Oh, where do I begin!!!!!!!!this was such a great week...
My week started with a concert by the Black Eyed Peas...omg I think I'm beginning my 2nd childhood or 3rd ... but who cares. The concert was terrific..yes a senior citizen loves Ludacris and the Peas, what a great combination. The Peas put on a terrific show and the last number I Gotta Feelin brought the house to their feet...how many times can I say it just a great show.
Fast forward to Friday night...being a retiree of The Target Corp has its advantages. Target opened the doors of Target Field to their employees for a sneak preview, what an experience. I'm not a dye hard baseball fan but I could see watching the N.Y. Yankees or the Mets when they come to town in May. A day at the ballpark just sounds so much fun...a hot-dog in 1 hand and a beer in the other what could be better. The concessions at the field are numerous and a good variety. The most impressive is the restaurant for the season ticket holders elegant and good selections and you look over the field what could be better.
This week I was introduced to something called Groupon where you can buy a $50.00 coupon for $25.00 for a restaurant of the day or whatever the bargain of the day might be...the best thing about this is you can use the whole coupon in one sitting. Unlike other 2 for 1 deals where you get 2 coupons $25.00 each, you can only use 1 coupon per visit not ideal. I went to Kozy's in the Galleria, I was a little bit hesitant not having used a coupon like this before, you show the coupon and your server explains the way the coupon works. We ordered 2 fillet mignon plates and 2 bloody marys + when you sit down the cinnamon cake comes to your table immediately. The total bill came to $49.32. Can we say bargain...
The food was good the fillet mignon is cooked to your request, this was not a small piece of meat and quite tasty. So if anybody is thinking of trying Groupon go ahead it is a great deal especially if you like to go out to eat or even just a happy hour..just do it.
Well it is time to close just talking about my week brings a smile to my face, everybody should have a week like this. Oh by the way to put the topping on the cake I was able to get tickets to Bon Jovi when they come in April but best yet half price.
Till my next adventure bye bye from Peg's Dish!!!!!!!!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
a major downside to facebook
I am not really a big fan of facebook, but it does come in handy when your bored and out of money.
Last weekend I decided to find some of my long lost relatives, seemed like a good idea at the time. I found by cousin who I haven't spoken to in about 13 years due to my insane move to the Mini-apple. So off I go to send an email to see if I would get a response, and so I did. First came the email to tell me all about the family and to ask for a telephone number to keep in touch...Sharing my telephone number is where I made my first mistake.
On Monday evening the telephone call came in but i was doing laundry so i heard the voice mail. Being the good cousin that I wanted to be I returned the call..bigeeeee mistake. Let me back up and state that I am on a phone all day long so you can imagine talking on a phone when I get home is the last thing I want to do. But again it was my brilliant idea to reunite. I very promptly returned the call, 2 1/2 hours later i am still on the phone. By this time I wanted to stick pins in my eyes anything to get off a phone.
I must admit I learned my lesson...keep reuniting to email for as long as possible.
Not sure if anybody really needed to know any of the above but i certainly feel better writing about it.
Over and Out for now...Pegsdish or Pegs complaint department
Last weekend I decided to find some of my long lost relatives, seemed like a good idea at the time. I found by cousin who I haven't spoken to in about 13 years due to my insane move to the Mini-apple. So off I go to send an email to see if I would get a response, and so I did. First came the email to tell me all about the family and to ask for a telephone number to keep in touch...Sharing my telephone number is where I made my first mistake.
On Monday evening the telephone call came in but i was doing laundry so i heard the voice mail. Being the good cousin that I wanted to be I returned the call..bigeeeee mistake. Let me back up and state that I am on a phone all day long so you can imagine talking on a phone when I get home is the last thing I want to do. But again it was my brilliant idea to reunite. I very promptly returned the call, 2 1/2 hours later i am still on the phone. By this time I wanted to stick pins in my eyes anything to get off a phone.
I must admit I learned my lesson...keep reuniting to email for as long as possible.
Not sure if anybody really needed to know any of the above but i certainly feel better writing about it.
Over and Out for now...Pegsdish or Pegs complaint department
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Part 2 Restaurant week Cave Vin
Just when I thought that i was finished with Restaurant Week I gave it one more chance and i am so glad I did.
Next place on the list was Cave Vin in my opinion a small neighborhood gem. From the minute you walk in the atmosphere is warm, you are greeted by the owner which always makes for a good experience.
I have learned not to get my hopes up but we were certainly of to a good start!
Again please remember that this is still restaurant week. The menu had several choices all good ones and we go from there. The calamari was light and delish..the steak frite was done to perfection and the tres leche was great. Not sure if there is anything bad that i can say but anybody that lives in the Armitage neighborhood just take advantage.
My co-foodie had the same thing and to date have not heard one complaint...amazing.
There is one place i forgot to mention and that is Palomino. Can I tell you that the Happy Hour is great..I believe it is Sunday thru Thursday Happy Hour all day. The drinks are $4.00 and a huge Happy Hour menu..it is a place to take advantage of if you are on a budget or just waiting to on to your next place for the evening.
That's it till I find another gem to talk about
Till then Pegz dish
Next place on the list was Cave Vin in my opinion a small neighborhood gem. From the minute you walk in the atmosphere is warm, you are greeted by the owner which always makes for a good experience.
I have learned not to get my hopes up but we were certainly of to a good start!
Again please remember that this is still restaurant week. The menu had several choices all good ones and we go from there. The calamari was light and delish..the steak frite was done to perfection and the tres leche was great. Not sure if there is anything bad that i can say but anybody that lives in the Armitage neighborhood just take advantage.
My co-foodie had the same thing and to date have not heard one complaint...amazing.
There is one place i forgot to mention and that is Palomino. Can I tell you that the Happy Hour is great..I believe it is Sunday thru Thursday Happy Hour all day. The drinks are $4.00 and a huge Happy Hour menu..it is a place to take advantage of if you are on a budget or just waiting to on to your next place for the evening.
That's it till I find another gem to talk about
Till then Pegz dish
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Restauant Week Part1 D'Amico Kitchen
Can I tell you how much I look forward to restaurant week in the Mini-apple..it just makes me giddy with anticipation.
My first pick was the D'Amico Kitchen, wanted to go since it opened so this was my golden opportunity. Reservations at 6 and all is well.
The decor is pretty the seating is perfect,the menu looks good... what could possibly go wrong?
I ordered a cauliflower soup, just wanted to be a little different ( this is the person that does not eat veggies)...not bad maybe I would go so far as to say flavorful.
The next course sounded really good...short rib on a bed of polenta. Let me take this opportunity to paint a visual for you...the plate arrives I take a look and to me it looked like a piece of meat on a bed of solidified fat (Yuck). I get over the visual and started to dig in (can it get any worse..YES) the meat was luke warm. i called one of the wait staff over and it was immediately wisked away to the kitchen,and a warmer dish brought out. To me short ribs should only be done with mashed potatos it is just something you donot try to improve on.
My foodie in crime ordered a beet salad, tasteless..can you imagine beets being tasteless. The next course was a pasta dish with chick peas and olives. He is still telling me that chick peas should not be added to a pasta dish, they donot bring any added flavor to the dish, and the olives were so salty he was up all night drinking. His comments on the whole episode were almost as bad as mine if you can imagine that.
I will say that the dessert was good...3 little scoops of gelato most tasty.
My biggest complaint is,this is restaurant week, a week where restaurants should put their best food forward. I understand that the price is good but not if the food is not good.
Before I close I will say that the wait staff at D'Amico Kitchen are the best I have seen in Minneapolis to date. They actual care what you think and will listen when you have a complaint and are more then willing to make it right.
After this little adventure I was not sure that i would make the next stop on my list..stay tuned for my next adventure into Restaurant Week
My first pick was the D'Amico Kitchen, wanted to go since it opened so this was my golden opportunity. Reservations at 6 and all is well.
The decor is pretty the seating is perfect,the menu looks good... what could possibly go wrong?
I ordered a cauliflower soup, just wanted to be a little different ( this is the person that does not eat veggies)...not bad maybe I would go so far as to say flavorful.
The next course sounded really good...short rib on a bed of polenta. Let me take this opportunity to paint a visual for you...the plate arrives I take a look and to me it looked like a piece of meat on a bed of solidified fat (Yuck). I get over the visual and started to dig in (can it get any worse..YES) the meat was luke warm. i called one of the wait staff over and it was immediately wisked away to the kitchen,and a warmer dish brought out. To me short ribs should only be done with mashed potatos it is just something you donot try to improve on.
My foodie in crime ordered a beet salad, tasteless..can you imagine beets being tasteless. The next course was a pasta dish with chick peas and olives. He is still telling me that chick peas should not be added to a pasta dish, they donot bring any added flavor to the dish, and the olives were so salty he was up all night drinking. His comments on the whole episode were almost as bad as mine if you can imagine that.
I will say that the dessert was good...3 little scoops of gelato most tasty.
My biggest complaint is,this is restaurant week, a week where restaurants should put their best food forward. I understand that the price is good but not if the food is not good.
Before I close I will say that the wait staff at D'Amico Kitchen are the best I have seen in Minneapolis to date. They actual care what you think and will listen when you have a complaint and are more then willing to make it right.
After this little adventure I was not sure that i would make the next stop on my list..stay tuned for my next adventure into Restaurant Week
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