Ready to Get Outside!

Tired, but hungry for those good endorphins,
we ventured outside the Paris hotel for fresh air, exercise and sightseeing.After the lively Paris environment, we ended up choosing the Venetian for a quiet lunch, serenaded by the Gondolier. We dined on a Carpaccio, caprese salad, lobster pasta, eggplant Parmesan, cauliflower pea soup
and LOTS of bread dunked in reduced balsamic and olive oil.
Oh my gosh- so simple, but so good.A variety of sweet desserts and coffee finished the meal. We opted for a chilled Sierra Nevada instead of wine- seemed fitting for a Wednesday afternoon.

Still searching for more, we cocktailed at the café at the Paris with a former Katherine’s legacy- Vince Dreffs, who was also attending the conference.
He manages the catering at Opryland- what a great success story!

Wednesday's dinner took us to the unrivaled Mesa Grill,
the famous restaurant of Chef Bobby Flay, where we ordered wild mushroom grits topped with a poached egg, grilled pork tenderloin with a sweet potato corn tamale, spicy collard greens, grilled chicken tacos, a bean and rice stuffed rellenos pepper
and a fresh and crunchy gala apple gorgonzola salad.

Impeccable service and profound tastes.

Breakfast the next day was a giant bagel from the hotel, with Swiss cheese, puffed baked eggs and juicy tomato slices- which I sprinkled with lots of salt and pepper. This carried me through the day…

There was not much time for sleeping, but after all, why sleep when there’s so much to do, see and EAT!
This conference tipped the scales-can’t wait until Catersource 2011!!