On Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 1:10:42 PM UTC-4, Mark Lipton wrote:>
> > Scallop crudo with Hakurei turnips and mint
>
> Wow. Just wow. Mad props to Betsy for this creation.

weelllll.... actually I am the crudo king

>
> What did you think of that pairing? I generally go with more
> red-fruited wines (lighter PN, Gamay, Grenache) with the assertive
> flavors of grilled quail, but reading your descriptions of these three,
> maybe you got that from your older Bdx.

I thought it went fine, since all of these were older (and never bigger styled to start with). But actually I had intended to do the Loire reds with quail, but decided to do Delia's mushrooms in (vain) hope it might cool a bit before I grilled

> Wow, Dale, what an incredible lineup of food and wine. I cannot tell
> you how sad I am that I couldn't stay until Sunday. Thanks for setting
> this up anyway.
so we all agreed it was a good warmup, for next time when you can stay!