Skewered

Alice in Wonderland (the movie) that is. By Nigel Andrews in the FT. It's usually not fun to see any endeavor get panned, since tearing down is always easier than building up. But when it is done so cleanly and directly, like a surgeon with a scalpel, it should be shared.

You can read Nigel's opinion of the movie here. I think I'll wait for it on video.

Wine Dinner Menu

Here is the menu for tomorrow night's wine dinner beginning at 7pm.

Reception Wine - Fat Monk Rose

*****

Oysters Rockefeller, Side Salad of Spinach and Arugula

Villa San Juliette Sauvignon Blanc

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Trout with Lemon Tarragon Cream

Fat Monk Riesling

*****

Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Balsamic Sauce
Green Beans, Orange Rosemary Gremolata

Villa San Juliette Romantique Reserve

*****

Gorgonzola Stuffed Filet Mignon
Fingerling Potatoes, Red Wine Sauce

Villa San Juliette Petite Sirah

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Lemon Mousse


Seats still available. All of the above for $60 per person including tax and gratuity. Please phone 513-721-8901 for reservations.

Wine Dinner Wednesday, March 10

Very excited to be hosting this dinner next Wednesday featuring a four course dinner accompanied by four wines from Villa San-Juliette Winery. Time and pricing detailed below (the price is per person and includes tax and gratuity). You can obtain more information about the winery here.

Robert Mondavi 1999 Reserve Cabernet - Free!

We still have some openings for dinner tonight in the restaurant so call us if you want to get in. And we'll be pouring some free samples of Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, 1999, that we've had in the cellar for a bit. This little gem will run about $150 a bottle, if you can find it, from a retailer.

We'll only be pouring it for guests having dinner with us, and it will be a 2oz. taste per guest, and it will only be served to those who say they saw this on the blog. In other words, we won't offer it, you'll have to bring it up. It's our way of saying thanks for checking the blog.

Hope to see you tonight.

Celebrity Deathmatch

Anybody else miss this great show?

We are now Twittering

Yes, if you Tweet, you can click on the icon to the right and start following Kent's Twitter updates about ... well, who knows what. Probably miscellaneous musings about minutiae (+1 for the alliteration) and probably last minute Phoenix specials, updates, and the like. The more followers the merrier, so even if you're not into the Twitter thing, refer us to a friend who is.

Open This Saturday, February 27

We will be open for dinner this coming Saturday. You can make reservations by phoning The Phoenix at 513-721-8901. For those of you who have lamented the lack of Saturday night openings, here's an opportunity.

You can take advantage of this in either of two ways. You will note that the menu below is priced in typical ala carte fashion. So that is one option for you.

The other option is to take advantage of our special Prix Fixe menu that works as follows:

Choose any three food items for you meal - Starter, Entree, and Dessert; or Starter, Side, Entree (if you don't care for the sweet stuff).

Choose a wine to start, and then another if you wish, and another...you get the idea. The wines are included in the Prix Fixe. You can start with a white and switch to red and then back again, you can stick with one wine all meal, or try 5 or six different selections.

The choice is yours and the wine and the food is all packaged together for $55 per person (before tax and gratuity).

Here are some of the wines we'll have open and be pouring that night:

Acacia Carneros Chardonnay
Clos du Bois Chardonnay
Kenwood Sauvignon Blanc
Drylands Sauvignon Blanc
La Villa Pinot Grigio
Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages
MacMurray Pinot Noir
Mondavi Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Rock Merlot
Louis Martina Cabernet Sauvignon

So join us this Saturday and dine the traditional way, or make it your own personal wine and food extravaganza.

The menu is below (click on the image to enlarge)