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8751 W Charleston Blvd # 110
I had the pleasure of dining here with our wine broker in Vegas, JD Collins. JD and I poured Carina Cellars as a featured winery at Bleu Gourmet, and at the end of the evening sat down and visited with owner Sonny Ahuja and his friend Sean, the owner of the Rosewood Grill in Vegas. We began the evening with a glass of Carina Cellars 2006 Central Coast Viognier, and the bright tropical fruit flavors paired beautifully with the grilled Ahi tuna appetizer prepared by chef Jeanine (who regrettably could not join us as she was busy serving some visiting staff from The Food Network). We followed up with some 2004 Santa Barbara County Syrah, which we enjoyed with a prosciutto-wrapped veal with a mushroom risotto. The smokiness of the Syrah paired beautifully with the veal! Sonny, JD Sean and I ordered 3 different entrees to share amongst ourselves: JD ordered a sesame-crusted Halibut with baby bok choy and shitake mushrooms atop a rice cake; Sonny ordered the pan-roasted Chilean Sea Bass sautéed in hearts of palm, forest mushrooms with a peppercorn beurre blanc; and I opted for the Lobster, Crab & sweet corn cakes with roasted pepper aioli and avocado tomato salsa. We each enjoyed a glass of the 2004 Westerly Vineyard Syrah with this smorgasbord of culinary creations, which in my opinion is one of the best vintages of Westerly Syrah that Joey Tensley has ever made! Finally, we were all so full, that we couldn’t possibly think about dessert, so instead we had some 2005 Syrah “7 percent”, and with its bold jammy flavors and chocolaty finish, was more than sufficient to satiate any withstanding “sweet tooth”. |
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Restaurant (January 2009)