Steaks in the Fireplace

by whitney on March 18, 2014

Say what? That’s right! Steaks IN the fireplace. Cause, why not? Seems as good a place as any, when it comes to fire and cooking. My buddy Ted hosted me while in Santa Barbara and cooked up quite the feast, inside and outside of the fireplace. He’s a man of many skills, clearly. He also opened some stellar bottles of my beloved French vin nature. The standout of the night was from a new-to-me Languedoc producer Mas des Agrunelles. Ted is importing these wines and I’m so happy that he is because they are delicious. Their ‘Les Mauves’ is 100% Cinsault, which is somewhat rare to see, as it’s usually a blender grape. It was tangy, pure, and transparent in its authenticity. It showed a tiny bit of its natural wine quirks, but I loved it even more for it. It was cheerful and it made me want to drink ALL of it and be rosy-cheeked and eat steak cooked in a fireplace.

the table les mauves steak!

Please excuse the blurry pic. At this point in the evening, I was hungry. And buzzed. This was the absolute BEST I could.

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Michael March 25, 2014 at 9:31 am

This is totally happening in Brentwood, and soon.

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