Conventions

Ah Sunday. The day to “rest” unless of course you are in the trade show business then you know that no day is sacred and every day is a work day. So to ease the pain of my fellow trade show groupies, we are going to highlight a true beyond-the-booth experience and treat you to the Bloody Mary of the Day.
First a bit of history:

Official cocktail of the International Bar Association (IBA), the origin of the Bloody Mary is not clear but is credited in 1939 to a bartender, Fernand Petiot of the NY Bar in Paris. Later he admitted that George Jessel, the comedian, had ordered a drink of 1/2 tomato juice and 1/2 vodka but he (Petiot) embellished it with the standard salt, two dashes of black pepper, two dashes of cayenne pepper, and a layer of Worcestershire sauce that is still used today.

There are many variation to this sublime cocktail, with the garnishes & more recently with the addition of infused vodkas. This has pretty much been my standard drink since turning 21 xx years ago with some detours along the way (i’ve also been known to suck down hand crafted margaritas, hand made Sangria (no bottles for this girl) and an occasional mexicali coffee.

Today’s featured Bloody Mary is from the LaGasse Stadium at the Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas. Renowned chef, Emeril LaGasse, brings his own touch to the restaurant attached to the sports book inside the Palazzo hotel. Luckily there is a street side entrance so you don’t have to schlep though the hotel or casino to enter. It however 21 only.

Typical of Emeril’s style, he kicks it up a notch offering a twist on the typical bar food with hand crafted pizza, salads & wraps along with the chicken fingers and burgers. And Virgin Bloody Mary Tomato Soup
Tabasco spiked tomato soup with horseradish cream and petite grilled cheese sandwiches $7

Besides each table having access to multiple TV screens, LaGassee offers up a twist on the Bloody Mary. yes you can get your standard mix but there is a secret one that has stuffed jalepenos as a garnish & basil in the spice mix. that is what kicks IT up 2 notches.

UPDATE 251pm: We had about 30 people come for the event. An awesome turnout. Great location and it turns out they were having an event there tonight so we were able to get in on the music, adult beverages & bbq.

Today has been officially designated International Cash Mob day. We, at TeamVegas, are proud to participate in this awesome event. It’s one thing to say you are going to create jobs but it is another when people band together to shop their local business in order to infuse money from the surrounding community into the local economy. Small business is what is currently driving our economic recovery. Sure big companies like GM and GE are hiring but so are the food trucks that feed the plant workers, the local dry cleaners that supply clean uniforms.
Currently there are over 160 cities globally participating in this event. Cash Mobs can help you either start one in your own community or point you to an existing one. #shoplocal. #supportsmallbusiness

We went to Eddie D’s with some anticipation after opening the door and seeing the prep station was open to view and the nice welcome we got from the cashier.
Even though we were getting take out, she invited us to sit and brought us over a sample of their meat balls.

We ordered our pie to go and I tackled the meat ball. the sauce was delicious. while the meat ball itself was a bit dry, the sauce was 10x better so who noticed once you combine them.

Service was quick despite it being lunch hour and it seemed to be quite a few regulars since the counter staff called them by name.

Sadly when we got home with our pie, it was uber disappointing. the dough was cardboardish, the sauce was just a swipe and the extra cheese we’d ordered was none existent.

Since our dentist & new favorite bakery is there as well, we will go back and try the sandwiches. From the reviews here, it looks like their sandwiches fare better then that pizza. Of course there is the Vegas water factor in the dough.

My son and I order from here at least 3 days a week. I work about 60-65 hours and he works full time and goes to college at the same time. I love that we are not limited to chain pizza & crappy Chinese.…

Apparently that’s when all the action starts!
Just some random party pictures from various CES related events. Some are personal. Some are business related. Its the B-t-B team in action.