I used to work across the street from a restaurant called Tandoor. Fantastic indian food. I went over there at least once a week, and they recognized me as a regular. I'm very fond of places where I'm recognized as a regular - where they bring me what I want without my having to order it. That's a pretty big deal to me.
Anyways, a few years later, some of the folks who used to work there opened a new place, Masala, closer to home, and we went there a number of times, too.
Last night we went to their new location. It's a much nicer space, both larger and more intimate. The old location is a glass storefront, and this is laid out with a number of rooms containing a few tables.
We had the "Dinner For Two", which was enough for six people, at least, and we have leftovers for the coming two days. Tandoori Chicken, Lamb Rogan Josh, and a variety of other things that I can't now remember. And the mango lhassi was just fantastic. We left there full to the point of discomfort, and had two very full take-away boxes.
If you find yourself in the south Lexington area, and hankering for wonderful Indian food, you should stop by. They haven't updated their website to list the new location but perhaps they will soon. It's where Hot Moon used to be, just south of Fayette Mall.
There's a little place down the road called the Village Vineyard, where they keep Strongbow and McEwan's in stock just because we come there to buy it. How cool is that?!
McEwan's is a smooth, creamy scotch ale with just a hint of bitterness, and a mouth full of chocolate and roasted flavors. It's one of my favorite sippin' ales, great to unwind after a long day at the office. It is very dark, and so may be more beer than some folks can handle. But it's not bitter, and it doesn't have the unpleasant aftertaste of some ales.
Highly recommended. 35 bottles of Ring-Bo-Ree. Best taken with best friends, or a good book.
So, I've been away from this site for an awful long time. I'd like to start posting here again. I don't drink wine as often as I used to, and I've gotten out of the habit of writing about it. But my New Years Resolution (ok, it's September. Don't judge me.) is to write something every time I have a wine, beer, or cider. And perhaps even every time I have an unusual food, too, while I'm at it. Much of the pleasure of a beverage is considering how you'd describe it to someone else.
Look for more posts in the very near future.
Long time no write. It's a symptom of ... many things.
So, here we go again.
Mondavi 2000 Zinfandel. On the whole, disappointing. I mean, an 8 year old zin, should be better than this, right? It was very simple, with a little black pepper, and a decent finish, but very little kick, and no depth at all. I think it might have been too cold, but still, very uninteresting.
After some air, and warming up a little, it improved, but not nearly as much as I thought it would.
So, on the scale of 40, I'm going to give this a 10. It was good with the steak, but overall very disappointing.