Comments on: Zanotto’s Monthly Wine Dinners — A Deal If There Ever Was One

By: foodgal

foodgal — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:48:21 +0000

Bejoyful: Oh no! That does not sound good. The stingy pours I’m surprised at. The wine that is poured is donated by the winemaker, so I’m wondering if December’s particular winemaker didn’t donate quite as many bottles as some of the other winemakers in the past?

By: bejoyful

bejoyful — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:39:35 +0000

Foodgal – followed your recommendation and tried the December dinner. Wonder if you had a one time experience they can’t repeat. Some of the food, not all of it was quite tasty. Wine was marginal, pours stingy, long waits between courses and bitter cold. Not that Zanotto’s controls the weather, but wonder if they should have sold out the indoor seats and stopped there. Greed kills. Disappointing at best.

By: foodgal

foodgal — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:07:42 +0000

Judith: I’m so glad you got a chance to experience the wine dinner. Wow, what a spread of food you had, too. It’s like they say, “You never leave hungry there.”

By: Judith

Judith — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:31:16 +0000

Foodgal: Thanks to your tip I was able to make last night’s dinner, which was excellent. The theme was “A Taste of Italy” which included (1) clam mousse and marinated shrimp (2) antipasto plate (3) veggie frittata with sausage and pancetta (4) pasta with red sauce (5) pork steaks with potatoes and chestnuts (6) rib-eye steak, and finally, cookies! Great company and wonderful hosts!

By: foodgal

foodgal — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:17:47 +0000

Gwen & Richard: Thank you so much for welcoming this solo diner at your table for my first Zanotto’s wine dinner experience. The food was so unbelievably plentiful, and the wines so much fun to try. But really, none of that would have mattered if the company hadn’t been so warm, entertaining, and just plain fun. Thanks for being such great company that night.