...a drink & light meal...

[johno]

Yesterday I tweeted about heading into San Francisco way to early...

The customer event went well. Lots of good information and very clear understanding of the vendors road map for the coming year.

Near the end of the day my sales rep invited me to stay for drinks and a early light dinner. No problem says I, expecting a drink and a basic restaurant dinner. Maybe steak place if I was lucky.

Well...

After sessions ended, we retired to the hotel quiet bar where we had an hour of socializing on the vendors bar tab.

We were then ushered into a private dinning room, and a 5 course gourmet meal prepared by on of San Francisco's top chefs (I missed his name, but he was recently the Sous Chef at the French Laundry), and capped by 3 courses of dessert.

Oh and all this was at the Ritz-Carlton on Nob Hill.

"A drink and a light dinner." yeah right. ;)

edited: To fix a couple of spelling errors and add some minor details.

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Comments

[knaveofhearts.livejournal.com]

It has been clinically proven that fantabulous dining has a noticeable impact on typing.

[trektone.livejournal.com]

What a great treat! The food snob in me remembers enjoying the Ritz-Carlton more when Gary Danko was there (before he left to open his own excellent place), but elegant and free would work for me, too!

[lokiz-mom.livejournal.com]

HOLY MOTHER OF ALTON BROWN!!! I wish I had been you!

[oddharmonic.livejournal.com]

He has a mother? I thought he sprung from Zeus' head fully formed.

[johno.livejournal.com]

Nope, he has always existed. Who else prepared the meals for the Gaia and the original immortals?

[lokiz-mom.livejournal.com]

Yeah his show was originally called God Eats, but someone misspelled it.
~_O

[johno.livejournal.com]

There were some minor foodie discussions, but I don't think any of us were willing to got foodie bat shit. ;)


Though I did get a couple of chuckles from my "Shitaki mushroom foam?!?! Is Marcel in the kitchen?" comment...

[lokiz-mom.livejournal.com]

Hahahahahahaha

That is just too awesome! You are one lucky guy!

[lyzard13.livejournal.com]

nice score - especially the three courses of dessert!

[jbetando.livejournal.com]

Wow, that sounds sweeeeeeet!

[brunnhilde.livejournal.com]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what an evening, it sounds like.

By contrast, I just posted a mini-review of Golden Corral and Cracker Barrel on another's blog - them's mah eats these days.

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