Welcome!

First off, welcome to the WineGarage website, a compendium of all the happenings, dinners, tastings and other musings that go on at the Garage. We are delighted that you have taken the time to check us out. It also happens to be the first official Blog of what will hopefully be a series of insightful, sometimes provocative but always interesting thoughts on topics ranging from organic vegetables to proper restroom etiquette. The blog is a meant to pique interest, spark conversation and create dialogue on subjects that are important and relevant to food, wine and other convivial activities. The whole idea of this blog is to bring more people into our little world of food and wine. I have always felt the constructive dialogue is part of the learning process not just for my development as a chef but as a person as well. So as the saying goes, “mi casa es su casa”, feel free to jump in and join the discussion.

On another note and perhaps a bit more interesting to some of you out there, is a project near and dear to my heart. I have partnered with a farm in Malaysia to start growing some of the vegetables we use at the restaurant, most notably the humble tomato. The heirloom seeds, imported from the states are currently growing in the Cameron Highlands under the watchful eyes of my farming partner James Khi. We have already encountered some hurdles but all in all it is going well. Harvest looks to be around the middle to end of January and with any luck should have a bounty of beautiful rainbow colored tomatoes to bring to the plate. This is just a small step in a long process to bring high quality fruit and vegetables to the restaurant and reaffirms our belief that the best foods are those that have been cared for. If your worried that you will miss out on the tomato harvest, fear not, as we will have plenty of tastings, dinners and special features here at the restaurant. So sit back, relax and enjoy, I am positive that our journey through food and wine utopia will be a great one. Cheers!