Saturday morning was sunny but windy in Denver. Kind of nice to be off the mountain and back in civilization as it were. Breakfast was a Cherry "Braid", a frozen rope of puff pastry she bought from one of her friends, whose child was seeking them as a fundraiser. Not bad, really. And of course, Kim and Dave and I spent a lot of time talking about life, professional goals, moving to Denver, going into business together. Kim has turned out to be a great friend.
We had lunch at Clark & Co on 17th Avenue (17th is kind of restaurant row). Burgers, sandwiches and brunch on the weekends. I ordered a Monte Cristo sandwich, which I haven't had in years. It's essentially French toast filled with ham and cheese that is fried, then served with strawberry jam. Yum! Kim had California Eggs Benedict (avocado and tomato added to classic Eggs Benedict). Then Kim dropped me off at the airport.
The flight from Denver to Las Vegas was uneventful and I met up with Jordan in Vegas and we flew back to Reno. He surprised me with dinner reservations at Zozo's restaurant. We haven't been in a while for a variety of reasons, but Jordan thought we'd go tonight for their special New Year's Eve menu. We came home, changed, then went out to dinner. And how disappointing it was. The first course was a choice of Shrimp Cocktail or an antipasti plate. Only the plate turned out to be a bowl filled with vinaigrette drenched lettuce, cubed cheddar cheese, cubed salami, peppericini and olives. Not what we were expecting. The next course was soup or salad. We both ordered the Pear, Walnut Salad with Taspberry Vinaigrette. The pears were canned, although that in itself wasn't so bad, but that plus a really sweet raspberry vinaigrette was too much. When the entrees came, the food was cold. I couldn't eat mine and Jordan ate only a small amount. The dessert of strawberry tiramisu was surprisingly tasteless. Jordan said something to the waitress and we ended up not being charged for dinner. Jordan left a big tip for our waitress and we left.
We ended up going to Charlie Palmer's at the Grand Sierra and had wine and appetizers at the bar. We danced a little and hung out until midnight, then came home.
Happy New Year!
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