Food & Review • Denver 10

Cru House Salad: mixed greens, gorgonzola & lemon vinaigrette

Fried Brie: honey and black peppercorns

Pear & Gorgonzola Pizza: comice pears, caramelized onions, honey, parmesan & basil

Recently I had the privilege to have a girls wine night with a good friend. We decided to go to a new local wine bar called Cru' A Wine Bar. The bar was warm, inviting, and pleasantly casual. The wine was wonderful and the food even better! I enjoyed the Sexy Red Flight, a collection of three different wines to sample, and my friend Kim enjoyed the Magnificent Merlots. What a fun way to sample a bunch of wines without being tied down to only one huge glass of wine.

Kim and I then picked a few dishes to share off their Sharing Menu. We indulged in the Cru' House Salad, the Fried Brie, and the Pear and Gorgonzola Pizza. All three were divine. My favorite was the pizza, the pears and caramelized onions were the perfection and the gorgonzola gave it that perfect savory kick, YUM! I can't wait to go back and sample some more exotic wines accompanied by simply delicious food.

Enjoy!

Food & Review • North Carolina 09'

This past weekend my family and I traveled to North Carolina where we ate lots of yummy foods. A few stood out in my mind. One of them, Brixx Firewood Pizza, in Chapel Hill NC. We do not have this restaurant here in Colorado. At Brixx the atmosphere was warm and fun and casual, perfect for a family outing. I enjoyed the Brixx Salad, fresh greens drizzled with a balsamic vinaigrette, topped with goats cheese, toasted pine nuts and croutons (which I had almost devoured all of it before I remembered to take a picture.) Also I enjoyed the Quattro Fromaggio a fire roasted pizza which I also added roasted chicken and artichokes to it. Yum!

Second was a dessert from The Washington Duke Inn, the Pumpkin Pie Profiteroles, with a chocolate carmel sauce. This dessert was delicious! The cinnamon pumpkin ice cream was divine along with the sauce. This was my daughters favorite.

Wherever my travels take me I will be making this a feature on my food blog so check back for more Food & Review.

Enjoy!