The Queen, Greek Food, and Pinot Noir
The other night the teacher and I continued our tradition of dinner and a movie– with wine, of course. She always tells me, “I have wine, too, you know.” But as I am trying to move some of my inventory to make more room, I usually supply it. The dinner was kabobs from Truly Mediterranean in the Mission–lamb for me, with feta added. Messy but sooo worth it. The wine was from a friend who works at a nearby SCM winery…some Pinot Noir from the bottom of the barrel, so to speak. Unnamed and unlabeled, it was a little hazy and quite spicy. Black fruits, cherry, and earthiness fought against the slight bitterness that finally subsided after being open half an hour. While the food and wine went quite well together, this time the movie didn’t fit. The Queen, despite its superb acting, was a little lacking in the spice factor. We both admitted later it was hard to keep our eyes open at the end. Our other friend (the biodegradable wine fan) had already seen it and had to tell us what we missed. She got a glass of wine for her trouble, though.
Truly Mediterranean, Pinot Noir
May 4th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Too bad the movie didn’t fit, but I think I could sit through anything with a lamb shawarma from Truly Mediterranean. Especially with some Pinot on hand. I used to got there every chance I got when they were on Haight. I haven’t been back for years… now I’m jealous!