, decor and service was great. Only complaint is the parking, which was so bad for far out that when I realized I left my camera in my car, I did not want to turn back and go get it (very rare). This is a relatively upscale BYO place with great food. My wife ordered a salad with Crispy Feta Spring Roll and I ordered the jumbo lump crab salad, which was fabulous. I would have ordered another one, but had already placed my order for Wild Mushroom & Goat Cheese Ragout, which is served over a crispy polenta. The mushrooms were crimini and shitake and the sauce was excellent (port reduction?). For our entrees, we got Roast Free Range Chicken Breast (which happened to be served on the same mushroom sauce as our appetizer) and Chilean Sea Bass, which was cooked to perfection. Dessert was banana bread pudding with chocolate and caramel sauce with their famous coffee. Dinner lasted a little over 2 hrs and 33% of our check (and a bit more) went to charity....overall a good evening. This was my first experience at Avalon and I certainly plan to return. Cheers Percy

Playing a bit of catch-up... Duck Breast Salad Angus Burger with homemade onion confit and topenade. Hot Dog with onion confit and mustard Earlier in the week I went to the Samson Street Oyester House which is managed by our own Katie and got the freshest oysters I have ever tasted Followed by a Shrimp Po-Boy Cheers

Earlier this week I went to the Down Home Dinner in Philly and got these buckwheat pancakes w/apple butter sauce. Today - Scrambled eggs with onion confit and salsa, served with corn tortillas. Waffles Cheers P

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How do you make the lamb tounges?

Here is my first try at Onion Confit: 5 large onions 1/2 cup olive oil 3/4 stick of butter 4 hours after cooking full crockpot on high Then put it on low for another 18 (total = 22): and the finished product: along the way I borrowed some onions to make some French Onion soup (smaller crock on the right covered with a cruton and cheese) Cheers Percy

Yesterday's Dinner - Cheese Fondue with Onion Soup (I was making some onion confit). The salmon run was a perfect accompanyment.

Welcome Mr Newman, I will echo the sentiments of the previous posts in saying that in the past 2 years I have witnessed a tremendiously positive change in PLCB, which I hope will continue. While I love the features such as the chairman's selections, wine club of the month, online store (with occassional free shipping), in-store wine tastings, etc, one day I hope to be able to buy fine wine (and beer) at my local Wegmans (as I used to when I lived in Princeton), along with my groceries for the week. Do you see this becoming a reality and if so when? I have also heard different information on the ability to purchase wine futures; do PA residents have the ability to buy futures or "pre-order" bordeaux? Could you please help clarify? Also, despite PCLB's buying power, it seemed like the amount of 1st growth 2000 Bordeaux we were able to get was pretty low. Were we not able to purchase the desired quantity or was the demand high enough that I did not see it hit the store shelves? Cheers Percy P.S: Keep up the good work

That is good constructive criticism. We have to do a better job with point of sale materials to help our consumer. In a few stores like Bryn Mawr and 12th and Chestnut, we have computer kiosks with informational wine links. Our e-commerce website at www.pawineandspirits.com is also a valuable resource. There is a wine of the month club, of which I am a member, that offers great selections from boutique wineries with detailed information on all of the wines. At www.lcb.state.pa.us, you can now check real-time inventory of all products at individual stores. Later this spring, we will have Star Wine racks in our Premium Collection stores to highlight wines selected by the best sommeliers in the World in a top tasting competition conducted in Philly this winter. I will pass your comments on to our marketing team and stress the importance of employee training and point of sale information to allow the consumer to make a more informed decision. Thank you for all your kind words and thoughts. The premium store I frequent seems to have 2-3 salespeople who are knowledgeable on wine. Perhaps if we let the individual stores pick a few selections that their staff liked, it may be a good start. Let them make small hand written shelf-tags if they are so inclined. I may have already seen the star wine racks in Exton and the wine tastings also help the consumer make their own decisions. Just today I sampled 4 PNs at the Exton store and bought 2 (including a Foley) and 3 other chairman's selections...need to expand my cellar now . Cheers Percy

Susan...that looks good. Last night's dinner (inspired by Little Ms Foodies Bouchon skirt steak)- Surf & Turf my way - Skirt steak with shallots and au jus (based on recipe from Thomas Keller's Bouchon cookbook) and crab cakes. Wife make cherry pie for dessert. Followed-up later with some Armagnac and macadamia nuts. Here is what I had a few days ago when I was too tired to cook Texas BBQ Pizza (bought at local Tex-Mex place) with Chimay Grande Reserve Cheers Percy

Lucky you...if there is any open space, please post on the ISO thread or PM me

Smoked Duck Breast with Fried Egg. No pic ... too hungry and lazy

Most places are sold out, though Brasserie Perrier seems to have some slots open and I currently have a reservation for 2, but my wife is not that keen on attending. If people are interested in going to BP, please PM me and I can check into expanding the reservation. The event starts at 6pm on May 2nd. Cheers Percy

The Philly Wine Festival is coming soon and that means many restaurants will be hosting winemaker dinners on May 2nd and May 4th. Lets use this thread to see if a bunch of folks from eG would like to get together (too far out for ISO thread) and if not, we can at least "virtually" share our experience with others