12.4.10 Christmas at Disney

We decided to take a three days and celebrate Christmas at Disney World this past weekend. We originally had just planned to go on Sunday through Monday, but Saturday morning we were too excited. We got online and got a Priceline room near the parks and headed over.

We checked in, walked over to Downtown Disney and began the task of getting to the Parks. There’s no transportation directly to the parks from Downtown Disney so we hopped onto a bus to the Disney Beach Club resort. We found a happy surprise in the lobby – a gingerbread carousel! It was really neat and actually turned.

We walked into Epcot. Since the theme of the weekend was “Things we have never done”, the first order of business was ordering one of those frozen cocktails in France. I can see why they are so popular! My Grey Goose frozen lemon drop martini was delicious! We worked our way around the world. We stopped in Germany for some beer and pretzels. Then we headed out to the fountains to hear the Gospel Choir.

They were fantastic! After the gospel choir we headed back to the American Theater for the Candlelight Processional. Usually, Glenn and I make fun of the people who line up hour in advance for the free concerts in Epcot. In this case, we could see why. It is an incredible concert. The orchestra and the chorus are fantastic. They sing portions of about fourteen different songs. Interspersed with the songs is a celebrity reading the Christmas story. We really enjoyed it.

After the Processional, we headed over to Norway. We had reservations at the Princess dinner. It was quite a scene. The Norway restaurant has an appetizer buffet, a la carte entrees and a dessert sampler. We also received a professional 8 x 10 of us with Belle. The appetizer buffet was really good. Lots of meats, smoked fish, cheeses and vegetables. Our entrees were also really good. As you are eating, the princesses work their way from table to table. It becomes a little bit of frenzied pace as you take a bite, swallow quickly, smile for a picture with a princess and repeat. We had a really good time though and I am so glad we went.

After dinner, we went over to the Magic Kingdom. We got there just in time for the Electric Street Car parade. WE LOVED IT!! It was all the old floats and even the old music. We ended up with a terrific place to stand! We even were part of the parade at the end because we were near the beginning of the route.

 We followed the parade as it wove through the park and Glenn finally got his ride on the railroad coaster and I got to see the fireworks while I waited for him.

Sunday morning, we got up bright and early and headed to check in at the Pop Century Resort.

We got on the first bus to Epcot since our tour began at 9:45 am. Glenn surprised me with tickets to the Yuletide Fantast Behind the Scenes Christmas tour. It was so much fun. We got to go into the World Showcase before it opened. The tour guides talked about how Christmas traditions had developed in different countries. It was so nice to be the only people in the World Showcase.

 Then we headed to the Grand Floridian to see the Gingerbread House, the Victorian decorations and sample the gingerbread. Here’s Glenn sampling one of the roof shingles.

We also went to the Magic Kingdom. We got there just in time for the morning parade!

So we got to see that as well. The highlight of the tour was when we headed to the Christmas warehouse. There’s a crew of twenty-five people who work full time year round to make sure all the Disney properties are decorated for Christmas. Some things we learned on the tour:

- Disney moved to artificial trees about five years ago. They wrap a single string of lights around each branch and then hard wired the ornaments to each branch as well. This ensures that each branch can be removed fully decorated.

- The trees and garlands are stored full decorated and that design will last for five years.

- Since the design must last for five years, the Disney buyers purchase five years of replacement ornaments at one time.

- The trick is storing bows is to put bubble wrap in the loops to keep them looking fresh.

- The decorating of the properties begins in November during third shift.

- They make their own ribbons from authentic fabric for places like Animal Kingdom Lodge and Fort Wilderness Lodge.

- Even though there is a tree and decorations at America in Epcot, the early colonists would not have celebrated Christmas. Christmas celebrations arrived with the Germans settlers in Pennsylvania.

We really enjoyed the tour. It was a good mix of historical information and then insight into how Disney prepares for Christmas. We also received a limited addition pin! It was so much fun.

After the tour, we headed to Mexico to try out the new tequila tasting room. We sampled the cucumber and avocado margaritas, the crab tostadas and guacamole. Everything was so good! The avocado margaritas were amazing! They are served frozen and the creaminess of the avocado makes it seem like milkshake!! SO GOOD!

We left Mexico to head to MGM Studios. Once again, we stumbled into the beginning of the Celebrate Block Party! It is a great parade with lots of dancing and stunts! We went to the Lights! Camera! Action! car stunt show. I was really impressed. We had never been before and it was a lot of fun. What was not a lot of fun was Sounds Dangerous with Drew Carey. It is the worst attraction EVER! You basically just sit in the dark and listen to mediocre quality sound. It was very disappointing. The real reason we were at the park was to check out the Osborne Light Spectacular! It is amazing and one of my favorite ways to celebrate Christmas.

It really is incredible! This year they added some hidden mickeys and even more lights.

Monday, we headed over to Animal Kingdom. The tree outside the park is one of my favorites.

 The ornaments are incredible. We had seen the zebras hanging from the ceiling in the Christmas warehouse on the tour so it was fun to see them in action at the park. Glenn headed over to ride Everest. Then we went to the Festival of the Lion King show.

 I can’t believe we have never been. It is fantastic - lots of acrobatics, a fire twirler and great singing and dancing. We really enjoyed it. Then we took the train out to Rafaki’s Planet Watch.

 It’s a nice 5 minute train ride to a conservation station where you can learn more about the animals in the park and how the staff takes care of them.

After one more ride on Everest and some snacks, we headed back towards Tampa. Every time we have driven to Disney World, we have passed a huge sign for Dinosaur World. I always say I want to go there and this time we actually stopped.

 From the road it looks like a collection of huge paper mache dinosaurs. When you get there, it’s a collection of huge dinosaurs made of Styrofoam.

 I LOVED IT!! It’s more dinosaurs than I ever knew existed! We saw all the dinosaurs – even though Glenn tried to trick me into taking a shortcut that would avoid half the park. He was a good sport. Pulling out of Dino World, we saw a sign for a local winery. We were intrigued so we followed the signs. We ended up at the winery.

 They make blueberry wine. It was surprisingly pretty good. They also make fusion wines with 80% grapes and 20% local fruit. We did the tasting. It was a lot of fun and we even bought a couple bottles. Then we headed out to the Red Robin. I had never been to one and Glenn hadn’t been to the new one by us. It was really good.

Our weekend definitely accomplished our goal s of celebrating Christmas and trying to do things we have never done before. It was a fantastic weekend!

Cajun Cafe Beer Festival November 2010

In mid-November, Glenn and I headed to the Cajun Café Beer Festival. Cajun Café is a great restaurant in St. Petersburg with fantastic food and great location. We were really impressed with this festival. It is unique because the owner doesn’t use one particular distributor and spends the year stockpiling interesting micro-brews. He also invites some of the local Home brewing clubs. It was really cool to get to see some of these passionate beer makers and try their beers:

The festival was well laid out. Each table had six to fifteen beers to taste.

The tickets also included a fruit and cheese plate and a Taste of Cajun Café plate – gumbo, red beans and rice, crawfish cornbread. Yum! Plus the band was so fun!

The beer festival highlighted a few of the beer trends:

- Super hoppy beers: I think this trend may be ending – thankfully, but it seems like breweries were completing to see how much they could out-hop each other.

- High alcohol – We had trouble deciphering between the 13% beers. They all had a very sweet, alcohol taste.

- Aging in a bourbon barrel – The fest had two bourbon barrel ales – Windmere Reserve and a local home brewer’s version. The Widmere Reserve has nice flavor, but we were impressed with how the home brewer was able to produce a very balanced smooth beer.

- Sour beers – I hadn’t tasted a sour beer before and the Festival had a couple stunners. It reminded me of sitting back in the back of bus on the way to Washington DC eating sour balls until we burned the insides of our mouth. The highlights were Zuur and the Cascade Creek Northwest Style Sour Ale. The Cascade Creek was the best at the Festival. It was smooth, full bodied and a great palette cleanser.

We picked up the best tip – a pretzel necklace. A lot of the beers had very strong flavors – sour, hops, and powerful stouts. We definitely needed a palate cleanser after some of those.

We will definitely go again.

Epcot Food and Wine Festival 2010

In October, we made our annual pilgrimage to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival.

This year was the 15th anniversary so we expected something spectacular. Overall, we were a little disappointed.
Food/Wine
The quality of the food and wine was much improved from last year. The new countries offered great and interesting new dishes. We felt that every dish we tried had a lot more flavor and the wine selections were good. The Festival is branching out to include more beer – hoping to draw a wider audience.

The standouts for us were:
• South Korea: Both the Lettuce Wraps with Roast Pork and Kimchi Slaw and the Barbecue Short Ribs with Steamed Rice and Cucumber Kimchi were excellent.

• Belgium: Steamed Mussels with Roasted Garlic Cream. The mussels were cooked perfectly.

• Canada: Chicken Chipotle Sausage with Sweet Corn Polenta. The sausage was well seasoned and spicy. The polenta was creamy and the perfect complement to the heat of the sausage.

• New Zealand: Seared Sea Scallop with Vegetable Slaw and Lemon Oil and Lamb Slider with Tomato Chutney. The scallop was huge and perfectly cooked. The accompanying vegetable slaw was well-seasoned. They used dill which I never would have thought to do myself. The lamb slider is always satisfying.

• Morocco: Tangerine Mimosa Royale and Sangria. Both drinks hit the mark. Every year I look forward to the sparkling wines and this mimosa was terrific.

• France: Our old favorite year after year: Escargots Persillade en Brioche. Perfectly cooked garlicky snails encased in a little brioche. SO GOOD!

• China: Carmel Ginger Ice Cream. Another old favorite. The perfect afternoon snack on a hot Florida day.

The Festival

The Festival itself was a little disappointing. In years past, they had stations set up to taste multiple wines or beers. You received a passport. You would get so many stamps and then go and taste. It was great because you could linger in between tastes, and learn more about the wines and beer. This year, you had to buy flights. This was much less enjoyable because it was hard to carry three small cups and you had to drink them very quickly otherwise they got warm. Also in years past, a sponsor would set up a demonstration in the main World area. There have been Sam Adams tastings, gumbo classes, etc. That was discontinued this year as well. Hopefully next year, they will bring many of those things back.

Other activities
We stayed at the All-Star Movies. It was great. We also finally found the Club Cool where you can taste Coca-Cola products from all over the world. That was really fun – if not a little to sticky. We rode Soarin’ – one of the favorite rides in the park. We also spent some time in the Magic Kingdom. We got to see both the afternoon street party and the revived Electric Light Parade. I like the street party. The music is good and people seemed to be really into it. The Electric Light Parade is awesome. It’s all the old floats. We really enjoyed it.

Even with the changes to the Festival - we really really enjoyed ourselves and can't wait to go back next year!

Tampa Staycation October 9-10th 2010

This weekend we decided to explore our own city. We headed down to St Petersburg to check out the Saturday public market. We were really impressed. The market had a lot of stands selling a variety of canned foods, vegetables, fruit, clothes, jewelry, and food vendors.

We loved the sausages we bought for lunch at Kurt’s All Natural Meats.

After the public market, we headed to an Italian market nearby. The market was insane with people. We could definitely see the draw – lots of fresh meats, cheeses and varieties of gourmet sauces, olive oils and balsamic vinegars.

We headed back toward Tampa to check out the  Cigar City Brewing Company tasting room. It was really cool. It’s located in a non-descript warehouse since the brewery is in the same location. The tasting room is basically a bar. We tried eight different types for $12. Between Glenn and I, we tasted most of the beers on tap. We even lucked out and got to try an Apple Saison they had only produced 5 gallons of. The highlights for us were the Brown Ale and the Rye Porter so we purchased a quart of each to take with us.

Drinking all the beer worked up an appetite so we headed to one of our favorite BBQ places – Smoke. They have great BBQ and even better sides. We really like their grilled wings.

After Smoke – it was time to head to the hotel. The evening festivities included quite a bit of drinking so we used points to get a hotel room downtown. It’s much cheaper than a cab! Our hotel was the Marriott and we got a great room with a terrific view of the Bay.

We could even see the port and the Carnival Inspiration getting ready to set sail.

After some pool time, we headed off to the Aquarium for the Brews by the Bay Oktoberfest. We stopped on the way to the St. Pete Times Forum for a quick beer with our favorite bartender.  The Brews by the Bay event was fantastic. We tasted a lot of different craft beers and several restaurants had food samples to try. Our favorite beer was Widmer Prickly Pear Braggot. It was so delicious. We went back a couple times.

Our favorite room was the Shark Tank. They had an acoustic guitar player. You can see the Weeki Wachee mermaids in the tank in the background.

The mermaids were replaced with a scuba diver dressed in full German beer-drinking gear.

The event also featured a DJ and a live band. We had a ton of fun!


Sunday morning, we headed to one of our favorite restaurants in downtown Tampa: Datz Deli.

It’s more restaurant then deli. The food is fantastic. We ordered monkey bread – only to discover it could feed a family of 10. Our corned beer hash and eggs Benedict were fantastic. We were home in time for the Colts kickoff.

Overall, it was a great weekend. We definitely have a lot more exploring to do in the Tampa Bay area. It’s fun to play tourist in your own city.

Baseball and Homecoming: Milwaukee, Valpo, and Chicago

Last weekend, we embarked on a multi-city trip. We have a goal of visiting all the Major League baseball parks in North America. By some miracle, the Brewers, the White Sox and the Cubs were all home and it happened to be my college homecoming so off we went to the Midwest for 5 days.

AirTran had a great deal where we could fly into Milwaukee and out of Chicago for less than $250 per person. We flew into Milwaukee on the first flight of the day. We wanted to maximize our time in Milwaukee so we made a list of fun restaurants and bars that we wanted to visit.

We started the morning at Comet Café – a restaurant known for “slow food”, locally sourced ingredients and everything made from scratch. Glenn had an awesome BLT with a fried egg and I tried the bacon pancakes. Both were very good. After Comet, we headed to the Milwaukee Public Market in downtown. It was a little smaller than we were anticipating, but it had a great mix of artisans. We discovered a great Spice Shop where we picked up some flavored salt and Himalayan salt slab. Unusual souvenirs, I know.

From the Public Market, we walked through downtown to the Safe House. We had seen the Safe House on TV and wanted to check it out. It did not disappoint. We entered through a non-descript storefront, figured out which lever to pull and then entered through a secret book case door. Exiting the bar was just as challenging!

The next stop was Miller Park. We had purchased tickets for the 1:30 pm tour. It was a terrific tour. We got to go down to the field, hang out in the dugout and the press box and learn more about the history of baseball in Milwaukee and the construction of the park.



After the tour, we checked in at our hotel – the Intercontinental. I was able to use points and they still upgraded us to a suite. The hotel location was fantastic and everyone was really friendly. We headed out to explore Old World 3rd Street and ended up at the Cheese Bar. All I can say is that it had Wisconsin cheese plates

with matching Wisconsin beer flights.

Hello lover.

After having our fill of cheese, meats and beer, we headed to the Brat House to try some WI sausages. The Brat House did not live up to its name, but it did provide an opportunity to same some Schlitz and Pabst. After finishing up on Old World 3rd Street, we headed to the bus stop. Getting to and from the game was so easy on the dedicated ball park bus line. We took our seats behind home plate and really enjoyed the game. We even got to see Bernie head down the slide after the homeruns. We really enjoyed our time in Milwaukee and will definitely be headed back.

Chicago

Friday morning, we got up and headed to the Amtrak station at the airport. Riding the train from the Milwaukee airport to Union Station was fantastic – definitely the way to travel. Glenn even got a seat side Bloody Mary made to his specifics – Worchester sauce, hot sauce and extra fresh ground pepper. It was a kick. After getting into Chicago, we headed to M’s house and decided our next stop had to be Hot Doug’s. The line around the corner demonstrated we weren’t the only ones who had seen one of the many TV specials that has featured this gem of a restaurant. The sausage list was amazing and it worked like a well-oiled machine. Glenn had the duck sausage with foie gras and an Italian sausage. I had the special smoked pork and whiskey sausage and a traditional polish. We topped it off with duck fat fries. Yum!!



After Doug’s, we headed to Map Room – a bar with too many craft beers to count. We sampled a couple beers and then headed back to M’s to get ready for dinner. Some of our dear Chicago friends had agreed to meet us for dinner at Café Iberio – one of my favorite restaurants in Chicago. In fact, it’s a running joke that if I am coming to town, we are all going to Iberico. We drank sangria and sampled plate after plate of delicious tapas. So good to be back in Chicago!

Saturday, we headed to Valparaiso for VU’s homecoming. It was great catching up with good friends. I can’t believe it has been 10 years already. Glenn got to see campus and experience the dive bar we hung out every week. Good to know the wood paneling and skunky taps haven’t changed. (Well, actually that is kind of gross.)

Sunday, we headed back to Chicago for Glenn’s first visit to Wrigley Field.



The sun peaked out every once in a while and we had a great time with three of our good friends. After the game, we headed to Sheffield’s to have some local beers and BBQ. Sunday night, I believe we were all asleep on one of M’s couches by 8:30 pm.

Monday – We enjoyed breakfast at Wishbone – cheese grits, black bean cakes, and the omelet of the day. We dropped M off at home and we headed out to check into our hotel near Midway and then check out downtown. We both got to see Millennium Park and the Bean for the first time.


 Then we headed out on a food tour of our making. We sampled;

The double cheezburger at Billy Goat Tavern



The great cheese plate the Purple Pig: Truffle Tremor, Bleu di Bufalo, and Prairie Breeze



The Italian Beef at Al’s Italian Beef



Goose Island beers and Poncho Wings at Jake Melnick’s





After our tour, we headed down to US Cellular Field to meet back up with M and see the Red Sox beat the White Sox.


After the game, we headed back to our hotel because we had a 5:15 am flight home. It was brutal getting up that early, but totally worth it when we had the whole afternoon to chill on the couch and catch up on DVR.

Another great adventure!! Special thanks to M for your great hospitality and to everyone who made the time to meet up with us while we were in town.

Mystery Trip : Savannah and Amelia Island September 3 - 6, 2010

Overview of the Trip


Savannah had a lot more to see and do than we though. We will definitely be spending many more three day weekends there. Here’s the best of the trip:

Best beer: Bourbon Barrel Ale by Kentucky Ale

Best cocktail: Tanquery Ten Gin Martini at Salt

Best signature cocktail: Pinojito at Salt- A hyped up sangria with rum, mint, lemon and lime, Pinot noir and club soda

Best appetizer -Smoked tuna tartare – It arrived on top of a tube filled with smoke so the smoky aroma tricked your palate into thinking the tartare had a slight smoky flavor.

Second place - Crab Cakes by Chef Joe Randall

Best entree - This was a tough one because we weren't really blown away by any of the entrees we had at Elizabeth on 37th or at Chef Joe Randall’s cooking class. They both suffered from putting too many competing flavors on the plate so the prize had to go to Lady and Sons cheesy meatloaf- even though we had just a taste.

Best dessert - We have a split decision. Glenn's favorite was the angel food cake dessert from Elizabeth on 37th. They took pieces of angel food cake, added custard and then let it set up into a load pan and topped it with whipped cream. It was a successful twist on angel food cake. Angie's favorite was the rum bisque ice from Leopold's. It was creamy, flavorful with a bit of crunch.

Best bar- The bar at our hotel – Holiday Inn Express. The chairs were comfortable, the bartenders were friendly and the drinks were strong.

Most Unexpected Moment- Glenn saw a woman who had lined up four kids to pee in the bushes - just steps from the actual bathroom at the Ritz Carlton in Amelia Island.

Tied for second place - The fire alarm at 5 am and when another tour bus hit our tour bus.

Best store – The Peanut Shop, River Walk, Savannah. Hands down the best snack shop ever!


Mystery Trip Day 1

Glenn opened the first envelope and revealed that we were going to Savannah for the mystery trip. He wasn’t too surprised as Savannah was one of his guesses. We hopped in the car and headed out on the six hour drive. We stumbled across the Burger Barn for lunch. It delivered delicious burgers, tator tots and onion rings. We drove thru and then grabbed a spot on the nearest picnic table.

After another quick stop at the gas station to pick up the trifecta of snack foods – Arizona Iced Tea, Munchos and cheesy peanut butter crackers, we pulled into the Holiday Inn Express – Savannah Historic District. The location is awesome – right across the street from the River Walk. It is a gorgeous hotel with a beautiful lobby and bar. We had a great King Corner room with a couch, two really nice arm chairs, a desk and a wet bar. The Front Desk was really friendly and helpful. The only negative was that the Valet Parking was a little slow.

Elizabeth on 37th

After a quick clean up, we headed to Envelope #2: Elizabeth on 37th. The restaurant is in a historic mansion. The décor inside was appropriate to the period. We ordered the seven course tasting menu. The service was impeccable. The wine list was a bit on the high side. The wine list was a bit on the high side for the price point of the entrees. As for the tasting menu:

Glenn’s thoughts – All the food was prepared properly and executed according to the chef’s vision. The flavors in the dishes were a little unsettling. The appetizer was tuna tartare on top of the scallop. The tuna tartare was amazing and the overcooked scallop took away from it. It would be better served by itself with the wasabi aioli.

Angie’s thoughts – The menu attempted to innovative and really pushed toward interesting new flavor combinations. The crab cake was really good. The scallop was dried out. For most of the entrees, it did end up being too much on the plate.

River Walk
Saturday, we started the day with a walk on River Walk. The River Walk was super cute with a good mix of restaurants and shops. The Peanut Shop was a fantastic snack shop. They live up to their name with more types of flavored peanuts, peanut brittle and peanut butter than we have ever seen. The River Walk also had a nice little market with local crafts, sunglasses and purses as well as an Art Fair.

Foody Tour

After our walk – it was time for Mystery Envelope #3: The Foody Tour. Savannah Movie Tours hosts a Foody Tour that visits and samples food from six different Savannah restaurants:

Distillery – A great bar with over 20 craft beers on tap. We sampled their slider with French fries and a remoulade dipping sauce and a couple beers.

Harris Bakery – It was a little weird to go from burgers and beer to pastry but the apple tart was very good. It lived up to our pastry expectations: flaky, sweet and sticky.

Farmers’ Market – It was a small market with a good selection of local produce. Due to a miscommunication, the much hyped tomato sandwich was replaced by a disappointing piece of watermelon.

Angel’s BBQ – This was a really cool spot because we would have never found it on our own. It was a tiny hole in the wall in an alley behind a church. The pulled pork was great.

Lady and Sons – This is Paula Dean’s restaurant. This was the perfect way to experience it. We were in and out in a matter of minutes with no need to wait for hours in the morning for a reservation. We sampled the fried chicken and cheesy meatloaf. The meatloaf was the real star due to it spicy cheese sauce.

Leopold’s Ice Cream Parlor – We ended the tour with a sweet treat. We tried the signature flavors: Rum Bisque and Lemon Custard. The lemon custard flavor was good. The flavor would have been more custard-like. It was not as good as Glenn was hoping. Angie found the Rum Bisque to be outstanding. It was smooth and sweet with a little bit of crunch. Fantastic!

Savannah Craft Beer Festival
After the Foody Tour, we moved on to Envelope #4: Savannah Craft Beer Festival. The festival featured thirty four breweries. It was well organized. Each brewery had at least two brews to sample. We got a small glass and went from tent to tent sampling beers. We never had to wait long and every one was really friendly. The best beer we tasted was the Bourbon Barrel Ale from Kentucky Ale. It was surprising how much of the whiskey flavor was imparted into the ale. We loved it!


Chef Joe Randall’s Cooking School

After a little nap, we headed out to Envelope #5: Chef Joe Randall’s Cooking School. This cooking school had been featured in Rachel Ray magazine. We pulled up. It was a small house and we walked right into the kitchen that had about twenty seats around a counter. Chef Randall had a great personality. It was interesting because nothing was pre-made so he made a four course meal for 20 people right in front of us. Because of that, we waited an hour and a half for the first course. Good thing we had a big lunch. The courses were good. The crab cakes were great and the best that Angie had ever had. The second course was fried green tomatoes over Bibb lettuce with a buttermilk dressing. The buttermilk dressing was really good. Third course was baked chicken with fried corn and red rice. We were both surprised to find that red rice is very similar to jambalaya as neither of us had had it before. Dessert was a pecan and peach tart. Overall it was a really fun experience. We ended the night hanging out at the hotel bar.

Sunday – Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island

Glenn was finally surprised when he opened Envelope #6: Ritz Carlton Amelia Island. We hit the road again. We were really impressed with the property. They had a great room ready for us at noon. We had our own balcony. We immediately headed down to the pool. The pool was great. It had tiered seating with rows of plants in between the tiers. Each set of chairs had its own umbrella. It really gave a sense of privacy. We could also see the ocean from the upper tiers. We had some great snacks and drinks by the pool. Then we headed up and changed for dinner. We decided to go the bar at the fine dining restaurant Salt. We ordered drinks and appetizers. We were blown away. The Gin Martini was the best Glenn had ever had. The tuna tartare appetizer was amazing. It came on top of a tube filled with smoke. We also had the scallop and foie gras. It was just awesome. Monday morning, we enjoyed the buffet breakfast and then hung out by the pool. It was sad to leave.


It was another great adventure.