Gourmet Indulgence with Four Seasons Wine at Spaghetti Kitchen

A few days ago, I went with Magali to a lovely lunch at Spaghetti Kitchen, an Italian restaurant as part of the Gourmet Indulgence food & wine fiesta. It comprised of a three course meal paired with Four Season Wine. It was a set menu with quite a few choices. All of the food was not on the regular menu & was designed to go with the wine (either Sauvignon Blanc or Barrique Reserve Shiraz).

The starter - Pollo Polpettine, chicken with porcini sauce & crispy bacon.

Main course - Pan seared red snapper with baked lobster polenta on a horseradish & tomato cream.

Dessert - Flourless chocolate cake with espresso gelato & gianduja sauce.

It was a lovely meal & of course everything is better with wine! The main course was my favorite. I love seafood & the red snapper was just perfect. I also enjoyed the lovely décor & the restaurant & the presentation.

Love,

Sheila

An evening with Belvedere at Wink.

About a month ago I acccompanied Magali to a bartending masterclass with the global Ambassador of Belvedere Vodka Allison Dedianko at Wink.

She showed us how to make cocktails and then we were asked to taste and choose the cocktail we loved the most and make the cocktail ourselves. I am not much of a cocktail person,since I prefer beer or wine.

But of all the cocktails she prepared I liked the taste of the clove sour and prepared it for myself.

Clove Sour
50 ml Belvedere Vodka
25 ml clove infused simple syrup
25 ml lemon juice
2 dashes Bitters.

Shake with ice and strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass.
Garnish with a slice of lemon.


Since the bar was dimly lit Magali could not get good photographs. But you can see all the recipes on her blog here. Hope some of you try the Cocktail recipes and enjoy yourselves with your family or friends.

Love,
Sheila