Eating Good in the Neighborhood — Restaurant Group That Is

WINE & DINE COLUMN

My latest Wine and Dine column was published by WashingtonExec yesterday. It focuses on the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, which operates a number of quality restaurants in this area. The location Gabriele and I enjoyed most recently was Columbia Firehouse in Old Town Alexandria.

I also discuss an excellent Pinot Noir we enjoyed with dinner, a 2007 Loring Rancho la Vina. Loring is a very good name for Pinot — here’s a review of top California Pinots for $30 by Robert Wellesley in his Wellesley Wine Press.

Enjoy the rest of the summer, and drink some good juice!