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Friday, December 28, 2012
Monday, October 01, 2012
Wine Review: Quail Creek Cellars 2007 Sauvignon Blanc
We received this wine (with many other bottles) at our recent housewarming. I have to say that everyone who had a glass was quite impressed. Light and mildly fruity, this wine is excellent for people who don't particularly like wine.
The flavor is very light with nearly no aftertaste. We paired it with whole wheat pita chips and a roasted red pepper and artichoke hummus.
Overall, a great little wine for a summer or spring afternoon. It was a little too forgettable to become a regular on our wine rack unless we're trying to turn more people on to wine.
Christine
The flavor is very light with nearly no aftertaste. We paired it with whole wheat pita chips and a roasted red pepper and artichoke hummus.
Overall, a great little wine for a summer or spring afternoon. It was a little too forgettable to become a regular on our wine rack unless we're trying to turn more people on to wine.
Christine
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Restaurant Review: Facci
Facci
Ristorante, Wood Fire Pizza, Wine Bar
7530 Montpelier Road Laurel, MD 20723
(301) 604-5555
I had the day off work, so Jason and I decided to grab lunch together. At the last minute, we changed our plans from Subway to Facci. Even though we were a little under-dressed, Facci was absolutely the right choice.
Ambiance: The waitstaff wore all black and gentle music washed over the entire restaurant. We sat at the bar, which was empty at 11:30 PM on a Thursday. The decor is a modern take on old world Italy. Pictures of old wine barrels adorn the walls while there are also flat screen TVs on top of the bar, completely blocked from view from the more secluded restaurant side of Facci.
Food: We were incredibly impressed with the food we picked. When we sat down, we were immediately presented with garlic herb bread. The buttery, garlicy, lightly herbed bread was just what we needed while perusing the menu. We decided to split the Garden Fries as a starter.The garden fries are lightly battered and fried eggplant, zucchini, and sweet potato fries served with a side of mint cucumber yoghurt and a side of red pepper coulis. Although I was afraid that the coulis would be too spicy for me, I had nothing to be afraid of; it was perfectly mild. For a main, Jason ordered the 10 inch margherita "artesian pizza." It comes with DOP San Marzano Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, and extra-virgin olive oil. Apparently the DOP in the name means that the sauce comes to us from Europe. Jason was very pleased with the pizza- especially the crust. I can agree with him, seeing as I snagged a slice. However, my main was definitely the winner of lunch. I had the veggie grilled flatbread, which was to die for. The veggie flatbread was brushed with olive oil and garlic before piling on chopped tomatoes, zuchini, artichoke hearts, wood-fired peppers, mozzarella, goat cheese, with a zig-zag of balsamic glaze across the top. What a rich, flavorful meal.
Cost: Our appetizer was $8.00 and each of our main dishes were $10, for a grand total of $28.00 before tax and tip.
We would absolutely recommend Facci for anyone looking for delicious Italian food with more variety and flavor than Olive Garden. We are already making plans to return to Facci in the evening for drinks and food. We wish we could have tried some of the wine with our meal (it is a wine bar, after all), but felt it unwise in the middle of a work day.
Ristorante, Wood Fire Pizza, Wine Bar
7530 Montpelier Road Laurel, MD 20723
(301) 604-5555
I had the day off work, so Jason and I decided to grab lunch together. At the last minute, we changed our plans from Subway to Facci. Even though we were a little under-dressed, Facci was absolutely the right choice.
Ambiance: The waitstaff wore all black and gentle music washed over the entire restaurant. We sat at the bar, which was empty at 11:30 PM on a Thursday. The decor is a modern take on old world Italy. Pictures of old wine barrels adorn the walls while there are also flat screen TVs on top of the bar, completely blocked from view from the more secluded restaurant side of Facci.
Food: We were incredibly impressed with the food we picked. When we sat down, we were immediately presented with garlic herb bread. The buttery, garlicy, lightly herbed bread was just what we needed while perusing the menu. We decided to split the Garden Fries as a starter.The garden fries are lightly battered and fried eggplant, zucchini, and sweet potato fries served with a side of mint cucumber yoghurt and a side of red pepper coulis. Although I was afraid that the coulis would be too spicy for me, I had nothing to be afraid of; it was perfectly mild. For a main, Jason ordered the 10 inch margherita "artesian pizza." It comes with DOP San Marzano Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, and extra-virgin olive oil. Apparently the DOP in the name means that the sauce comes to us from Europe. Jason was very pleased with the pizza- especially the crust. I can agree with him, seeing as I snagged a slice. However, my main was definitely the winner of lunch. I had the veggie grilled flatbread, which was to die for. The veggie flatbread was brushed with olive oil and garlic before piling on chopped tomatoes, zuchini, artichoke hearts, wood-fired peppers, mozzarella, goat cheese, with a zig-zag of balsamic glaze across the top. What a rich, flavorful meal.
Cost: Our appetizer was $8.00 and each of our main dishes were $10, for a grand total of $28.00 before tax and tip.
We would absolutely recommend Facci for anyone looking for delicious Italian food with more variety and flavor than Olive Garden. We are already making plans to return to Facci in the evening for drinks and food. We wish we could have tried some of the wine with our meal (it is a wine bar, after all), but felt it unwise in the middle of a work day.
Monday, March 05, 2012
Oh the things I will do year two-zero-one-two!
- Turn 24
- Graduate with a Master's degree
- Buy a house
- Get married
- Honeymoon in Europe
Things I will hopefully do:
- Get a job
- Sleep
- Wear my high school prom dress to my bachelorette party in August
- Get in shape (see above)
- Read everything
- Take a baking class
- Learn to make freezable portioned casseroles
- Get a dog after the honeymoon
- Smile more than I frown
It's so on.
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