Stonegarden - breakfast

I've had Stonegarden on my list for awhile now. I saw a picture of their omelette and it looked like a traditional French style omelette. I made a reservation, but it wan't very busy on arrival, so not sure that was necessary. Perhaps a later arrival time, say 10 or 11 am would require a reservation. 

I had the french onion omelette with caramelized onions, gouda, parmesan. It was a large and filling omelette and I really liked the onion flavors. 

My friend had the the nordic omelette with dill, horseradish crème fraîche, gravlax, capers, lemon zest. This was a newer menu item and it was excellent. (I had a small bite.) 

We split a side of the fried potatoes. They were a bit bland but I added some hot sauce, which gave a little kick. 

The food and service were both excellent. I enjoyed the light, bright ambiance and relaxed atmosphere. I'll definitely return to try some of the other menu items that sounded interesting. 

 

Stonegarden
Address: 5401 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55417
Phone: (612) 489-7715
https://www.stonegardenmpls.com

Minnesota State Fair 2024

Since this is so very late and way beyond when the fair occurred, I am just going to post a bunch of photos and call it good. Sorry, I am last and I have no notes to reference. I think the photos are from 3-4 fair visits.  

big line for the bus from the County Road 73 park and ride. 

Nordic Waffles

Nordic Waffles

Space needle

Crop art

Crop art

Crop art

Crop art

Corn roast

my friend's daughter had chickens in the 4H competition 

fresh french fries

pronto pups are better than corn dogs! 

Sweet Martha's cookies are a must do! 

Nordic waffles again

Turkey to go

Taquitos at El Burrito Mercado

Vietnamese coffee

Amish donut line was huge

but the donuts were so soft and fresh

Tom Thumb mini donuts

slushie drink

cheese curds

deep fried oreos

We made it back to the bus just before a thunderstorm hit! 

Las Vegas Trip Report - 6.14-18.2024 - The one with the big 4-0 birthday!

This was a relatively short trip to Las Vegas for our Canadian friend Brian's birthday celebration. There was a big group and we had a lot of fun!

I had an early morning flight out on Friday. I discovered that the airport Shake Shack has a very good breakfast sandwich for rather decent price. ($5.99) My flight was on time and uneventful. 

Brian had a cabana at the Sahara pool courtesy of his host and we all enjoyed that Friday afternoon. 

The cabanas have their own plunge pools, which were nice as you did not have to walk far to get in the water. 

After waiting all day for my room it was finally ready around 5pm. Not sure what the hold up was. The room was very nice and clean though. Almost the whole group had rooms at the Sahara. I think this was my first time staying there. 

Friday evening the group had plans to go ride the High Roller Wheel at the Linq as a group, which was very fun. 

High Roller views

I think we had dinner at Chickie and Pete's before we road the High Roller wheel, but I don't have any photos. 

Saturday morning Deanna and I had breakfast at Zeffer's at the Sahara. It was OK, but I would not call it destination dining. 

Played slots after breakfast and most of the afternoon with a few wins here and there. 

I had a $100 food comp at Fountainbleau so Deanna and I went to Komodo for dinner. It was a kind of trendy clubby sushi restaurant. The food, service and drinks were all very good. I had a Thai mai tai to start. 

Japanese milk bread

hamachi serrano

rainbow roll

fried chicken

fried rice

after dinner we briefly played slots, I had a nice wheel win! 

room views

I had breakfast at Zeffer's again on Sunday morning before we packed up and headed to the El Cortez for a couple nights.

El Co room was fine as always

Deanna, Brian and I had an early dinner/ late lunch at Siegel's.  

Deanna and I played quite a bit of blackjack Sunday night at El Cortez and some video poker as well. We had a very fun table!  

Monday morning I believe we went to Magnolia's at Four Queens for breakfast. 

I had a great little Wheel win at Circa!

Deanna, Brian and I walked down to Circa for food at Victory Burger as we all had food comps available. I had the nachos. 

I had breakfast on Tuesday at Siegel's before heading to the airport. Also, I took the El co shuttle to the airport and it was great. They have a black suburban that is free for hotel guests to take to the airport. My flight home was fine, on time, etc. 

This was a very fun trip with a big group. I enjoyed meeting everyone and look forward to seeing everyone again in Las Vegas!  

DDB Quad Report

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Premium quad                                     1       

Regular quads                                     6    

Vegas trip count: 

Melissa: 50