Enjoying Food without Wine
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:57 amI meet some friends at a chain steakhouse last night that had a wine list so poor that beer was the best option. The steak was neither wonderful nor awful. What surprised me was that I found I could not enjoy the steak without wine. Thinking back over the 15 or so years since I started exploring wine, I believe there are some foods that I have always enjoyed with wine and my experience last night now has me wondering if I now could no longer get the same enjoyment from the food alone.
Along with noticing that I did not enjoy the steak without wine, I also realized that my wife and I have modified our eating habits such that we cook ourselves, eat at the houses of wine loving friends, or eat at restaurants with good wine service. A notable exception to this being the local crab houses. Apparently our approach toward food has become wine centric without even being concise of the fact.
Along with noticing that I did not enjoy the steak without wine, I also realized that my wife and I have modified our eating habits such that we cook ourselves, eat at the houses of wine loving friends, or eat at restaurants with good wine service. A notable exception to this being the local crab houses. Apparently our approach toward food has become wine centric without even being concise of the fact.