Barque - yum

Sunday is family night at barque. $25 and you get a sampling of the menu - everything was amazing.

First we had some popcorn that seemed to have smoky BBQ flavour. Then had root veggie soup that was packed with spice. Then pulled brisket crostini with root vegetable chips. Amazing and still not done. On to salad with apples and almonds - pretty good - some of my salad had seen better days. I think this is more of a meat place.

Then the mains the best ribs I've ever had, BBQ chicken, and slow cooked chili. Served with two different and delicious barbecue sauces with individual basting brushes. Very comforting food, very tasty, and a great deal!

But wait there was still dessert. A coffee-chocolate cake, not that we needed it, also good- but who could taste anymore after all that.

Drinks were great too - I had a glass of negroamaro- so delicious. Then I had to order the caesar rimmed with BBQ sauce and bacon bits served with a pickled bean. Pretty crazy- but next time i'll stick with wine!

Great night, great deal, I'd go back!

10 dollar wines - Tasting Party!!

Since we were on a major hunt for 10 dollar wedding wines, we decided to host a 10 dollar wine tasting party. Next time I'd do a simpler tasting card... The one I did was a bit too much for a bunch of friends getting a bit tipsy. Don't worry though, we did small tastes of each first then finished all the bottles so everything was fair. We weren't drunk when tasting the last one... I think. Also, since it was a social event my notes aren't great.

We tried:

La Casona Monastrell
Nose - Cherry with a hint of acidity
Mouth - nice fruit but again has a bit too much alcohol...

This was my favourite of the evening (and I'd had it once before) but I was almost alone in this.




Misterio Malbec
Nose - pepper
Mouth - sweet, peppery but thin... it just fell flat.



Castillo de Monseran - Carinena Grenacha
Nose - Acid! Oak!
Mouth - Very thin and very oaky - surprisingly not too tannic.




Mezzomondo - Negroamaro Salento
This was the evenings winner!
Nose - Acid and cream
Mouth - Thin bodied but with a real creaminess, it did have the bitterness of a Negroamaro but it was well balanced in the wine with sweetness and cream.

Below are the nonsensical tasting sheets but there are some funny comments. Such as "homeless man's breath", "oily vaseline quality", "don't buy this, Boozy".  All around fun night, I'd do it again!!