Elite Event: X Games And Fleming’s

I’ve never been inside Staples Center before, and I gotta admit, it was so cool to see the dirt track INSIDE the stadium! I’ve watched the Xgames on TV, but being in that evironment definitely got me excited!
The appetizers and wine tasting at Flemings afterwards was great. All the staff were personable and so sweet — making sure we got a chance to try everything.
Thanks, Katie, Josh (our tour guide) and X-​Games!

Katie B is the
Able to see a sneak peek of the X Games behind the scenes!
Able to snag some yummy bites from Fleming’s!
Able to snag some delicious wines!
Able to hang with the most awesome and too cool elite buddies. HOLLER!

X — elent event! Thanks Katie!
Loved the tour of the X-​Games set-​up.
So nice to get inside of the Staples Center and see the dirt brought in for the Motocross events.
Cool to see the skate ramps & the bmx set-​up.
Actually got to see bmx riders practice :)
Flemings was very cool.
Loved the introduction to their iPad system.
Nice wine tasting and the food was wonderful!
My fav was the filet mignon but the jumbo shrimp was a close second.
The Flemings staff was very nice and answered all of my questions and even validated my parking. Yay!

Hello from Portlandia!
The wife and I were in town on vacation. Just our luck, LA Unilocal was having an Elite event while we were in town. Yes, I was stalking the elite calendar everyday. My wife and I put our RSVP in and our Portlandia charm got us in.
We have awesome YEE’s in Portland. But never anything on as grand a scale as this. A Backstage VIP tour of the X-​Games! Our guide, Josh, took us inside the Staples Center through the VIP entrance for a private tour of the Moto X track. It was awe inspriring to see how the Lakers’ home was transformed into a Moto X dirt playground. Then, we were whisked away passed the X-​Games midway of booths to the event deck. On the event deck was the half pipe and the street course. Above the street course, we were treated to a private viewing of BMX street practice. We felt like VIPs. The wife and I counted us lucky to experience this one-​of-​a-​kind experience.
The VIP treatment did not stop at the X-​Games. Fleming’s (by David Burke) hosted a wine and food tasting. Thier friendly and knowledgeable sommelier described every wine. That is nice… get in my belly, wine! The kitchen brought out a cavalcade of small bites. The highlights were the rack of lamb, crab claws, and gigantic shrimp and chocolate truffles and steak and housemade potato chips. Yup, everything was a highlight. get in my belly, food!
Thanks to Katie B. for putting together such a unique and impressive event. Katie and her LA Unilocalers were friendly and welcoming. I wished we had time to hang, but my whirlwind vacation had to continue. Thanks to Josh and the X-​Games for allowing us to peek behind the curtain. Thanks to Flemings for the warm and professional service, excellent food, and tasty wines.
I Love LA Unilocal

I haven’t been able to make it to many Unilocal Elite events this year, but there was absolutely no question whether I would be coming to this one or not! I’ve been a fan of X Games ever since they came to LA eleven years ago and am so sad to see them leave! Thank you so much to Katie B. for setting this all up. It was such a fangirl experience for me to see the behind-​the-​scenes for XGLA!
The event started off in front of Staples Center where we were met by our friendly tour guide for the first half, Josh. After handing out free X Games tote bags, he showed us around and we got to see the course they were setting up inside the Staples Center – which involved 60 trucks coming in full of dirt! Craziness. Then he took us around and we got to see all the booths that were being set up outside for the fair (including the X Games Lounge), the skate vert ramp, and the BMX street deck. We even got to see some guys practicing out there. It was so cool seeing all this, especially knowing I would be back in a couple days to see the Moto X events: D
It would already have been a perfect event had it ended there, but of course Katie B planned even more! We then walked over to Fleming’s for a reception that was to introduce us to their new Wine Pad promotion. We were ushered into a private room where we got a quick explanation as to what was going on and then the eating and drinking commenced! There was even a sommelier on site to explain the wines to us which was cool. We started off with the Shrimp Cocktail, which was to be paired with the Kris (Pinot Grigio delle Venezie Italy, ²⁰¹⁰⁄₁₁). I think that was definitely my favourite wine from the night. Then we were treated to Lamb Lollipops and Skewers of Filet Mignon. The lamb lollipops were to be paired with the Saint Clair (Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand, ²⁰¹⁰⁄₁₁). I thought the lamb was very tender and good, but I didn’t care for the wine. The filet mignon skewers were to be paired with the Château de Parenchere (Bordeaux France, ²⁰⁰⁹⁄₁₀). The skewers were pretty good too, but I was again meh about the wine. What can I say… I clearly like white wine more than red: P There were also a couple of bowls of what I thought were potato chips, but Katie told me they were onions. I don’t know if she was pulling my leg or not, but those were good! We were then treated to some Calamari (which were in a yummy orange sauce) and the event ended on a sweet note with Assorted Homeade Chocolate Truffles and Berries. And then per other Elites’ suggestions I grabbed some of Fleming’s chocolate mints which were yummy!
The night didn’t end there for me and a bunch of other Elites, but this was such a great event and I’m so glad I got to experience it. Thanks again Katie!!!

It doesn’t often happen, but this was a 2 part event, first a walk, then the eats. An earlier start than most events, but we were all forewarned that you must be there at 5:30 or you’d probably be left behind. That’s how tours work anywho.
-=-X-​Games Tour-​=-
I didn’t even know they did preview tours of the X-​games, but I guess with Katie B pull, anything is possible. This will be the last year of the X-​games in Los Angeles (next year is Austin) so this was a limited opportunity. After strict arrival guidelines at the Chick Hearn Statue, Unilocalers were immediately rewarded with X-​games branded tote bags. Wayyy kool of them to do that. Our tour guide Josh, would start off our tour in the innards of the transforming Staples Center. Surprise is that it was all covered in towering mounds of dirt. Next stops were the booth areas, half pipe, and BMW Street. These areas were mostly deserted but we were able to watch a bit of practice going on from half a dozen BMX’ers. It was even cooler to watch it from the VIP lounge up above. A couple wipe-​outs later, we’d be making our way to part 2.
-=-Flemings LA Live-​=-
I am a huge fan of Flemings. It has become my favorite fancy franchise restaurant. We were welcomed with open arms here. Private room in the back and chairs around the room for a maximal social setup. I can’t even count how many conversations I crashed, but we are freaking Unilocal Elites so crashing is encouraged. Drinks were very educational, with the focus on the Flemings Wine Pairing iPad App that they seem to tote at every one of their locations. I get wined out pretty easily, but they had a generous selection of options for all tastes. Food came out randomly in droves. While it wasn’t Flemings steak dinners for 40 (that’s just insane), there was definitely enough food to go around with the numerous samples they brought out. We were started with jumbo shrimp cocktails and potato chips to warm up. Then the main meat dishes which was steak and lamb skewers. Steak was cooked well-​done and were filet mignon cuts. I’m usually not a fan of this type of meat, but I also wouldn’t impose my rare fatty fandom to anyone either. Then we got calmed down with crab claws and calamari. Calamari was my definite fave with a light oil and good crisp. I see that it’s on the happy hour menu, so maybe I’ll get it with my burger next time. This event was a win for all and also a great social affair. A bigger win to one lucky person who walked away with a 100 dollar gift card from the raffle at the end.
Shouts to the tried-​and-​true: Marthie D, Matt P, Tiffany D, Marcus L, Tara C, Schel H, Carol L, Jackson Y, May P, Esther K, Shanon Y.
Cheers to the new flavors: Kevin T, Sam C, Diana T, Kathy Y.
If I missed ya, sorry… cuz that probably means that you didn’t make it out to our Super Post Party Event at Ham&Eggs/Golden Gopher. If you didn’t hear about it, well, I’ll try harder to get the word out. Just know that every Unilocal Elite Event will always have an after party… even if it’s a party of one!
Youtube Video that Sam C put together:
Special super X-​salute to our Grand Hostess Miss Katie B for being super spectacular and always friendly, approachable, and huggable! Hope you had a great time in Chi-​Townnnnnnnnn.

X Games tour while it lasted, I mean it’s the last one in L.A. for the next four years and our Marketing Guru/​Tour Guide Josh was an amazing host for all of us with an abundance of information in what goes on behind the scenes to make this event happen for its athletes and some 150,000 attendees, not to mention all y’all in tv land.
Truly a great experience here so thank you to Katie B. for this!
Now let me give better props to Katie B. for the event at Flemings! We are after all excited to come to the events for the food and dranks! What a well organized event with ipad menus, 2 red wines, 1 white wine, lamb chops, skewered filet mignon, chips, shrimp cocktail & calamari. The food was delish and the drinks were a plenty event though they weren’t heavy pours. And what can I say about my fellow elites… this is the event where I got to meet even more and hang out with/​getting to know my elite acquaintances. I live for days like this!
So wait, where we going?! Chicken & waffles?! Hash House?! I forgot, but our after party was super fun!
OOOOpppsss… I got a curfew… time to go guys, peace!
Staples/​LA Live/​Flemings/​Dive Bar
ALL HOLLA!

Katie B has done it again! What another great event.
It was great to combine behind the scenes tour of the X Games and a sample tasting at Fleming’s. I had a great time with great people, great food, and great wine.
I’ve never been to an X Games, but I have always watched it on ESPN growing up. It was cool to see the indoor tracks being built and seeing some of the participants practice. Saw some pretty cool tricks (and attempt at them!). Our tour guide, Josh, was great. He was informative and nice.
After the tour, we got to sample some of Fleming’s. It was great! We got to sample 3 different wines (2 reds and 1 white). I didn’t pay attention to the names, but I liked one of the reds. We started out with the (jumbo) shrimp cocktails, which tasted refreshing and clean. The cocktail sauce went very well and tasted great. The sauce was too watery, which I’ve had at many places… Then we went on to the meats! Filet mignon skewers and lamb lollipops! I had 2 rounds of the skewers. The first round was a little disappointing because my filet mignons were dry, but well seasoned. The second round was perfect though! The pieces were a bit too big for bite sizes, but it worked out. My favorite was the lamb! I can still remember how I felt when I first bit into the lamb. It was just so tender, soft, juicy, and well seasoned… I was describing the lamb to another Unilocaler and she just laughed at me because she could tell I really, really enjoyed the lamb! Somewhere along the way potato chips, calamari, and crab claws made it our way. The chips were super thin, which was nice, but a little too oily for me. The chips were lightly salted and that was fine. The calamari was good, one of the better ones I’ve had, but the sauce on it made the fried batter a little soggy. The sauce had a little tang to it that made it a perfect calamari dish in the summer. The crab claws were good. Nicely cooked and the cocktail sauce went well. Our night ended with truffles with a side of fruit. The truffles were delicious! They were dense and rich, but not overly dense or rich. There was a perfect balance and they were light too.
Not only was the event planned well, but I got to meet some awesome new Unilocal friends who I look forward to seeing soon. :) Thanks again Katie B!

I had such a great time at this event!
First off, the X Games have such a cool setup. They piled massive amounts of dirt on to the Staples Center floor for the MotoX games. It was so cool that they could even do that at such a place… plus, how fun is it to see the event indoors??? The booths that are scattered around the walk are a great assortment of merchants and food. Always a fun combo. The skateboard and BMX stuff is outside and the structures look awesome too. We got to watch some of the BMX riders practicing and they were really fun and really good too.
Second, we went to Fleming’s for food and wine parings. Kevin their wine sommelier was really great and he took the time to explain their wines and the new wine pad that they have at the restaurant. I got to play around on it and it is so fun. My favorite feature is the find by mood option. I felt like big and bold reds – I always do – and once selected, it pops up with a very large selection to pick from. I was told to try the Oberon and did so. It was perfect! I know they have spent a ton of effort in developing this neat little gadget because it really was spot on for what I wanted. They have over 100 wines by the glass so it is great to be able to narrow it down a bit in this way!
The food was top-​notch too. The steaks skewers were unbelievably good. Like butter on a stick! We also had lamb pops that were some of the best I have ever had. Not only was everything I tasted cooked to perfection, but they have the seasoning of the meat down to a science. I am so very impressed with what they do and how they do it.
They have a $ 29 prime rib on Sundays there – I will be back for that and to chat with Kevin about their fantastic wines.

Oh what fun!
Thank you Katie B. or to whomever that dropped out, because i was able to enjoy this excellent double whammy of fun!
I was the very first person to wait at the Statue at Chick Hearns and got my «instigator badge» Woop whoop!
We were introduced to Josh who took us around, Vip style inside the Staple center, than later got to watch some of them practice and play around on their bmx bikes ! It was pretty intense to see them get so close to the railing and fall. it just proves that riding isn’t as easy or effortless as it looks at these competitions! After we thanked Josh we hurry our little tooshies over to Fleming’s! On the way there i over heard cops talking about how delicious Fleming’s were so i couldn’t wait. I am a vegetarian so i am always excited to check out steakhouses only because i never really get to go there (for obvious reasons) but i am always curious about the décor, the customer service and more importantly possible vegetarian options!
The banquet room can hold over 65 people comfortably but can be cut into 3 separate rooms! They had these wine pads which were there to help you pair the food with the best wine but if technology isn’t your thing well speak to the sommelier who literally had way more information than what my brain could contain ! My favorite out of the 3 wines was the only white one offered — pinot G, everything else was just as lovely though!
Lamb Lollipops, skewers of filet mignon and Shrimp Cocktails — none of which i was able to enjoy. Aside from the scrumptious chips, which was excellent by the by… this kind man knew about me being a vegetarian actually brought out 2 pieces of Vegetarian ravioli with mushroom and spinach aoli omggg to die for! What an amazing gesture !!
last but not least the assorted homemade chocolate truffles and berries ! Rich and delicious i had to have more than one!
once again thank you thank you for such a great experience !

Why is Katie awesome? Because she rescued me from my 2 – 3 month stay in Unilocal Elite purgatory and brought me to Unilocal heaven! =)
X GAMES PREVIEW
A very cool, behind the scenes look at the X Games as it was setting up. My favorite part was getting to go inside Staples Center to check out the set up. I’ve never been to Staples when its been that empty. Really cool. Getting to see the guys practice outside on their bikes was great as well!
FLEMINGS
I’ve tried to rsvp for Flemings hosted Unilocal events maybe three times in the past and unfortunately have been shot down each time. Now I can see why Flemings is so popular!
FOOD — FAT shrimp cocktail, calamari, Chocolate Truffles, cubes of steak, juicy lamb, and elusive (i didn’t get any lol) crab claws! Strange Fact: the steak and lamb got better as the night went on. By better, I mean juicier, more tender, and almost as if the chef’s skills were improving by the minute haha. I expected the food servings to be light but Flemings was generous. Quality place. I’m a fan.
DRINK — wine. lots of great wine.
SERVICE — great

«I don’t know a damn thing about the X Games, but they had me at custom sand.» And nearly limitless meat on a stick really ought to be more common.
Once again a barnburner of a time, lead by our fearless hugger – we toured and we poured, and then poured some more.

It was a tough decision — I had three activities to choose from on July 31^st:
A) Attending X Games and Fleming’s Elite Event
B) Going to free Backstreet Boys concert at the Grove
C) Watching Mariano Rivera pitch his last game at the Dodger Stadium.
All these possibilities of «I should’ve gone» or «I would’ve gone» or even «I could’ve gone» don’t really matter now — all it matter was the great Elite Event experience and much appreciation to Katie B and our tour guide Josh for hosting such an amazing event.
This year, the City of Angels will host its last X-​Games from August 1^st, 2013 to August 4^th, 2013. Starting 2014, Austin (Texas) will be hosting the next three X-​Games. It was definitely a very interesting tour. We walked into the Staples Center to see how they transformed from Bruno Mars concert stages to heaps of soil. These are not normal soil — they are tackier than normal soil so motorists can jump even higher. We also watched BMX bikers do their practice rounds and get to see how everything set-​up. last but not least, we got free X Games grocery bags!
After the tour, we wandered our way into Fleming. There were «wine pads» that we get to play with, free wines, free food (shrimp cocktail, lamb lollipops, skewers of filet mignon, and chocolate truffles), and free raffle on $ 100 free Fleming gift card.
Overall — it was an awesome event.

I usually try to avoid coming to downtown LA due to traffic and parking challenges, but today’s double Unilocal event was surely something I couldn’t pass up. An awesome evening touring the X Games compounds followed by wine tasting and appetizers at Flemings was an excellent way to kick off this years event before it’s official opening tomorrow. Special kudos to Katie B. and Unilocal for orchestrating and hooking us up with this marvelous event!
The proceedings was kicked off with a tour of the X– Game venues escorted by our tour guide Josh, starting with the motocross freestyle dirt track inside Staple Center which was simply amazing. The amount of dirt to setup the arena was phenomenal, especially jump ramps truly a logistical challenge that construction crews graciously overcame. I truly enjoyed watching the BMX freestyle bikers practice session, performing their acrobatics tricks and spins, including a few spills «OUCH.» Thank You Josh!
Finally, what we were all looking forward to. No Unilocal event would be complete without libation and scrumptious treats. The private banquet room was lovely and sophisticated. I felt honored to be wining and indulging in such a classy joint. Special toast to the Flemming staff for their excellent service, delicious wine and of course the food.
[Food]
— Beef Skewers and New Zealand lamb chops — succulent, well seasoned and delicious. Great quality meats that paired nicely with red wine and no forks required.
— Shrimp cocktail — perfect starter to any meal and delightful yummy.
— Potato chips — house-​made chips were crisp, salty, greasy and quickly demolished so addictingly good!
— Calamari was lightly crisp, sweet and terrific. Fortunately they were served a bit later cause everyone seemed full and didn’t get cleaned out as fast. Good… more for me!
— Chocolate Truffle — Oh boy! Rich, luscious and decadent. Each bite is worth breaking a diet for and I had 3. LOL!
Like always, I had a great time and enjoyed seeing everyone. Thank you once again Katie B and Unilocal

Aside from all the commotions trying to get to DTLA by 5:30 and finding the Chick Hearn statue, this event was AWESOME.
I liked the idea of the tour. Definitely helped me worked up an appetite. Getting to see the staple center covered in dirty was pretty cool. Our tour guide was super chill, thanks bro! Glad that I got to see the X Games stage in person before they leave LA.
By the end of the tour, I was looking forward to a nice piece of juicy steak! I know I know, wishful thinking. But it was not far off. Fleming’s had set up this super legit banquet room for us. Even got a sommelier to pour wine for us and any wine questions we may have. I didn’t get a chance to play with the“wine pad” but I did checked it out. Looked pretty neat. Not sure if ipads will replace the sommelier soon, definitely something to think about.
Shrimp Cocktail w/​Kris Pinot Grigio delle Venezie Italy
Big shrimps, oximoron? Delicious.
Lamb Lollipops w/​Saint Clair Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand
Super tender lamb chops. Wish I had more, too busy drinking the wine.
Skewers of Filet Mignon w/​Château De Parenchere Bordeaux France
Not as tender as I thought it would be. But very tasty just like the wine.
Assorted Homeade Chocolate Truffles and Berries
Such a fancy treat. Wish there was more light in the room to take some good pictures.
This was a great event. Got to meet a lot more people this time. This was probably the best event (this year) so far. Big thanks to Fleming’s for being super generous and being nice about everything. Thanks to the X Games for giving us that exclusive tour! And the biggest thank yous to our fearless leader Katie B. for setting it all up.
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When you have girls exclaiming «guys like to ride diiirrrrrty!», free wine pouring, steak on sticks, and a behind the scenes tour of the X-​games for their last hurrah in LA, it’s bound to be awesome.
Start to finish, this was a world-​class event, which really showed off the perks of being elite. We were treated to X-​games swag as Josh our tour guide picked us up in front of Staples and explained how they were in the process of bringing in tons of custom made dirt for the moto-​cross events. Having never been to an X-​games (shame, I know, living in DTLA), I hadn’t realized that they have the course INSIDE staples! So when Josh explained that Sunday night there was a Bruno Mars concert inside Staples, and they immediately got to shoveling dirt right after to make the monster free-​form course, I was amazed!
After that, we went on to walk through the X-​games plaza with all the booths and vendor tables. Lots of great photo-​ops all around. Finally, we followed a troupe of dudes on BMX bikes and went up to the VIP (holler what!) viewing platform to watch some people catching air and practicing. Very cool.
As we closed out with Josh, our tummies started to awaken, and thus began part 2 of the epic elite event: Flemming’s Steakhouse. What a treat! We were served jumbo shrimp cocktails, steaks on a skewer with chateaubriand sauce, and lamb chops. Each dish had a lovely wine to pair. Desserts also came out.
Staff everywhere was so nice, and the event was the perfect size — small enough to catch up with some faces I haven’t seen in awhile, big enough to feel like a party, and intimate enough so we got to meet some new faces! All in all, still goes to show you, nobody does it like Katie B. Thanks for everything!

Wine, lamb chops, and extreme sports– just another Wednesday. We had a fun time visiting the X Games courses at the Staples Center; thank you to Josh for being a great tour guide! Then it was off to Fleming’s at LA Live for lots of wine tasting and gourmet bites. Every time we thought the food was finished, they brought more out! We tried jumbo shrimp cocktail, lamb chops, filet mignon skewers, freshly made potato chips, crab claws, and calamari. They ended the night with fat chocolate truffles. Yum! Our group was fairly small (around 30 – 40 of us) and so everyone had a chance to mingle and enjoy themselves. Some of us went elsewhere to post-​party, and there were shenanigans involving whiskey shots and golden gophers… but that’s another story.
Thanks Katie, for this fun and unique opportunity to check out the X Games site, and a great time at Fleming’s!

Yay who has been to X games before asks our X games host… and only JR and I raise our hands… Very surprising since they have had X games here in LA for 11 years… then again I haven’t been to it in LA but in SF before it came to LA… but if you don’t go now you’ll have to travel to Austin, Tx for the next 4 years…
So they took us into Staples to show us all the dirt, walked us around the venue and we got to watch a BMX practice session with a bunch of the competitors doing some kewl tricks and attempting to learn the course. What made that even more fun was the fact that we were in the VIP seating area directly looking down from the edge of the course. Awesome chit…
We also scored X games grocery bags so that is nice to get a bit o swag as well.
After watching and checking out all of this chit, we trudged over to this swanky steakhouse called Flemmings. Perhaps you have heard of it =P Inside Flemmings we were treated to a number of tasty items including Shrimp Cocktail, Calamari, Filet Mignon skewers, Lamb Chops on the bone, Crab Claws on ice, homemade potato chips, and Truffles. Ohhh and lest I forget they were pairing it all with Vino, if you are into the grape juice…
My favorite items were the potato chips, they were über awesome. I also thoroughly loved the filet mignon skewers and had several of them. The lamb chops were pretty good for lamb chops. I think the truffles were tasty but the raspberries that were on the truffle trays were much better and just had taste popping hard as soon as you popped them into your mouth.
Pro Tip: When you are leaving Flemmings, get some of their mint candy coated chocolates since they are super tasty.
The staff at both places were awesome and I think we all enjoyed the entire event. Great job on the set up Katie errr Ms Burbank! Great to see a lot of the homies out at this event as well as meeting some new ones; Kevin, JR, Tiffany, May, Marthie, Marcus, Diana, Shanon, Jax, Seth, Rebecca, Holly, Kathy, Esther, Tara, Limzer, Chris, and anyone else that I missed =)

This was such a cool event! I have never been to Staples Center. I have only seen it on TV, but to see it in person COVERED in dirt was memorable! I thought it was so cool so get the behind the scenes look at the x-​games. It is pretty amazing how they have to build the ramps and bike courses. My favorite part was watching the bikers practice, they amke everything look so easy! I want to try now!
Also, Flemings was so good. The appetizers we tried and wines went relaly well together, and I can nto wait to go to Flemings again… Delish!

Now that we can post reviews from our iPhones, 1^st reviews are going to be harder to come by! So… gotcha Xtreme Elite Eventing! This event was a unique and fun two-​parter. We started off with a private tour of the X Games Los Angeles venue (before it all began today) and then we continued on with a special reception at nearby Fleming’s!
X GAMES — We were greeted by our guide, Josh, in front of the Star Plaza Doors at Staples. After handing out X Games tote bags and event info to us, he took us into Staples where we saw the in-​progress construction of the MOTO X track. No basketball hardwood or hockey ice, just tons of custom dirt! Next, we exited the building and strolled through the X FEST with many fun photo ops and headed to the EVENT DECK area where we got an awesome close up view of the VERT RAMP and STREET where some guys were practicing on their bikes. I’m too clumsy to engage in anything more than XTREME WALKING, so I’ll leave the real X Games to the pros!
FLEMING’S — We wrapped up shortly before 7 pm and walked over to this steakhouse where they set us up in a separate room for pairings of bites and wine. They had a few WINE iPADS available to guide you to perfectly pair their food and wines. Cool technology! But for this event, the «perfect pairings» were already set. I only tried the SHRIMP COCKTAIL, FILET MIGNON SKEWERS and LAMB LOLLIPOPS. Loved the food, especially the amazingly tender lamb. Of the wines, I tried the Pinot Grigio and Bordeaux and both were so drinkable for this non-​wine drinker. Some more food was brought out, but I was too engrossed in conversation to try anything more until the CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES came out.
Overall fantastic event. Saw lots of familiar faces, hung out with my girls Marthie and May and met some new folks. I liked the small size of the event. I was able to have longer conversations. Thank you Josh, X Games, Fleming’s staff and Katie B for putting this two-​fer event together! I even went to my first post-​Yelp event party!