Monday, March 9, 2026
Second time doing this event. A bit different from 2025. Only did a few of the food tastings and one wine tasting. Have dinner reservations at 4:30 at the Carthay Circle restaurant.
The "Sirloin Gruyere Mac & Cheese from Garlic Kissed was dynamite.. They could have left the sirloin tips off. The mac & cheese was outstanding by itself.
Big disappointment was Asa'Dos from Cluck-Doodle-Moo. The spice on the chicken was so hot that it singed your tongue. I like a bit but not a burn. The piece of beef steak was chewy and dry. Set on a bed of non-descript Spanish Rice.
At the Hollywood Louge we had a Chicken & Waffle Mole Taco. The taco shell was a crisp waffle with great chicken flavor. How they did that I don't know but I could have nibbled on a stack of those waffles all day. The Mole had good flavor. But the rice was just a blob of sticky white rice. They could have left that part out.
For a sweet touch there was a Mickey Shaped Macaron made with Snickers Candy Bar pieces from Uncorked California. Really good flavor.
I had a red wine flight. Alcohol is not included like the food is when you purchase a pass. $23 for 3 each 1-1/2 oz pours. My flight consisted of Famille Perrin, Cotes du Rhone Reserve Rose. Extremely light, frankly not much flavor. A Nielson Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara. OK, again on the light side. And the third taste was Tablas Creek, Paso Robles, Patelin de Tablas Rouge. This was the best wine of the 3.
I did taste the white wine flight from my companion. None was that good for me. Kendall Jackson, Chenin Blanc. La Crema, Chardonnay and Tablas Creek, Patelin de Tablas Blanc. The Tablas Creek was the best.
Interesting event. Would do it again. A big learning curve on how this event works.
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