Jay joined us for grilled salmon tonight, cooked on the grill and marinated in soy sauce, green onions, honey and brown sugar. We liked everything on the menu tonight. I thought the leeks were different and really special. Jay especially liked the little chocolate cakes.

• Grilled Salmon
• Butter-Steamed Leeks with Fresh Tarragon (The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper, p. 283)
• Corn Sauté with Ginger, Garilc & Fresh Cilantro (Fine Cooking #87, September 2007, p. 37)
• Warm Potato Salad with Pancetta and Brown Butter Dressing (Food & Wine, July 2008
• Little French Fudge Cakes (The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper, p. 313)

Wine: Williams Selyem 2004 Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast, California). Really good, fruity and supple. I’ve never had a Pinot for Williams Selyem that I don’t like.