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Before the molten chocolate cake comes, before the zin is poured, before the waiter says “Hi, I’m Jason!” there’s the menu. And it takes more than you think to put together an enticing list of dishes. Don Baker, of Menu Men, in Miami, talks menu development; if someone says “Virginia'' and you think land of Jefferson, Skyline Drive and the confederacy, think again – think wine. Vintner Luca Paschina has brought his expertise from Italy to Barboursville Vineyards; Muslims around the world are about to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Huma Siddiqui, author of “Jasmine in Her Hair,” will tell us what she’s serving at her open house.