Beef Short Ribs with Gremolata

Braised Red Wine Beef Short Ribs are a classic French comfort food featuring succulent and tender beef short ribs slow cooked in a rich, flavorful red wine sauce. Serve them up with a bright and zesty herb gremolata for a truly spectacular dinner dish.

If you love meaty dishes that are best cooked low and slow, I highly recommend this authentic Slow Cooked Pappardelle Bolognese or this fabulous veal Osso Bucco slow cooked and served ‘alla Milanese’.

Valentine’s Day Food Memories

Even though my hubby and I go out to eat together quite often, there has only been one time in our whole married history (almost 20 years!) when we have gone out for dinner on Valentine’s Day. I remember it quite well, even though it was roughly 8 years ago. Hubby booked us a dinner for two at Redwater Grille on MacLeod Trail and I thought I was the luckiest lady on earth because we were going to have a special Valentine’s day menu, set by the the chef. It’s funny to think back now, after all the chef’s tasting’s and special events I’ve been to, and remember how excited I was about my very first 4 course dinner. I am a very lucky lady, indeed.

Here’s a Tip…

What I remember of the dinner was that it was tasty but that the service was quite rushed. It wasn’t as good as it could have been, had we not visited on a holiday. I also remember several instances (Redwater included) where servers at upscale restaurants of my youth (I count being in your 20’s as ‘youth’) acted slightly ‘ageist’ towards hubby and I and it was incredibly frustrating. I suppose they assumed that we were not worth much effort because we had no money to offer as tips. The truth is my hubby has always been a good tipper, if the service is as expected.

Everybody’s Working this Holiday

Years later,  I am familiar with how the restaurant industry has a love/hate relationship with important holidays. These days always reflect record covers which is great. However, there’s  a set menu to memorize, along with the dozens of people asking for substitutions on the set menu. There are also many special requests for marriage proposals (on Valentines’s Day) while your own sweetheart (if he/she hasn’t left you) is alone at home watching Netflix.

Home for the Holidays

We’ve made the decision to enjoy holiday dinners at home with the family and have never regretted it. I usually make something special, such as a lobster dinner with fresh pasta, or boiled crab. This year I bought some really meaty beef short ribs and braised them with a whole bottle of wine. These Braised Short Ribs couldn’t be simpler. Really…what could go wrong when you cook with a whole bottle of wine?

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