When: February 26, 2006
What: tuna steak, spinage, rice w courgette and fennel
Wine: 2004, chardonnay, Lindemans Bin 65, Australia (favourite slobber chard of da house)
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse: Olivier ate a lot, lot, lot of spinach for the first time!!!! And he enjoyed is, stating that spinach and pancakes are the two best things in the world!

When: February 25, 2006
What: rib-eye w bearnaise sauce, French fries, salad
Wine: Coronas, Miguel Torres, Spain, by the glass (very appropriate)
Where: cafe restaurant Amsterdam, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse: after Mare's birthday (with ideas popping around on NY and an upmarket camp), Olivier was asked, in the car, what he wanted to do next: "Naar een restaurantje. Naar Cafe Restaurant Amsterdam!". And they had a table available. It was too enjoyable, as always (though the service seems to have dropped a bit, since they opened their new place at Amstel station)

When: February 23, 2006
What: sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, smoked sausage
Wine: none (carrot-juice)
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse: I was so tired after spending two cosecutive mornings getting up at five, only to find the LOT-flight to and the next dat from Warsaw being cancelled, that I forgot to take a picture of my dinner when I eventually came home today

When: February 24, 2006
What: Wiener schnitzel, "bleekselderij", mashed potatoes, broccoli
Wine: 2003, pinot noir, Beau Monde, Bourgogne, France (not really)
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse: Olivier has a terrible cold and no appetite at all, but still managed to guble up three fish-sticks

When: February 22, 2006
What: sirloin steak with Polish noodles
Wine: 2009, Domaine de Belgiave, Haut Medoc (very nice slobber)
Where: restaurant F, Warsaw
With whom: Marek, Marek, Stephane, Gill
Whatelse: the first business visit to Poland gave substantial insite into the market, the people building the business and the way we could move to digital

When: February 21, 2006
What: home made meatball, peas and mashed potatoes
Wine: 2004, pinot noir, Beau Monde, Bourgogne, France (mwah)
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse: the first time Olivier tasted and liked mashed potatoe, though that is my perception and Lynda disagrees and says he has eaten it several times before; anyway, it was yet again a lovely dinner

When: February 20, 2006
What: shoarma
Wine: 2004, pinot noir, Beau Monde, Bourgogne, France (mwah)
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: Lynda
Whatelse: one of those rare tv-nights

When: February 19, 2006
What: lamb stew and grill, beans, gratin dauphinois
Wine: 2003, chardonnay, vintners blend, Ravenswood, California, USA (very nice)
Where: restaurant Dauphine, Amsterdam
With whom: Judit, my family
Whatelse: the second day of this new restaurant, owned by the same woman who owns Amsterdam (one of our favourites), still preferred above this place, but my food was more than decent (Lynda's steak was notup to standard at all) and Olivier enjoyed the female company

When: February 18, 2006
What: fish (sliptong), spinack, rice
Wine: 2003, chardonny, Stimson Estate cellars, Washington, USA (wonderful)
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse: free bottle from De Wijnkelder as sign of appreciation for organizing the winetasting

When: February 16, 2006
What: lamb, grilled courgette, Brussels sprouts, French fries and home made mayonaise
Wine: none
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse:

When: February 16, 2006
What: homemade pumpkin-carrot soupe
Wine: 2003, Chardonnay, Lindemans
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: Lex, my family
Whatelse: for the first time this year Lex was over, brief but pleasant

When: February 15, 2006
What: meatballs, cauliflower, potatoes, boiled egg
Wine: none
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse:

When: February 14, 2006
What: cheese sandwich
Wine: none
Where: KLM flight, London - Amsterdam
With whom: just me
Whatelse: nice compensation for a fantastic lunch at La Trompette (Chiswick)

When: February 13, 2006
What: Wiener schnitzel, spinage, French fries
Wine: none
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse:

When: February 12, 2006
What: Sicilian fish dish, with grilled, baked and broiled fish, fishsoup and
bruschetta
Wine: chardonnay (details due)
Where: restaurant fifteen, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse: Olivier baked cookies with Ahmed, the cookie chef, and other kids, the food was great (according to Lynda)/fine according to me, the location was terrific, but the bill slightly out of perspective. The main course was preceded by a collection of various small bites (billed as slow-food), which was actually excellent. We all fell in love with the trifle at the end of the dinner.

When: February 11, 2006
What: stamppot-rauwe andijvie, meatball, dutch smoked sausage and bacon
Wine: none
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse: real Dutch wintertreat

When: February 10, 2006
What: grilled salmon, fennel and rice
Wine: none
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse: fish from our favourite fishmonger, here in the Jordaan and as usual, perfect quality

When: February 9, 2006
What: wonderful fish (forgot the name), trompette-de-la-mort (sauce), paksoi and risotto with lobster
Wine: 2004, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru, La Chatenierre, Marc Collin et Fils (very nice)
Where: restaurant Bordewijk, Amsterdam
With whom: Courtney, Gill
Whatelse: lovely dinner, entree of grilled foie gras with apples and lots of interesting information about the american broadcast world, raising children and marriage

When: February 8, 2006
What: pasta bolognaise a la Lynda, with a slightly sturdier sauce
Wine: 2004, pinot noir, beau monde (not really)
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my son
Whatelse: Lynda was out eating with Myra and I should have worked on the school proposal from Andreas, but that didn't happen and Olivier didn't eat, even though he had requested pasta

When: February 7, 2006
What: lamsschenkel with red-wine sauce and lovely additions
Wine: 2002, Solabal, Rioja Crianze (ok)
Where: restaurant De Luwte, Amsterdam
With whom: Lisa, Elisabeth, Kylie, Jeroen, Stephane, Adelaide, Gill, Hille, Donagh, Haydon, James, Sandra, Rutger
Whatelse: after a very enjoyable winetasting at the Wijnkelder, I first had a bland loubstersoup and the main course was followed by a lovely set of cheeses. All of it was accompanied by approximately six different wines, of which I hope to find the details during the course of the week. It was lovely, but I did miss Lynda.

When: February 6, 2006
What: seawolfe (lotte?) with mussels and "stamppot-rauwe-andijvie"
Wine: 2000, Semillion, Sauvignon Blanc, Pierro, Margaret River region, Australia (tasteful, crisp, delicious)
Where: restaurant Prego, Amsterdam
With whom: Yoram
Whatelse: preceded by our first joint business meeting (on hd), which took place in Belgium, a lovely musselsoup with Dutch shrim and ravioli stuffed with lobsters

When: February 5, 2006
What: lamb stew, chicken-curry, risotto ball, mais cake, pea-paste
Wine: a white Bourgogne (forgot to take down the name)
Where: restaurant Vrije Vork, Amsterdam
With whom: Hilda, Daniel, my family
Whatelse: fantastic place, where take yourself from a wide selection of organic and very, very tasteful food and pay by the gram. And it ain't expensive. Ollie hada wonderful time w his grandparents.

When: February 4, 2006
What: carrot-pumpkin soup
Wine: none
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse: forgot to take the picture when the soup was on the table (probably because I was overwhelmed, and Lynda even more so, of the fantastic taste)

When: February 3, 2006
What: meatball, cauliflower, potato, egg (boiled)
Wine: none
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my family
Whatelse:

When: February 2, 2006
What: assorted tapas
Wine: white and red (not too good)
Where: Tapas Siempre, Amsterdam
With whom: Jeroen, Stephane, Donagh, Gill
Whatelse: probably not the best tapas joint in Amsterdam, but most likely the only one where you can have a decent conversation

When: February 1, 2006
What: capucijners with mergues and assorted vegetables
Wine: 2004, shiraz cabernet, Rawson's retreat, Penfolds
Where: home, Amsterdam
With whom: my son
Whatelse: