Wednesday, April 14, 2010

CSPM Junior Ball

Rex is finishing up his third year at CSPM and it is a tradition for the students to have a big party before they all part ways for fourth year. The event took place at Russian restaurant called Fandorin. I was really excited to have an excuse for a nice fancy date with some fun friends.




We started out with about six appetizers that were set out on the tables and we had fun trying to figure out what they all were before we ate them. I think I tried some eel for the first time. This one looks like a tasty dessert right?

Well, one of our friends put some on her plate, smelled it and said, "I am NOT eating that." So we didn't bother trying it. Later we found out that it was chicken liver pate. Ha!

After we were done tasting the appetizers they brought out a few more courses. My favorite was the Khachapury.

Who wouldn't like a pastry puff filled with yummy melted cheese?

By the time we were all full and ready to go home one of the waiters came out and said the MAIN course got burned and that they were cooking us a new one. We decided we couldn't pay big bucks and leave before the main course so we stayed and joined the dance floor. We should have danced longer to burn off all the calories we just ate, but it was much more fun to watch all the tipsy middle-aged Russians dancing the night away. Sorry I didn't snap a picture of that action for you!

At about 10 pm the main course arrived. I'm not sure exactly what all of the meats were but it was yummy. I have NEVER eaten so much. It was kind of crazy, but fun at the same time.


Our friends Derek and Angel. What a cute couple!


Here we are stuffed and ready to go home!