Valentine's Day Review (Joel Style)

Joel and I celebrated Valentine's Day on Friday. We both took the day off of work and played. It was lot of fun! I always have fun with him no matter what we do...Let's see...we went ice skating...surprisingly I did not fall on my ass. The last time I went ices skating was in grade school- and I do recall falling on my ass several times!

It was an outdoor rink...and a beautiful one at that. There were not that many people- I guess that helps, don't have to worry about running people down! We lasted for less then 30 minutes. Sad, I know, but the ice skates were not in the best conditions...and our parking was going to expire.

We also just randomly walked around...we went into the cultural center- it used to be the library...it was a stunning building. Here are some photos:


This is what the ceilings look like...pretty flowers...
Everything in the building is made from marble...I wonder how much that building is worth?










There is a glass rotunda (left)- It is one of the coolest things that I have ever seen. The picture in the right is the entryway.















After sightseeing per say, Joel and I went to the Melting Pot...all I can say is yummy! And holy crap was I a drunken fool! I had 4 Malibu diets, we had a bottle of champagne, and then split a dessert martini... Some Pictures from the Melting Pot:

















Melting Pot Review:

I had a really good time at the Melting Pot, it was my first time there and I was impressed. The decor/atmosphere was nice and relaxed. Our waiter was friendly and knowledgeable. We had the Big Night Out®, which is a 4 course meal for two. It comes with cheese fondue, a salad, the entree fondue, and then....chocolate fondue!

The cheese fondue comes with bread, apples, and veggies ...if you warm up the bread before dipping it, it tastes alot better! Our main entree was called fondue fusion- it came with lobster, fillet, chicken, pork, and shrimp. We cooked it in the Coq au Vin Fondue; it combines the flavors of fresh herbs, mushrooms, garlic, imported spices, and a hearty Burgundy Wine. It was very tasty!

The chocolate fondue was delicious as well...lots of sweets to dip! The Yin Yang Martini was also an excellent choice.

I would recommend trying the Melting Pot. It was fun with just the two of us, but In a think it would be fun with a group setting too. I think that they have lots of variety in their menu to accommodate everyone's tastes. You don't even have to get fondue, they have other entree options.

Great food, great service, great place!