86 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, May 2 - May 8, 2003
Wine
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wines while they were on sale. I
had 14 emails questioning my san-
ity and my patriotism. Following,
is a list of items I think you don't
know are owned or produced by
the French. Bank of the West in
California, "Car and Driver" mag-
azine, Chanel, Chivas, Crown
Royal, Dior, Dannon, Club Med,
Goodrich, BIC, Biotherm, Hen-
nessy, Krups, Jacobs Creel May-
belline, Michelin, Mikasa, Motel
6, Motown Records, MP3, any
Thomson Electric product,
Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett,
Redoubt, RCA, Red Roof Inns,
"Road and Track" magazine,
Roquefort cheese, Rowenta, Sier-
ra, Sparkletts, Spencer Gifts,
Technicolor, Uniroyal, Universal
Studios and US filters.
This is not all by a long shot. Al-
so, yes, I am crazy and I know
where you live and yes, I love this
country and served four years in
the Navy by choice.
I had a request to help find the
Powers that I recommended last
week. Whenever you have a prob-
lem locating wine and your store
won't help, buy elsewhere. It is
against the law for me to tell you
to contact the winery directly and
to have them ship it to you.
So I want you to know that is
not legal because Delaware won't
receive tax revenue to waste on
enforcing drinking and smoking
bans.
I just proofread the previous and
if I sound a little grouchy, I am.
While typing away on a restaurant
review the TV news flashed this
deal for Tariq Assize. I may sound
crazy but I think the old Arabian
method of slowly roasting cap-
tured enemies to elicit information
was quicker.
With this guy, I feel sure that
just seeing the apparatus would
have him weeping and blabbing
the full details. What the hock are
these State Department and CIA
operatives thinking? Remember
this is the same gang who had no
idea that the Soviet Union was
dissolving. They also thought the
Shilites would flock to us and help
overthrow Saddam. I am fed up
with all of it but I refuse to end on
a bad note.
ffyou haven't been to visit Mar-
coni's Restaurant in Millsboro,
you have been missing out. Owner
Pete Marconi Jr.," serves a diverse
reasonably priced menu six days a
week. Closed Sunday, the restau-
rant is open for lunch and dinner
Monday thru Friday with dinner
only on Saturdays.
The restaurant serves freshly
made pasta and pizza dough that is
exceptional. They make their own
ravioli and the red sauces are well
made.
Marconi's has a small but ac-
ceptable wine list mostly Italian
with a few decent American selec-
tions. The pour is generous and
the prices were fair. They also
have a diverse selection of domes-
tic and imported bottled beer and
four types of draught.
I was especially impressed that
all the food we tried was freshly
prepared, even the fried mozzarel-
la. The menu was priced under
$10 with exception of filet mignon
and a stuffed chicken breast
Parmesan at $12.95.
The service was very nice and
efficient. The place was clean and
the music was enjoyable.
This restaurant has no pretense,
it is plainly decorated but comfort-
able. The staff was warm and
courteous and the food was very
well done. If you have the time
and inclination give it a try. Our
visit was on a Monday evening
and it was medium busy. The oth-
er folks I could observe left smil-
ing and so did I.
Finally, buy Leoville Las Cases
2000. They have been trying to
produce a first growth quality
Bordeaux for a while and this is it.
These are being offered at about a
25% discount. I think the 2000
Bordeaux, in general, may be the
best in 20 years.
The wines will be drinkable in
10- 12 years and by then we'll all
be friends again. There is no na-
tionality more opportunistic than
the French... Unless it is the Ger-
mans, Mexicans Russians, Chi-
nese, etc. and U.S.
ChocoEtte
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chocolate where he can simply
"zone," whereas, Roherta loves
the challenge. "I would never
make it in a store that didn't try
new things," she said. Children
should be allowed to try new
things also, said Roberta. "Life is
a learning process. I often hear
parents say 'Oh, they don't need
the good stuff,' but that's part of
the education." Roberta surmises
that the Lewes store will never be
as busy as the outlet location,
simply due to the volume of cus-
tomers that flock to the outlet
malls - and that's okay with
Roberta. "We have a lot of fun at
this location and it allows us the
opportunity to explore," she said.
The Lewes location also concen-
trates on corporate sales. One of
the store's largest orders came
from United Parcel Service when
it ordered more than 9,000 choco-
late bars shaped like a UPS truck.
"Their are times when we are in
here at 2 a.m. working," Roberta
said. "The amazing thing about
chocolate is it brings people to-
gether. We have people volunteer-
ing to help us when we're ex-
tremely busy."
The Lewes location, 135 Sec-
ond St., is open 10:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. seven days a week and will
expand to summer hours at the
end of the month. To place an or-
der call 645-5528 or visit
www.RMCF-Rehoboth.com.
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ver for a bag of M&Ms. That al-
lowed the rest of us to do all sorts
of illegal things.
I would be specific, but I don't
want to be arrested. Actually, the
statute of limitations has probably
expired.
At least we are not the class of
1909 whose class correspondent
wrote "No news. Everyone is
dead."
There are some advantages to
finding your class notes in the
middle of the alumnae magazine.
For a reunion, you no longer have
to get your hair frosted. But I did
buy a can of Big Sexy Hair. As a
result of this can, I find my hair
neither big nor sexy. You no
longer go on a diet for the week-
end. Your makeup is from Peebles
and is perfectly acceptable. I do
have some gel contour des yeux -
poehes, cernes leftover from my
Washington daze. It has probably
expired.
But cucumber slices at night
work just as well except when you
have a dog who pulls them off
your eyelids because she needs a
midnight snack. You don't care if
you have a designer suit or a per-
feet husband. (I am wearing clam
di, gers. Hey, I am from Sussex
County).
And that gold watch you got for
Hungry?
See Cape Cuisine on
pages 104-105
graduation has such small num-
bers you stay way past your bed-
time, and if the police pull you
over because you are driving s,ort
of funny, they call you "ma'am.."
In the last class notes there was
a photo and I thought my clatss-
mate really looked great for our
age. Then I managed to read Ithe
fine print under the-photo. "II'he
picture was of her daughter who is
coming to the beach for a week
this summer. She is coming: to
Dewey.
She told me she threatened Iher
daughter that she had a friendl in
e
Rehoboth who would be watching
her. I said to my friend I was too
old for this, but I would do what I
could. Then I remembered what
we did when we were in high
school - Dewey Beach? I said to
my friend who happens to be a
shrink, "Are you crazy?" She
said, "Yeah, I know."
I will be happy to see her. I
hope, at my age, I can remember
the date of our reunion. But prob-
ably, if I show up on the wrong
day, a bunch of my friends will be
there.
Be true to your school.
4 4
5 Points, Lewes, DE
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