Happy Labor Day

It’s Monday, and I’m not at work because of some national holiday. This weekend was great. I got a haircut.

Also, it was Denise‘s birthday. The main birthday event was a trip to The Melting Pot, possibly the best restaurant anywhere. Fortunately, I think the other seven people who were there (Denise obviously, M-D, Jenn, Courtney, Ken, Tim and Hilary) agreed.

It’s a fondue restaurant. At first, some people (okay, just M-D) reacted violently to the idea of the waiters bringing out raw meat and requiring the paying customers to cook it. First they start you off with a cheese fondue appetizer. They bring plates of bread, apples, and assorted vegetables to dip into the pot of melted cheddar and swiss.

The second course involves a salad. I highly recommend the California salad with the raspberry walnut vinaigrette dressing. The salad is followed by the main course, where you choose either an oil or vegetable broth in which to cook your meat.

Then comes the dessert (if you have not yet exploded). You have your choice of chocolate fondues: cookies and creme, white and dark chocalte mix, s’mores, and many more. They bring out a plate of strawberries, pineapple, bananas, marshmallows with nuts, and cheesecake to dip in the chocolate or on which to drizzle the fondue. Heaven. Must go again soon if my wallet can withstand the powerful sucking force.

Actually, it’s not ridiculously expensive, but be prepared to spend some money.

After dinner, some how we found a way to make it back to the apartment to play games, open gifts, and miraculously eat birthday icecream cake. Darren, Ali, Sue and Stacey joined us after we got home. Beyond Balderdash is a fun game… remind me to play that more often.