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We go on
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Sunday, July 26, 2015 - Melting Pot Superhero Sunday
The local Melting Pot (fondue restaurant for those that don’t know) had a special Superhero event this past Sunday for kids. They had a 3 course menu for the lunch (11-2), could wear their costumes and would meet a couple Superheroes!
My in-laws booked the four of us, them, and my sister-in-law for a noon reservation. The boys wore their Iron Man and Hulk costumes while Mike & I wore Wolverine and Spiderman shirts, respectively.
The boys ordered special “Captain’s Cooler” drinks which consisted of grenadine, Sprite, and Blue Gatorade. They loved them and they were free refills!
Our superhero friends came to say hello before we even ordered food. It was really neat to see Spiderman and Captain America! They were great! (I really hope we get to interact with them on the Magic this fall too!)
Since there was 7 of us we were allowed to choose 2 different options for every course. For the cheese course we opted for QUATTRO FORMAGGIO (Butterkäse and fontina cheeses, roasted garlic, basil and tomato pestos, mozzarella and Parmesan) and CLASSIC ALPINE (Aged Gruyère, Raclette and fontina cheeses blended with white wine and fresh garlic and finished with a dash of nutmeg). Both were delicious but the Quattro was my favorite! We were served bread, tortilla chips, granny smith apples, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli with the cheese.
For the main course you chose what style of cooking you’d like. We chose SEASONED COURT BOUILLON (fresh, seasoned vegetable broth) and MOJO (Caribbean-seasoned bouillon with a distinctive fresh-garlic flavor and a citrus flair). TO be honest in the end they didn’t taste all that different but the Mojo smelled delicious with the fresh orange and lime juice! The meat portion of the entrees were slightly different based on adults vs kids but we all had chicken, shrimp and teriyaki steak. The boys had spinach and cheese ravioli as their 4th option while the adults had filet mignon. We were also given red potatoes, broccoli and mushroom caps with this course as well as several dipping sauces. Everyone really enjoyed everything!
kid's entree
adult entree
We were starting to get full but we had dessert left and you CANNOT miss out on dessert here! Here we chose THE ORIGINAL (Our original milk chocolate fondue swirled with crunchy peanut butter) and CHOCOLATE S’MORES (The fondue version of this classic presents milk chocolate with marshmallow cream, flambéed and topped with bits of graham crackers). This was served with fresh strawberries, pineapple, bananas, brownie bites, blondie bites, pound cake, rice krispie bites and marshmallows rolled in graham crackers or chocolate sandwich cookies. This is heaven in a bowl! The boys absolutely loved this part.
Fondue Pro!
This was the boys first experience at the Melting Pot and enjoyed it very much. My in-laws commented that this might be our Holiday meal this year too. Lukas loves to dip so this was right up his alley and Dylan is really good about trying new things and wanting to learn to cook. Captain America and Spiderman made their way around to use several times throughout the meal and chatted with us every time. They even came by one last time to say goodbye. J
I received an email today that Maggiano’s is hosting a Superhero themed meal at the end of August and we just so happen to have a gift card……hmmmm.
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