Hello from Las Vegas...I am here for the Edible Arrangements Franchise Convention, which takes place at the Aria Hotel & Convention Center this weekend. My older son, Robert, has accompanied me. We left from the Oakland Airport around 12:30pm and landed here around 2:00pm. Right to the hotel we taxied so we would check in, get our room and register for the convention.
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| This is the view out my hotel window |
We collected our "goody bag" at the convention registration counter. It was filled with some great EA stuff: notebook w/pen, sunscreen, mints, magnet, water bottle, new T-Shirt and a great new bag to carry it all home.
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| The contents of my EA "goody bag". I love the new convention T-Shirt. I am in the chocolate dipped strawberry group. |
Once we were all registered for the convention...it was time to change into our workout clothing, to get in a little workout and get our appetite ready for a BIG splurge. Tonight, the night before the convention started, we decided the we would do a Mother-Son dinner at:
OMG! Was this a meal to die for! Here is what we had (make sure that you have a napkin to wipe the drip from your mouth)...
BREAD
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| Left to Right: Butter with blackened sea salt; 2 pieces of walnut/olive bread; Middle/Front: Truffle roll Middle/Back: Panchetta roll Right: 2 pieces of lemon focaccia with drizzle of olive oil |
APPETIZERS
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| My Choice: Shrimp Cocktail - tiger prawns, "flavors" of cocktail sauce, celery leaves and sea foam |
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| Robert's choice: Pea Soup carrot custard, English pea-mint mash, crispy iberico jamon |
Salad/2nd Course
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| Robert's Choice: Smoked Beef Tartare - lemon zest, red onion, capers, guinness infused mustard seeds, yukon gold herb chips |
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| My Choice: Market Green Salad - butter lettuce, crisp pancetta, market greens, shropshire blue cheese, tomato raisins, green goddess dressing |
MAIN COURSE
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| My Choice: Ahi Tuna - seared Ahi Tuna (medium rare), served over purple cauliflower puree, with an olive/cauliflower tapinade |
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| Robert's Choice - Signature Dish: Beef Wellington - glazed root vegetables, potato puree, red wine demi glace |
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| Robert's Side Dish Choice...Mac and Cheese - blue, cheddar, parmesan, truffle (definitely not Kraft and definitely didn't come from the blue box) |
AND THE FINALE...DESSERT!
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| Robert's choice: Sticky Toffee Pudding - sweet pudding cake, brown sugar toffee, brown butter ice cream |
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| My Choice: Apple Tart Tatin - Golden puff pastry, caramelized apples, Marzipan filling, cinnamon ice cream |
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| Post-meal coma |
Take care...until next time, remember...
Live, Laugh, Love, and Stitch Often!
Lisa
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