Day 2 of Week End in Kansas City

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Today , after a nice breakfast at the hotel we had “free time”.    It was a beautiful fall day, and six of us ladies enjoyed walking and shopping in the Plaza while our hubbies watched Notre Dame get defeated at a near-by sports bar.   We gathered again at 5:30  in the hotel cocktail area for wine (or cocktails) and snacks, then jumped on the shuttle (or Uber), to meet at Micheal Smith’s Restaurant..   This is a very fine and well known restaurant in Kansas City, and we had our own private room upstairs.  

Appetizers were passed, along with quaffing wines.  We were honored to have a very enjoyable and educational presentation by the Nancy Smith, who is owner/general manager  for the restaurant.   She was extremely knowlegable , and also gave us written material on the wines we would be served for the evening.   

The Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc (a blend of Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Clairette, and Bourboulenc) served with the Butternut squash raviolini, was absolutely “spot on”! 

The Sonoma duck, paired with the Chappellet Mountain Cuvee in the second course was great, and the presentation was beautiful.

The Artisanal cheese trio for the third course was a course none of had previously experienced, and was beautiful and very tasty, served with the Hungarian wine.

The warm pear strudel for the dessert paired with a french Champagne, was absolutely perfect for a cool autum evening.  

After a great wine and food experience, we headed for the bar for our beer "night cap", but had to settle for a sip of  wine at the hotel because the bar was a little too noisey tonight!  

We departed after a great breakfast the next morning, to return to Omaha with many fond memories of our week end experience in Kansas City!