10 Arts Bistro, Philadelphia May 28th 2011 Ritz Carlton

Atmosphere: Large restaurant with open seating that flows into the late night bar. Very loud and rambunctious lively crowd even when we were located in the sectioned off corner room. Lots of suits and dress attire but all are welcomed into this restaurant.

Service: 3 out of 5 spoons
Service was slow and off pace. Food was delivered in various times and with various consistencies. The core group was really trying to please and tried to accommodate our wishes but the actual service was ATROCIOUS

Food: 3 out of 5 forks
Food Comments: Food felt bland and uninspired. Everything seemed to have been before in at a higher caliber. On our night we found out two sou chefs had quite and Jennifer was on her own. She graciously came to us at the end of the meal and apologized. SO HUMBLE but I wouldn't have expected anything less as my mac and cheese also contained a piece of plastic.

Appetizers:


( Mr.)

Honey Crisp Apple Salad

Mustard Greens, Toasted Walnuts, Apple Cider Vinaigrette 13
Entree:

(Mr.)

Pineland Farms NY Strip Steak

Potato & Butternut Gratin, Kale, Red Wine Jus 38


Dessert:

(Mr.)

Pear Crisp

pomegranate sauce , brown butter ice cream 10

Wine Paring: 2008 Merryvale Profile- 65 dollars

Can you believe that price. Here in San Francisco these bottles go for about 100 dollars . My surprise to find them at the wine shop for 65. Merryvale Profile is a well structured wine with more old world finesse then new world flavors. It is a Cabernet with fine finishes of Franc,Verdot and Malbec.


4 out of 5 corks Our recommendation is bring your own bottle and save on the mark-up. The menu demands a red wine and a local wine depot is about 2 blocks away.

Favorite dish (of Mr.): I think she is a great pastry chef.

Pear Crisp

pomegranate sauce , brown butter ice cream 10

Favorite dish (of Mrs.):

Cost: 90 per person with wine and cocktails (Tax and Tip Included)

About: Merryvale Profile

80% Cabernet Sauvignon
13% Petit Verdot
6% Malbec
1% Cabernet Franc

Profile is Merryvale’s flagship red Bordeaux blend showcasing the very best fruit from each vintage. The Cabernet Sauvignon comes from our St. Helena Estate Vineyard, which was planted ten years ago under the direction of our winemaking team, Michel Rolland and David Abreu, who still farms the vineyards for us. This now fully mature vineyard is giving us some of the most complex and concentrated fruit in the Napa Valley.

After undergoing extended maceration and a cold fermentation, we aged Profile for 20 months in 90% new French Oak barrels. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.