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CityViewNC.com | 5 F ROM OU R N E WSL ET T ER S This week, Deano Vino's wine pick of the week is the perfect accompaniment to everyone's favorite Friday night meal: pizza. "With this marvelous pie, I opened an Oak Ridge 2012 Ancient Vine Zinfandel Reserve made in Lodi, California. This is a wine that can be found in many reputable wine stores. Although this particular vintage will be hard to find, they are consistent over a wide range of vintages. This is a wine that imparts deep aromas of cinnamon, mocha chocolate and vanilla with subtle hints of oak and cotton candy. This wine's palate saturates the tongue with copious amounts of cherry Christmas cordials with a spicy milk chocolate overlay." You can follow @Deano Vino on Instagram @deanovinoc14h12o3 >> From The CityView Foodie, Feb. 15, 2021 TRUE FRIENDSHIP, it seems, is as impressive as Mount Midoriyama and as strong as the tallest salmon ladder. That was certainly the case when 10-year-old Charlotte McBrayer had an idea for a 10th birthday surprise for her best friend, Emmie Yanagi. "Best birthday gift ever," said Megan Yanagi. Emmie's mom, who orchestrated the surprise. Charlotte's idea seemed like a long shot. Since Emmie is a big fan of Jessie Graff, perhaps they could send the "American Ninja Warrior" star a message on Instagram and hope for the best. They were all thrilled when Graff responded with a "Happy Birthday, Emmie!" greeting that included the photo. "A true class act and girl power inspiration," Yanagi said, sharing the greeting with friends on social media. "You just made two 10-year-olds so happy." K ATIE CR ENSH AW'S DA R K CHOCOL ATE POTS DE CR ÈME "It took several tries of playing with the recipe to perfect it, but I mastered creating that wonderful decadent little dessert...the Pots de Crème. Seriously, if you follow my steps, step by step, you can't mess it up." – Katie Crenshaw, author of the food blog @forkstale Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream ½ cup whole milk 5 egg yolks ¼ cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 ounces chopped bittersweet chocolate Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a saucepan, combine heavy cream. Cook on low heat, stirring continuously until simmering. Add the chocolate and whisk until melted. Allow to cool slightly. In a mixing bowl, mix eggs yolks, sugar and vanilla. Slowly add the chocolate mixture, continuously whisking until combined. Strain chocolate mixture through a fine mesh strainer. Evenly pour into 6 (4-ounce) ramekins. Place ramekins in a roasting pan or 9x13 baking dish. Fill pan with almost boiling water or very hot water until it reaches halfway up the ramekins. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until custards are set. The edges should be set but center should be jiggly. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours to completely firm before serving. When ready to serve, garnish with whipped cream and a raspberry on top. Or garnish by lightly sprinkling coarse salt for a salted version. >> From The CityView Foodie, Feb. 1, 2021 Westover High School standout D'MARCO DUNN recently was named to the North Carolina roster for the annual Carolinas Classic All-Star basketball game. Because of the pandemic, the game will not be played. However, game officials still decided to choose a team to recognize some of the top players in the Class of 2020-21. >> From Press Box, Feb. 12, 2021 >> From The Insider, Feb. 9, 2021

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