Rick Rogow and Family
Tom Peristeris and Family
And Our Entire Big Daddy's Staff
Wish Their Customers and Friends
A Most Joyous, Healthy and Peaceful
Passover.
Chef Jeff Kay, Joe and John Vicari, and manager Dan Zintmaster at Andiamo
Lakefront Bistro.
On one occasion, when we were
missing an item, we called Marge
and they delivered it immediate-
ly. Marge brightens our day with
her banter.
'We decided to try another del-
icatessen on a couple of occasions.
What a disaster! There wasn't
one redeeming quality. We had
many problems and instead of
them trying to make amends, we
were told to take our business
elsewhere. They were rude and
argumentative, with no interest
in hearing our complaint."
WELL, NOW that Art and
Simone Shafer are firmly en-
sconced in California, where he
has retired after hitting 70, our
former cohort is remembered for
his conscientiousness and hard
work.
I'll never forget the first time I
asked Art to have lunch with me
... He said he couldn't because of
not being able to eat everything ...
Art was shocked when I told him
that a restaurant was not worth
much if it could not satisfy the di-
etary desires of a customer.
And he was even more stunned
when we went to an Italian
restaurant and Art discovered
that he could have pasta without
any sauce.
Needless to say, we then had
many lunches and dinners to-
gether ... And he was always able
to get what he wanted ... without
any spices.
We'll miss Art's knowledge and
hope that he and Simone have a
long life of happiness and health
together in California.
Now that Art is playing golf
every day, let's see how many sto-
ries he'll have when writing to say
hello.
MASTER SOMMELIER
Madeline Triffon of the Unique
Restaurant Corporation, one of
only three women to hold the
prestigious title of master som-
melier in the world, debunks
some commonly held wine myths.
"Everyday I hear 'rules' that
people associate with wine. Many
are just misconceptions or half-
truths. In any event, enjoying
wine has nothing to do with rules.
"Like red wine should be
served with beef, white wine with
fish. Some types of fish go very
well with red wine, like salmon
and a Pinot Noir. While not every
red wine goes well with every fish
(avoid Cabernets), not every
white wine goes with every fish
either.
"Focus on soft, medium-dry
reds for meaty fish, such as tuna
or salmon.
"Smelling the cork means ab-
solutely nothing. Smelling the
wine will tell you if it's sound. The
only thing a cork is good for is
keeping air out of the bottle, and
if it has done its job, the wine will
probably be fine. The only way to
tell if a wine is fine is by smelling
and tasting it. Throw the cork
away or play with it!
"The pop of a champagne cork
doesn't mean it's a good bottle.
You should try not to pop a cham-
pagne cork. The 'pop' is actually
carbon dioxide being released.
(Carbon dioxide gives champagne
its fizz. You wouldn't shake a can
of cola before opening it, would
you?)
`The proper method is to ease
the cork out gently by holding the
cork and turning the bottle. The
cork will ease itself out gently.
And don't save the champagne
for dessert or a special occasion.
Champagne complements most
foods wonderfully, from soups
and salads to entrees and
desserts. Sip it throughout the
meal.
"No truth that white wine
should be served icy cold and red
wine room temperature. White
wine that is too cold will lose
much of its flavor, and red wine
that is too warm will taste mud-
dy. White wine should be served
at around 50 degrees F; red wine
should be at 60-65 degrees F
(slightly cooler than room tem-
perature).
healthy
HAPPY AND
Passover ... Enjoy the many great
kosher-for-Passover wines that
are now available from numer-
ous parts of the world.
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Heartily Wish
Their Customers, Friends
And The Entire Community
A VERY HEALTHY
AND HAPPY
PASSOVER