Scheduling an RCC for Tishrei is always tricky. There are very few usable days in the month because of the chagim - early in the month is hard becasue of all of the prep for each chag and pushing it until after means that you are very close to the next month. Doing it before … Continue reading RCC Israel # 24 – Tishrei 5779
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2014 Flam Noble Launch Event – 2018 Flam Releases
This past Friday I attended the 2014 Flam Noble launch event at the winery. Sometimes they do this with a full dinner - other times it's wines and cheese to start with the current Blanc and Rose and then a tasting of selected library wines with the pre-release Noble. This year was the latter - which … Continue reading 2014 Flam Noble Launch Event – 2018 Flam Releases
RCC Israel #18
Atter a couple of months of moving around we returned to our normal meeting place at the Shuk Cook - Uri Zaltzman's apartment where he and Bracha Arnold prepared a truly excellent meal. Every single dish worked and was excellent - with a number of dishes going on my favorites list! From a wine perspective … Continue reading RCC Israel #18
RCC Israel # 15
This was a very special & unique night. Not only were we celebrating the new month (late and I guess not so new anymore) but Simon Jacob's birthday - and for that, we went all out and broke a few of our rules . We opened the evening up to as many participants as we … Continue reading RCC Israel # 15
RCC Israel #12
Uri cooked solo this month - and despite some technical difficulties still pulled off some wonderful food! It was REALLY hot that night - and it was a tough environment to cook in. Standout wines of the night were the Masada 2010 which was awesome and the GHW CS 1997 - that's right - 1997! … Continue reading RCC Israel #12
RCC Israel # 10
Food-wise we had some really creative stuff here. The Ramen was out of this world as was the goose breast. But the desert - WOW! All of it was made of vegetables - and it was all incredible! On to the wines - a mixed bag here this month - but still plenty to love … Continue reading RCC Israel # 10
RCC Israel #8
For Rosh Chodesh Adar we decide to embrace the spirit of VeNahafoch Hu and changed our guidelines accordingly. First - all wines had to be imported - no Israeli wines allowed - and second, the wines needed to be quality, but the 6 years past vintage rule was not enforced. This led to a wonderful … Continue reading RCC Israel #8
RCC Israel #7
RCC Israel Shevat 5777 was held on January 29th 2017 in Jerusalem. The food at these things just keeps on getting better and better. With a last minute cancellation and a mistakenly swapped bottle, the lineup in the menu did not match the final lineup. Very abbreviated impressions follow. Chodesh Tov! Golan Heights Winery, Yarden, … Continue reading RCC Israel #7
RCC Israel #5
After last month's massive RCC, I thought it would be a smaller quieter affair this month - no luck as we again had special guests from abroad. This led to the same problems as last month in terms of keeping track of wines - even missing some as I was also helping in the kitchen … Continue reading RCC Israel #5
RCC Israel #4
RCC Israel #4 in honor of Elul 5776 was held on September 13th, 2016 in Nachlaot. This RCC had one of our most inventive menus to date. Also, Chef Todd Aarons - of Crave and Tierra Sur fame was in attendance and contributed the seared tuna slider appetizer in the pictures. The rest of the … Continue reading RCC Israel #4