Jujube

I'll be thinking of the wonderful dinner I'll be enjoying tonight all day long. Take a look:

Warm salad of calamari and Asian pear with pumpkin-citrus coulis

-Las Brisas Rueda 2007 ( Spain ) Verdejo, Sauv Blanc, Viura

Steamed mahi-mahi with lemon-scallion nage

-Terra Andina Chardonnay 2007 ( Chile )

Grilled fennel sausage with white bean and kale ragout

-Avignonesi Rosso 2005 ( Italy )

Hoisin-braised beef with carrot pudding

-Torremoron Ribera del Duero 2006 ( Spain )

Honey-walnut cake with jujube preserves

-Quinta Do Noval Tawny NV ( Portugal )

Jujube - a restaurant in Chapel Hill is hosting what they call a Recession dinner. Five courses paired with different wines. I might have to pass on the carrot pudding though... eww! I have come to realize that I HATE cooked carrots. Though I'm not exactly sure what nage is... might have to google that before we go. Have a good day!