Restaurant & Wine Bar
Newly emerged tomato seedlings are not necessarily a pretty sight, but for the vegetable grower they’re a pleasant one. When seeds are in the ground, or in this case small peat pots, all you can do for 7 to 14 days is wait for them to emerge. Once they’ve sent their stem and first two
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After experiencing the warm weather last week, I was looking forward to featuring a rose or a new white, even something bubbly. Instead, I’ll stick with reds for now. This week, we brought back the 2009 Musar Jeaune Rouge, a blend from the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Yes, Lebanon, Chateau Musar being one of about
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Remember last summer when the shishito peppers with fried almonds and chevre had an occasional red pepper along with the regular green ones? That didn’t happen by chance. Dinette was just starting a tradition by growing its own shishitos to see how they tasted if they were fully ripe. More days on the plant means more sun
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One of the most delicious wines we carry, Warwick’s Three Cape Ladies (2005), is back on the list this week. It’s a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, and Pinotage; a grape created using Pinot Noir and Hermitage (a grape more commonly known in France and other countries as Cinsault). Warwick Estates has been producing
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Oops! If you haven’t watched Doug Oster’s video on Dinette’s rooftop garden, go back to the Rooftop Garden page and click on Oster’s video. It’s the best starting point for understanding the importance of “perfect sunlight” when starting a vegetable garden. ”Sunlight is sunlight,” you say. But on a flat rooftop, as opposed to an
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