tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post5520084412948911003..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Dinner at a French wineryW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-16675648583609776072009-10-26T19:19:45.488-07:002009-10-26T19:19:45.488-07:00Thanks for the kind words! Cara, I think they'...Thanks for the kind words! Cara, I think they'll drink Scotch because it's something they acknowledge they can't do themselves.<br /><br />Olive: What were my expectations? I expected perhaps fancier cuisine, but what we were served was mostly fairly simple, hearty country fare. My biggest surprise was the extreme formality of the service, even at lunches where the winemakers were in W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-81263977688667769122009-10-26T18:29:34.921-07:002009-10-26T18:29:34.921-07:00Thanks for the vicarious feast. Beautiful photos,...Thanks for the vicarious feast. Beautiful photos, though the Belgian endive is a bit provocative :)<br /><br />Speaking of heaping Midwestern portions -- I re-watched "Fargo" this week. Brilliant, IMHO.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-37273356366024422172009-10-26T11:35:33.553-07:002009-10-26T11:35:33.553-07:00This post made me chuckle, indeed. I liked the Mon...This post made me chuckle, indeed. I liked the Monty Python reference. I'm sorry to hear you were disappointed with the vegetables and the lack of salad. I lived in France for three years and I had a very different experience.<br /><br />I do think you need to ask how the reason for your trip shaped your meals and how your hosts were probably trying to meet what they felt were foreign or Olive Oilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609322118303730190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-67758815740668241092009-10-26T11:16:20.604-07:002009-10-26T11:16:20.604-07:00I really enjoyed reading this post, condensing you...I really enjoyed reading this post, condensing your many meals in Bordeaux last month. I'm very glad to know not to ask for Pastis, because I might have, and I'm relieved I could ask for some scotch and not be scoffed at. <br /><br />I did enjoy a vicarious dinner through your post. Thanks for sharing! I once had the loveliest dinner at Cos d'Estournel and this brought back some goodCarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321220420285208046noreply@blogger.com