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| - I visited the PV Country Club to attend a CFA awards ceremony. My husband has been going to CFA luncheons for years now and I always live vicariously as I inquisitively ask him during dinner, "So what did they feed? Was it good? Did it come with a side dish?" And most importantly, "Was there dessert?"
The luncheons are usually at country clubs, but not always the same one, and usually include a fancy dessert that my husband will recount as "something very tasty but I don't know what it is called." His answer always leaves me unsatisfied, which helps explain why I was excited that I finally would attend one!
This particular luncheon was everything that I expected: a slightly over air-conditioned banquet room, tables with fancy table cloths, two sizes of forks, and beautifully plated salads set in front of every chair. The country club in general was gorgeous, with views of the mountains, and lots of greenery. It is a good place to pose for a picture.
The waitstaff was better than any waiter I ever had - our water cups were refilled before they were even half empty. Our plates were taken away the second we appeared done.
The main course was chicken served on top of pasta with artichokes and a cream sauce. It tasted like chicken in a cream sauce. But I am impressed with anything that comes garnished so I was happy.
Then we got to dessert.
A single plate of cookies was placed in the center of every table. I like cookies as much as the next person, but cookies are a snack, not a dessert. I don't think I can blame this one on the country club as I am sure the cookies were selected off a menu, but it begs the question, why were cookies even on the menu? It is a very anti-climatic dessert option.
Most people must have agreed with me because very few attendees ate a cookie - most plates were untouched when we left the room. So, I took a few for sampling. They were decent cookies, but all were dry and crumbly. They were the type of cookie that need to be served with ice cream, or chocolate sauce, or milk, or even a cup of coffee.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed my experience and took two leftover cookies for the road (that crumbled and made a mess in my purse but I ate them anyway).
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