Kerry Beal

Food still top notch - it's kinda fancy!

While waiting to be seated we ran into Dufflet Rosenberg owner of Dufflet Pastries. I've done some consulting for her before and at one time did a chocolate class for her husband and his architectural firm staff. Negroni for me - girly drinks for the boys. Crispy rice, a vegetarian mushroom dip, Garlic Prawns and egg rolls as apps. Veggie massaman. Larb (pork) Crispy duck After dinner we returned to the strip - and attended a show in New York, New York. I think I might have enjoyed the roller coaster more!

Lunch picked up by Bhavani - In and Out Burgers. Seen at the show - a standup chamber vac, weight 17.5 kg - show special price 40% off - making it around $389 if bought at the show. It uses proprietary bags - but looks like you could just pop some holes in the right sized bags and hang them. This same company also had a small blast freezer which would be around $600 if bought at the show. Company is called Vesta Precision.

I'm at the IBIE in Vegas. There is a company called Vesta that makes sous vide products.They are selling a couple of chamber vacs - one is vertical, the other more standard. They don't weigh a ton - the upright one is only 17.5 kg. They are offering a 30% discount for a period of time after the show and a 40% discount for units purchased at the show. Vesta Precision

It’s a pastry - size of a croissant

Look what @Alleguede brought back from the Peter Yuen demo

traded chocolate for baguette liberated butter m the perfect breakfast at the show

Dinner tonight at Jose Andres's restaurant Jaleo joined by Renee from Chocolat-chocolat and her husband Maurice. Will talk more about the food in the am when I'm awaker.

Reacquainted myself with Stephane Tréand at the show. Such a nice man.

@Jim D. There is a new piece that you need for your graphics to allow you to splatter. Looks just like the Fuji doesn’t it?

After dinner we went wandering though the Wynn I found the whole experience quite depressing overall. There was a young woman, with a man who appeared old enough to be her grandfather, shopping for a bag in Chanel. Her body language spoke volumes as she hugged her own purse close as she looked at the bags under the scrutiny of all the clerks and security people in the store. We had been talking about watches when we were eating dinner and Bhavani had mentioned a friend saying that Patek Phillipe was the 'only' watch to have. So when we noticed they were being sold in the posh watch shop we went in to have a look. The very smooth watch salesman put the watch on Bhavani's wrist and mentioned that if his credit card limit wouldn't cover the $35,000 that they could facilitate the increase to cover it!

Dinner tonight at Pho Kinh Do - a place we have enjoyed greatly in past visits. Tonight was perhaps a bit disappointing - and I seem to have forgotten to take pics when the food came out. Bahn xeo with fixings. Shaking beef and behind that crispy pork belly Egg rolls A vegetarian spring roll for Bhavani - apparently tofu and rice wrapper can be made too tough to eat easily. Pho ga for Jimmy - his first pho and perhaps a convert may have been made. Pho with all the beefs for Phil - Jimmy's friend and driver.

@Alleguede and I made a new friend today.

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Didn’t get any!

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Dinner tonight at China Poblana Oaxacan Old Fashioned for me, The Grass is Always Green for Jimmy - Bhavani's employee. Tableside guac was prepared and eaten with warm corn chips. Chicharrones with salsa de Jalisco Lamb potstickers with amaranth Vegetarian version and chicken version of rice with 20 vegetables. Mongolian Beef Lettuce Ants on a tree We ignored the dessert menu and opted instead to see what we could find at the Momofuku Milk Bar. We shared a 'greatest hits'. Sadly my opinion is unchanged from my foray into the Milk Bar cookbook that I made a bunch of recipes from up north a couple of years back. A little walk along the strip to people watch! Always entertaining. Rumor has it - the light from the Luxor can be seen on the moon.

heading over to the donut shop @Alleguede brought kouign aman apparently carpet not supplied - Home Depot comes through!

Breakfast at Eat - chicken fried steak and eggs for @Alleguede - huevos for Bhavani and I

Our luggage was the first off the plane. So no long wait there. Taxi driver a bit of a madman and he had those scented things in all the vents so I nearly choked to death. Hot nuts - the only decent thing about the flight. Two disgusting meals - tasted but not eaten. View from the room.

Just in time - we have arrived!

We did assure them we are bringing back whatever we are taking.

@Alleguede and I are in the lounge at Pearson awaiting our flight to Vegas for the IBIE (International Baking Industry Exhibition). I got the usually bomb sniffing swab done on my electronics - @Alleguede got the 3rd degree at customs. Anyone know what a carnet is? I believe I got that lecture the last time. Made myself a little cocktail, Maker's Mark, Grand Marnier, vintage port. I've had better! Not a lot of choices to eat since it's rather late (not that earlier would have helped) - they also have pasta salad, Italian Wedding soup, Cream of mushroom soup, corn chips and salsa. There appear to be some cookies there as well. I'm trying to low carb as much as possible so I'm avoiding most of it.

Do you have a refractometer? Best to get them to 75 Brix - start measuring when they reach 225º F