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Post by amanda on Dec 20, 2005 13:05:30 GMT -5
I'm obsessed with fondue. Obsessed I tell ya! So, you might well imagine my absolute glee upon finding The Melting Pot tucked away in Tulsa (I almost made Justin wreck the car in my excitement upon seeing it) a few months ago. Off board, some folks have been kicking around the idea of gathering for dinner some time after Christmas. More specifically, folks are kicking around the idea of gathering for dinner at The Melting Pot. I think we should start thinking about this a bit more... find out what days work best for any and all who are interested in a cheesey night out. I won't lie to you, some menu items can be a bit pricey. But, I think cheese fondue for two is $14, and you can get a certificate for a FREE chocolate fondue for two by taking a few seconds to fill out some info under Club Fondue. You can check out the menu here: www.meltingpot.com/And get your free chocolate fondue for two here: www.themeltingpotclubfondue.com/signup.cgi |
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Post by chris on Dec 20, 2005 14:00:12 GMT -5
The Melting Pot makes for a great meal, but people need to be warned: it's so good that you'll end up stuffing yourself if your not careful. A dinner at the Melting Pot is almost European in that it can easily last two or more hours. In that time, you're taking in cheese, meat, vegetables, fish, and then finally chocolate-covered wonderfuls. You'll leave the table feeling like you just had two Thanksgiving dinners. But it's oh so damn good...
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Post by jtmx1 on Dec 20, 2005 17:16:32 GMT -5
Amanda et al,
We are trying hard to save back enough cash to go. If you would like for us to join you, we will be in Pawhuska from the evening of December 28th through the morning of January 4th.
Jeff et al
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Post by mj on Dec 20, 2005 17:23:28 GMT -5
Fantastic. I think I'm going to take off from work either December 29 or 30 (or both). I'll check with Justin, but I think we'd be able to go just about any evening. Whatever works best for everyone, we're there. Oh. Don't forget about the certificate for FREE chocolate fondue for two... www.themeltingpotclubfondue.com/signup.cgi |
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Post by amanda on Dec 30, 2005 12:07:24 GMT -5
We need a head count for those interested in going to the restaurant. I think we're looking at possibly going Sunday evening(?). If so, we will most likely need to make reservations...
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Post by Thanin on Dec 30, 2005 13:14:34 GMT -5
count me, in
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Post by rickus on Dec 30, 2005 13:35:14 GMT -5
You think they'll be open on New Years Day? If so Katie and I will be in attendance. Mmm Mmm! Gooey goodness!
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Post by bridie on Dec 30, 2005 14:52:10 GMT -5
Make sure to wear your big pants. Chris is understating what will happen to you at the melting pot. The problem with cheeze is kind of the same as liquor only with different results. You're eating and it's soooo good and you feel great (cause the cheese squishes down and doesn't feel as bulky at first as carbs do) so you keep on eating. Then, much like liquour it hits you all at once. You feel your inestines begin to bind as the 10 pounds of cheese you've just digested begins to form a solid mass at the pit of your stomach. I don't know why you do this next thing, but you do it...you keep eating. Somehow while your brain notices that the body is begining to seize, your tastebuds still keep going and the brain has no choice but to give itself over to your need for more tastey cheese.
You will never feel so gross in your whole life. But the atmosphere is great. You talk to people for hours and it all tastes so good. So, despite the hours of intestinal agony you face afterwards, you just keep going back for more.
Chris and I are really sorry we'll be missing it.
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Post by amanda on Dec 30, 2005 15:01:33 GMT -5
You were supposed to be there, Bridget. But nooo. Someone had to go to grad school instead of staying at some crappy job that allowed her to visit during New Years.  You'll be missed. Are missed. My new year will be tainted because of your absence. |
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Post by bridie on Dec 30, 2005 15:59:31 GMT -5
Um...yeah, I'm just sitting on my ass for 8 or 9 hours a day reading and waiting for somebody to come home and play with me. We have no cable and I'm too broke to go shopping or to the movies. I was all ready to fly anywhere with my free Southwest ticket. So, I think you need to be blaming the boy for not finding a job that gave him paid time off. He's the problem, not me.
If his job finishes next week then we were talking about coming to visit you guys the week before my classes started.
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Post by amanda on Dec 30, 2005 16:07:51 GMT -5
I should have known it was the boy.
It would be fantastic to see you guys, if you're able to come for a visit.
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Post by rickus on Jan 16, 2006 12:34:08 GMT -5
So... How was it? |
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Post by amanda on Jan 16, 2006 22:13:16 GMT -5
It was absolutely fantastic. Easily one of the best meals and overall dining experiences I've had in a while. Everything was perfect -- the atmosphere, the food (oh. my. GAWD - the food!), the staff. Everything. I prepared for the engorgement that evening (thanks Chris & Bridget) by not eating much throughout the day. By accident. Mostly. I think I had a stuffed pretzel (and a half, since Maya didn't finish hers) for breakfast and... yeah, that's it. No food. Big pants. Unhealthy hankerin' for fondue. I was set. And, as I said, the restaurant did not disappoint.
Justin and I opted for the Fondue for Two, which was one dining option below what would arguably be The Works, aka Big Night Out. Fondue for Two is a three course "fondue experience" consisting of a cheese fondue course, salad, and the entree. We chose the spinach and artichoke cheese fondue for the first course. Justin ordered the California Salad and I opted for the Mushroom Salad for the second course. Our entree was the Signature Selection (boneless chicken breast, mahi mahi, salmon, and shrimp) with the Coq au Vin cooking style (a broth consisting of fresh herbs, mushrooms, garlic, imported spices, and a "hearty Burgandy wine"). Ryan met us at the restaurant. He sampled bits of our entree and we all split a bailey's chocolate fondue for dessert.
The atmosphere was warm and relaxed. I think it took 2 1/2 to 3 hours to finally complete the meal.. after gobbling the last of our dippers for the chocolate fondue (strawberries, bananas, pineapple, brownies, pound cake, cheese cake, marshmellows covered in graham cracker crumbs and marshmellows covered in oreo cookie) and licking the pot clean. I was never full to the point of bursting, but I think that's because I had so little to eat between the hours of 9am-ish until our 8 o'clock reservation. And, you know, the big pants helped. There was a point at which I REALLY should have stopped, though. But I couldn't. The food is soo wonderfully delicious that you really can't help but to continue.
One of the things that draws me to fondue (besides my absolute adoration of cheese) is the social aspect of it. I really really hope that a group of us can get together and meet up for an evening out at The Melting Pot. So anytime you guys are up for it, just let me know!
Oh, and as an added bonus to the evening, we discovered that just down the way from The Melting Pot, tucked away around the bend, is a Marble Slab. There is a God..and she loves me well.
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Post by rickus on Jan 17, 2006 11:42:37 GMT -5
All I can says is "WOW!" Sounds like I need to add the Melting Pot to my "to do before I die" list. Glad it didn't disappoint!
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Post by lonniemarie on Jan 17, 2006 14:46:09 GMT -5
Ah, it sounds like an awesome meal...if you guys decide to go and do it again...and you don't mind strange people (me and my hubby for example) as dinner companions...please let me know...it's been a long time since I had one of those long dinners where the food served as wonderful arena for conversation and laughter.
BTW, my hubby, Chris, is very much into politics, and ridding the world of bs...he also wants to sell everything we own to buy a boat and leave the clutches of the evil Big Brother (Mostly George W.).
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Post by chris on Jan 17, 2006 15:17:53 GMT -5
I have to insert that, while the Melting Pot is fabulous and has a unique atmosphere that's perfect for good friends and good conversation, my favorite place for fondue is still at home. Bridget and I have yet to have people over to our new place for fondue, but whenever the two of us have it chez nous, we're always satisfied. And we don't have to drive home. 8^)
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Post by Betterout on Jan 17, 2006 15:31:35 GMT -5
Chris, just be sure to have that fondue pot heated up in late February, and Mandy & I will provide the cheese, wine, and dippers...
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Post by chris on Jan 17, 2006 16:05:37 GMT -5
It's a date!
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You'll be missed. Are missed. My new year will be tainted because of your absence.