My new wine bar - update

[maxnharry]

Tom,

What a great story and am looking forward to making a visit after you open.

[uppercase]

The concept is excellent, Tom, and I am sure that you will do very well!

A tasting menu matched with wines is something that I always look for but rarely find.

Plus, designing Domaine Hudson as a place that you yourself would like to go to and which matches your standards, helps ensures the integrity of the whole enterprise.

Finally, heading up front of house will let you wear all of your fine clothes and set the tone for Domaine Hudson. What could be better....?!

This is a very exciting enterprise and best of luck.

[cuffthis]

Below is a copy of our menu, which is still being tweaked. This copy does not include the desserts, cheeses and cured meat selections. However, it does give you a sense of where we are going in terms of style and pricing. substantially all of the small plates can be ordered as entrees for approximately 2x the small plate price.

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[Guest]

I can't take this anymore, talk about pent-up demand! Open your damned restaurant or I will camp out in front with my wife until you do!

[cuffthis]

This picture is an assemblage of Lawrence Fellows illustrations. I know, I know he deserves much more than to be relegated to a mensroom wall, but I thought they work well with my theme of a mensclub feel. The wallpaper is RL glenplaid.

[TVD]

Magnificent. You are in good company. Annabell's has some marvellous 1930s cartoons in the men's lavatories, and the O&C sports some which feature the club.

[cuffthis]

The Grand Opening will be Tuesday 11/1/2005. We received all the final permits and our liquor license yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone that would like to attend our invitation only Premiere Party and soft opening this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, please send me a PM and I will give you the details.

Thank you all for your constructive comments and kind words. They are greatly appreciated!

And, in honor of LL's Founder, Alden, we are proudly pouring Diebolt-Vallois Champagnes.


Regards,

Tom Hudson
Proprietor
Domaine Hudson wine bar & eatery
1314 Washington St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 655-WINE
(302) 655-9468 (fax)
www.domainehudson.com

[Cufflink79]

The very best of luck to you Tom. I wish you and Meg the very best in your new venture of life. Can't wait to get out there in my new camel hair sport coat.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[couch]

Tom, congratulations and buena suerte! I'll be in Virginia this weekend, alas, but will stop by as oon as possible!

- Randall Couch

[Guest]

My wife and I went to Tom's soft opening and we really enjoyed his hospitality. He was so cautious in preparing us for problems and "kinks," but the place ran smoother than most well-seasoned restaurants.

His restaurant has a gimmick: he serves fractions of glasses of wine so that you can try many different sorts: these pours are very inexpensive, a few dollars. This works for my wife and I very well because, first, we know nothing about wine and this lets us try different types and compare them and second, we do not tolerate very much alcohol.

But the food was exceptional, and though it was eclectic/continental and I am more of an "ethnic/spicy" kind of guy, we really enjoyed everything.

The decor is also really lovely and the bar is inviting, a great place to meet someone for drinks (or find a mistress for mischief).

I really like Delaware and Wilmington, it is a sort of city disguised as suburbia, and if you are in the area, I recommend stopping by Tom's place if you can.

[cuffthis]

David,

It was great to meet you and the Mrs. last night. I'm glad you enjoyed your meal and the wines. We look forward to seeing you again.

And the coat you wore last night was suberb. I wish I had ordered some of that fabric when it was commissioned by The London Lounge.

Cheers,

Tom

[cuffthis]

Our permanent website is now up. It includes our menu and wine list. The wine list is a little light as about 30% of my wines I have not been able to take possession of yet.

I welcome your thoughts and comments on both the menu and the wine program.

Regards,

Tom

www.domainehudson.com

[Mark Seitelman]

I wish you the very, very best of luck and good fortune!

Mark

[Trilby]

Congrats, Tom. All the very best with the restaurant.

David

[cuffthis]

We got our first review from the local paper. I hope the other reviews go as well as this.

http://www.sparkweekly.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... 30313/1129