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Sea Urchin Crostini with a Sparkling Tobin James

  After a friend told us that the sea urchin were back in town, we drove to the wharf to pick up a few. D cleaned them and we served them as part of our first course for dinner when Jenn and Nic came over after a park play-date last night. Click to read how to clean sea urchin . Ingredients thin slices of baguette (maybe 2 or 3 per person) uni butter (I had this from Real Good Fish , our CSF, you can substitute any other compound butter that you like) grated parmigiano-reggiano fresh urchin roe freshly ground salt Procedure Toast baguette slices in the oven until brown and crisp. Smear each slice with uni butter and sprinkle withe cheese. Lay urchin on top of the toasts. Sprinkle with salt. Serve immediately. Wine Pairing   Years ago one of my best friends introduced me to wines from Tobin James Cellars in Paso Robles. I've had them several times at her house, but I'd never seen them sold locally; she used to belong to their wine club. S...