SO, I spoke with the owner, and he's down with us hosting a tasting there. Obviously, we'd have to pay for the food. But there is no corkage. I think this is an awesome idea, so who is in?
What: Wine tasting
When: 11/6 3:30
Where: Miya's
Attending:
Darlene something sparkling Mumm Sparkling Pinot Noir
Darlene's hubby
dsapp 05 Sevenhill Cellars Riesling
dsapp's better half
mother
polarbear22 2004 Paradise Ridge Sparkling Shiraz
pb's lovely wife
See page three for possible menu
And woot sent a ton of Sake to us.
Maybe
Koa1138
justinrsanderson
justin's lovely lady

darlenee1 wrote:SO, I spoke with the owner, and he's down with us hosting a tasting there. Obviously, we'd have to pay for the food. But there is no corkage. I think this is an otterific idea, so who is in?
What: Wine tasting
When: TBD
Where: Miya's
Attending:
Darlene
Darlene's hubby

I'd love to make it out there for this, just need some guidance as to when. November 6th doesn't work for us, and neither does Thanksgiving week. Best sushi rolls I've had, very creative.

May I suggest sparkling wine and Champagne as a specific theme? Sushi + bubbles = WIN!

kylemittskus wrote:May I suggest sparkling wine and Champagne as a specific theme? Sushi + bubbles = WIN!

And here I was thinking a nice Turley PS would be the perfect pairing.

HitAnyKey42 wrote:And here I was thinking a nice Turley PS would be the perfect pairing.

I brought a nice 2003 Joseph Swan Zin there, and it worked with some of the stuff really nicely (in my opinion). Bun's sushi is far from traditional, and not limited to any set of ingredients. Watch out for the HongKee punch!

justinrsanderson wrote:I brought a nice 2003 Joseph Swan Zin there, and it worked with some of the stuff really nicely (in my opinion). Bun's sushi is far from traditional, and not limited to any set of ingredients. Watch out for the HongKee punch!

Hongkee punch=Win. Anything works with Bun's food. Sparklers are great for some, but I have brought Zin with me in the past. Now, if only some locals would start commenting so we can pick a date! Most Saturdays work for me, after 4:00.

justinrsanderson wrote:I'd love to make it out there for this, just need some guidance as to when. November 6th doesn't work for us, and neither does Thanksgiving week. Best sushi rolls I've had, very creative.

Justin, it would be great to see you and Katie again! Throw out some dates that are good for you.

Sounds good, but all of October and most of November is already booked for us.

This is turning into the Connecticut Wine Tasting, Buffalo edition

darlenee1 wrote:SO, I spoke with the owner, and he's down with us hosting a tasting there. Obviously, we'd have to pay for the food. But there is no corkage. I think this is an otterific idea, so who is in?
What: Wine tasting
When: TBD
Where: Miya's
Attending:
Darlene
Darlene's hubby

My wife and I are in, assuming no conflicts. Those three bottles of marinade are at risk of becoming two. Must get them out of the house.

polarbear22 wrote:My wife and I are in, assuming no conflicts. Those three bottles of marinade are at risk of becoming two. Must get them out of the house.

It's okay if you guys use one
Okay, dates that work for me are:10/23, 11/6, 11/20. I'm amenable to other dates, not Thanksgiving weekend.

darlenee1 wrote:It's okay if you guys use one

Thanks, but we won't. Just wanted you to know that they are still safe.

polarbear22 wrote:Thanks, but we won't. Just wanted you to know that they are still safe.

I thought you were handing those off a couple of weeks ago.

ddeuddeg wrote:I thought you were handing those off a couple of weeks ago.

That fell through. They are still sitting in our kitchen, so I don't forget them. But they look tempting.

darlenee1 wrote:It's okay if you guys use one
Okay, dates that work for me are:10/23, 11/6, 11/20. I'm amenable to other dates, not Thanksgiving weekend.

I'd say 11/6 of those choices. I'm not available on 10/23...

mother wrote:I'd say 11/6 of those choices. I'm not available on 10/23...

I believe 11/6 looks good for us too.

I might be able to make it at 11/6 but I'd have to check in to that if that's definitely the date you're going for.

Okay, 11/6 it is. I'm emailing Bun to ask him what time would be best for us to come.

darlenee1 wrote:Okay, 11/6 it is. I'm emailing Bun to ask him what time would be best for us to come.

Fine. But just don't go stealing Justin from Buffalo for this one!

We have so few available weekends these days! I do believe that the 6th of Nov. is going to have to be the Buffalo tasting date. And besides, our tasting was on the calendar before your post.

Same day as the Buffalo tasting! You locals should do the first one, and let's try again in December/January for #2? I'll be able to make that one, I think.

Sadly... I hate sushi ;) I guess I'll catch the next one. Some day I'll make it to one of these.

madpoet wrote:Sadly... I hate sushi ;) I guess I'll catch the next one. Some day I'll make it to one of these.

I know of at least two sushi haters (including my husband) who adore Miya's. It is not your traditional sushi at all. You might want to give it a try, the place is becoming a little bit famous.

justinrsanderson wrote:Same day as the Buffalo tasting! You locals should do the first one, and let's try again in December/January for #2? I'll be able to make that one, I think.

Justin, we'll go for sushi even if it's just you and me (and our S.O.s)

The threads are being obnoxious right now, so I'm bumping this. Paging mother and polarbear for input.

darlenee1 wrote:The threads are being obnoxious right now, so I'm bumping this. Paging mother and polarbear for input.

On?

justinrsanderson wrote:Same day as the Buffalo tasting! You locals should do the first one, and let's try again in December/January for #2? I'll be able to make that one, I think.

FYI, this isn't the "first one". The first CT tasting was on June 21, 2008. Then there was #2 on 10/25/08 (can't find the thread for that one). I was at #3 on 4/4/09. It appears ya'll counted the first Clambake as #4, and then you had #5 on 2/27/10.

HitAnyKey42 wrote:FYI, this isn't the "first one". The first CT tasting was on June 21, 2008. Then there was #2 on 10/25/08 (can't find the thread for that one). I was at #3 on 4/4/09. It appears ya'll counted the first Clambake as #4, and then you had #5 on 2/27/10.

HAK, they're talking about this being the first one (as in first tasting) at Miya's.

bahwm wrote:HAK, they're talking about this being the first one (as in first tasting) at Miya's.

I know. I was just being silly. Hence the tongue smilie.

HitAnyKey42 wrote:I know. I was just being silly. Hence the tongue smilie.

ooops, missed it!

mother wrote:On?

Are you coming? Does the date work?

darlenee1 wrote:Are you coming? Does the date work?

Indeed I plan on attending!

mother wrote:Indeed I plan on attending!

Ok, I'm a dope. You replied saying that date was good for you. It has been a very stressful semester for me thus far, I'm not as able to be on top of things as I usually am.

Count my wife and I in. I had to talk with her to make sure.

What would be the times for this (estimated start & finish)?

HitAnyKey42 wrote:What would be the times for this (estimated start & finish)?

I'm not sure, waiting to hear back from the owner. I would prefer a six/sevenish start time, but it may be better for him to have us earlier. Does anyone have a preference?

darlenee1 wrote:I'm not sure, waiting to hear back from the owner. I would prefer a six/sevenish start time, but it may be better for him to have us earlier. Does anyone have a preference?

10pm heheh- but I'll suffer if I have to

mother wrote:10pm heheh- but I'll suffer if I have to

There's a fifteen dollar platter that is ten rolls, like the late night special, only 2/3 as much food for the price. I also am trying to see if we can work out some sort of prix fixe menu with him. If that's the case, what do people want to spend?

darlenee1 wrote:There's a fifteen dollar platter that is ten rolls, like the late night special, only 2/3 as much food for the price. I also am trying to see if we can work out some sort of prix fixe menu with him. If that's the case, what do people want to spend?

Whats the restaurant week deal?

darlenee1 wrote:There's a fifteen dollar platter that is ten rolls, like the late night special, only 2/3 as much food for the price. I also am trying to see if we can work out some sort of prix fixe menu with him. If that's the case, what do people want to spend?

Not going to weigh in on this. I figure whatever you can work out, we will be really pleased at how cheap it is.

On another note, anyone else have Cabernet with sushi? Had a great Cab with sushi one time.

polarbear22 wrote:
On another note, anyone else have Cabernet with sushi? Had a great Cab with sushi one time.

What flavor? Salmon? Oooh - or maybe rainbow roll? Mmmmmmmm