July 20, 2009

Picasso Perfection

Gregory made reservations at "Picasso" restaurant at our hotel to celebrate our anniversary.
Great idea, Honey. We started off with some champagne, 'bien sur'.
We both had the 'Menu Degustation'. with the wine pairing.
Check out the butter that came with the bread. This was an 'amuse bouche' of chilled leek soup and on the side is half a quail's egg, caviar, lox with mascarpone cheese. Phew. That was quite the mouthful! (Literally)First course:
Maine Lobster Salad
Apple-Champagne Vinaigrette.
Second course:
Pan Seared Sea Scallop
Potato Mousseline and Jus de Veau.
Let's pause these sights of gastronomic delights (hey, that rhymes) and look out the window. Yes, that's a sunset and yes, those are the fountains doing their thing at the Bellagio. No, that is not the Eiffel Tower.
Third course:
Sauteed "A" Steak of Foie Gras
Obtuse Poached Cherries on PX Gelee and Crushed Almonds
(well, la dee da!)
If I tried to describe how delicious this was, I would probably start to weep.
It was absolutely Divine.
Gregory's main course:
Sauteed filet of halibut
Ragout of corona beans, serrano ham, vegetables and mushrooms
My main course:
Loin of Lamb Roti
Fricassee of half Moon Bay Petits pois
Cappuccino, coffee. Ah, what a perfect night...
Wow! Dessert.
Mayan Chocolate and Coffee Ruins
Coffee Caramel and Coffee Crema Semifreddo
Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream
What the...? I could not possibly even nibble one of these beautiful pastries.
We asked them to wrap them up for us.
They also gave us this little box full of palmiers to take with us.
The restaurant had several original Picasso Paintings hanging on the walls. This is one of them.

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