Tuesday, March 06, 2007

F-ing F-ancy.

R. and J. P.

This past weekend's Magic Kingdom trip was certainly a pleasure, thanks to the above two. We were given free admission with our comp. Club 33 park hopper's. Our dinner reservations were for 5:45pm, which gave us loads of time, so we grabbed breakfast in Downtown Disney at The La Brea Bakery. Panini's topped with fried eggs. Then we hit Tower of Terror right off the bat. After that we pretty much just cruised, sharing our Disney facts and enjoying the environs. We fit in a rickety Matterhorn trip, a turkey leg (new to me), some Shooting Gallery, pineapple softserve in The Tiki Room, mint juleps with fritters, the wildest ride in the wilderness, some goat petting, parade crossing, and a not that rad new Space Mountain jaunt. By now it was about 5:30pm, making it time for real awesomeness!
We then made our way back to New Orleans Square while I threw on a sweater. We snapped a few in front of the door, rang the bell, and were let in. We checked our bags and chit-chatted with the hostess about some of the history. Then we piled into the French lift to the second floor, where a second hostess was waiting. Leisurely we were guided through Walt's final creation. It was bigger and more picturesque than I had expected, with exquisite attention to every last detail. We walked through a lounge alley, past a great bar and wine locker, into the main dining room. On every wall was hung original concept art pieces for The Haunted Mansion and The Pirates of the Caribbean. Our table was just next to a patio french door, and set with fine china. Our server Curt was textbook, answering any question, and describing each plate with flawless definition. Everything was right in the world. I put a couple photos here and a poorly lit video here. Dinner for me went as follows, less the flawless definition:
A Grey Goose Martini.
A gourmet cheese dish with a sage and a brie who's names fail me.
A Pinot Noir bottle who's name also slips my mind.
A crab tart of some kind.
A Filet Chateaubriand with sauce Bearnaise and Perigourdine, potatoes and assorted veggies.
A mousse dish with an awesome topping sauce and sorbet pastry.
A glass of Tawny Port.
Coffee.

So there you have it, hence the title.

Honorable mentions:
Had a fun fun rock show with Rio Bravo.
Amber met Buster Bluth.

6 comments:

Andrew said...

i love you people. i love fancy food, i love fancy cheese (technically a food, but i love it more than regular food), i love the tiki room, i love the pattersons, and i love buster bluth. you make me so happy. thank you.

TW said...

awesome. 33 is one thing, but man...buster bluth, that's something else. can't wait to see you guys.

Anonymous said...

Hey, guys. Just cruisin' through and thought I'd comment on how jealous I am that you got to go to that club. That's awesome! Hope you kids are well.

-Jeremy

P.S. Buster Bluth goes to my church. yep, fellow believer.

noah! said...

wow, that sounds like one hell of a day. how in the world do you even get into club 33? i must agree with you that the "new" space mountain was a huge letdown. any way, glad you had fun.

Matt Pool said...

Oh Yeah, and Amber and Robyn got down and dirty with Harry Potter. That little hogwart mugglesworth fricken wizard is phasing me out.

But I'm glad for you two.

M said...

Great pictures, by the way.