On Dec 3, 1:52�pm, "DPM" > wrote:
> Dale, from the address I'd guess San Francisco.
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> Dean
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> "DaleW" > wrote in message
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> On Dec 3, 12:31?pm, AxisOfBeagles > wrote:
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> > In search of a really good dinner prior to the Sunday departure of a
> > visiting antipodean friend, we visited Postrio - the Puck establishment
> > on Post St. near Mason.
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> > If you haven't been to Postrio, the Beagles give it a hearty ?thumbs
> > up? but with one warning: the price tags there are not for the faint of
> > heart.
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> > The food - outstanding. The menu is diverse, interesting, and written
> > with care to detail about preparation and accompaniment. Every meal was
> > superbly prepared, delicious, and expertly presented.
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> > The service - outstanding. Our waiter was always available but never
> > pestering. After the main, we were having a vigorous discussion at the
> > table about a unique mint chutney served with the lamb. We were
> > mystified by a second green vegetable flavor in it. Our waiter
> > overheard us, and within a few minutes he appeared with Chef de Cuisine
> > Jordan Grosser. Jordan chatted with us for about ten minutes, giving us
> > a detailed explanation of the preparation of the condiment and
> > answering our incessant questions. BTW ? the mystery flavor was a small
> > amount of jalapeno.
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> > The wine - excellent. The wine list may be the biggest list I've ever
> > seen. The second thing you'll notice is the quality of the list - there
> > isn't a mediocre wine in the whole thing. But what you'll REALLY notice
> > are the prices. Don't go if you're expecting a 'deal'. There are far
> > more 'hundred-plus-plus' price tags than there are prices under one
> > hundred dollars.
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> > At our table both lamb and duck were ordered. We decided on Domaine
> > Drouhin from the Willamette Valley - in part because of recommends I
> > had read on this forum and another.
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> > The wine was excellent. A definitive 'Pinot nose', but not at all
> > barnyard. Although the wine was a 2005, it was soft and supple - enough
> > tannins for a good backbone, but smooth and full on the palate. The
> > middle of the palate had lush red fruit, and a medium long finish. It
> > got a thumbs up from all at the table.
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> > Two of us had a pear-based dessert, and chose glasses of a superb
> > Beaumes-de-Venise from Jabboulet for dessert wine. Soft and silky, with
> > hints of orange and perfume, it made the perfect ending to a great
> > dinner.
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> Thanks for notes. I like the Domaine Drouhin Oregon wines.
> Excuse ignorant question, but what city is Postrio in?- Hide quoted text -
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Thanks. Sounded vaguely familiar*, but I've only been to SF a couple
times. Think of Puck as a SoCal and Las Vegas guy, didn't know he was
in NoCal.

Dale
* I am trying to avoid "Streets of San Francisco" jokes.