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July 06, 2007

WHERE'S WENDY? Final Round, Take 2

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The dining room at John Ash & Co., where I always dine when I'm in Sonoma County, CA.

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by Wendy Perrin

Congrats to LoriB, who aced half of the final round of the WHERE'S WENDY? contest by guessing I was at John Ash, a culinary mainstay of Santa Rosa, CA.  But nobody has managed to guess what I was drinking. In other words, I finally stumped the WHERE'S WENDY? crew  --  about time, huh? -- and I did it by choosing a cocktail that is no longer on the menu!  Pictured at left is the mystery drink, should anyone care to take another stab at it.  At right: Another treat not on the regular menu: peach, plum, and apricot crisp with vanilla gelato. And, below, one of my favorite things on the menu:

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The Ahi Tuna Tartare Tower, comprised of wasabi potato salad and guacamole topped with tuna and tobiko caviar, and served with wonton chips. Yum!


Comments

Is it called a "Chocolate Raspberry Delight?"

Consists of:
1.5 oz. CHARBAY Raspberry Vodka
1.5 oz. Amsterdam Chocolate Liqueur
Splash of Chambord

Wow ! Well if I knew I was right, I could have stopped looking long ago! LOL - ok another guess -
Spicy Ginger Blush Martini

or Wild Strawberry Martini - I need one of those after all this searching! : 0)

I don't suppose Wendy will let us know if we're right before I have to go out of town tonight. No internet for me for the next two days. Going to visit family in the middle-of-nowhere Texas.

I don't know if I can stand it...what with no more contest! LOL

You said it LoriB! I need one of those chocolate martinis I mentioned. LOL

I know - will miss your posts Tracker! Have a nice weekend, and keep in touch. : 0) Lori

Yup, Tracker, that cocktail is a chocolate martini. Well done, and sorry I couldn't respond before you left town. Spent all day today in transit getting my kids back to the East Coast.
Cheers,
Wendy

that tower is making me hungry!

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