First Cherries

May 23
Wine: Celius Toscana 1999

One of our favorite salads is Cesar Salad. The best one that we have ever had is at Zuni in San Francisco. In her great cookbook, The Zuni Cookbook by Judy Rodgers gives the definitive recipe. The recipe is a real testimony to necessity of using quality ingredients. Salt packed anchovies and parmesan cheese from the Cheese Store of Silverlake were key ingrediants along with virgin olive oil. Another Zuni touch is serving the romaine leaves whole, not breaking them up. You can then eat them with your fingers.

We made Lamb Pasta using the wine that Roger had brought us. We used both ground lamb and small cubes of lamb in the sauce.

Cherries had arrived at the Hollywood Farmer’s Market. We tasted many and found some great ones! These would be the first cherries of the season. For dessert we served Dolce De Leche Ice Cream from Haagen-Dazs with the fresh Cherries smothered with Grand Manier