Café Sid

01/10/2026

Café Sid is back on track for 2026! Baked up a new recipe@from - Sheet-Pan Shrimp Oreganata. Barring a few adjustments we’d make next time (less salt and breadcrumb mixture), we’d make it again! A quick weeknight meal. The wine was amazing too!

12/15/2025

Holiday bar crawl! had the most decorations. had the best drinks. had the best holiday mugs. In between stops, we had another absolutely amazing dinner at The pork loin was the standout as was the amazing gin martini created off menu by one of the servers. Thanks for having the best staff and for your amazing culinary creations!

12/09/2025

Absolutely fantastic dinner tonight! Love when your Swedish friend gets the inspiration to cook. Translation: Fisherman’s Wife’s Cod (he added shrimp too).

10/18/2025

New York Times recipe come through again! Made this last night with delicious results! Pic is theirs as I forgot to take one. Will be posted on the blog soon.

06/29/2025

Cheers to warm Saturday evenings and a bumper crop of mint! Frozen mint daiquiris tick both boxes. 🍃

04/24/2025

Made this for a friend's birthday as he loves fennel. A quick and simple salad that would pair well with any meal....

Made this for a friend’s birthday as he loves fennel. A quick and simple salad that would pair well with any meal.

03/09/2025

The Martinez Cocktail for the win with my new oak finished gin from … even my non-gin-drinking spouse approves! Recipe courtesy of

02/05/2025

This hearty French-style stew is a classic combination of wine, garlic, and onion. ...

This hearty French-style stew is a classic combination of wine, garlic, and onion.

12/10/2024

Christened the new cookware with a delicious Beef Bourguignon recipe from

09/01/2024

This one is now possibly in the top three best gin cocktails I’ve ever had. A French Pearl is a game changer!

07/28/2024

A local liquor store promoted a great alternative to the expensive green chartreuse (Fontbonne). Upon some research, realizing we had some leftover falernum syrup, and found a Reddit recipe for a cocktail called Vellocet. 😋