6 Courses of Memories

If you could have a Top Chef challenge based on the most memorable food experiences in your relationship to make a six course meal, what would those important meals be?

For Walter and I, it would go something like this:

Course 1: based on our first date, the inspiration for the first course would be from a simple taco salad. It was our first date and we did not know what to do, so we decided to rent a movie and buy some food and enjoy an evening at Walter's apartment. It was then where Walter told me to make sure the lettuce was torn into "bite sized pieces", a joke we still bring up from time to time.

Course 2: bases on our first Valentines Day, it would be a Caribbean Chicken. Walter decided to cook dinner for our first Vday. He took me to work and took my car to go buy all the stuff. He would not tell me what he was making, but was sure proud of it. He showed up to pick me up with orange hair, a dying accident gone array. We enjoyed his meal and then headed to go see the Blue Man Group.

Course 3: is based on our find of the Heidelberg Cafe, our local German food restaurant in Las Vegas. We had the Jägerschnitzel. We would frequent this place for a few years, never forgetting Harold, the owners husband, and his kindness and handsome charm.

Course 4: is a theft from 9Steakhouse in the Palms Hotel. When Dallas moved to San Diego, we got the privilege to host our dear friend Zak at our house when he came to Vegas. While visiting, he would take us to a lovely meal and the most memorable one was at 9 Steakhouse. It was a dinner for two that included a bone-in porterhouse for two and lobster mashed potatoes. I was awesome and the potatoes brought us to our knees!

Course 5: there was no party as successful as the parties that Albert cooked for. His spring rolls, asian noodles, and won ton wrapped shrimps are never forgotten but remembered as some of the best party food we ever had. That's the inspiration for this course.

The 6th and final course would be nothing better than dessert. It seems like a staple in our late night Vegas cravings and something we would travel across town for to find a casino cafe that had a delicious one for us to devour; the brownie with vanilla ice-cream and whipped cream. We usually ended up at either Arizona Charlies or Texas Station for this late night treat.