Yesterday I went with some co-workers to an xpedx reception up at Red Butte Gardens. On the way, Christina mentions that she attended a reception there once where they had a chocolate fountain. Surprise, surprise– when we arrive we too find a chocolate fountain with all sorts of things to dip in it. Being the master of self-control that I am, I was the first to dip in (of ALL the guests at this reception, hehe). It was easy since there wasn’t yet a line for lunch, I went straight to spoiling mine.
Actually I did only have one strawberry dipped in chocolate. After lunch, my co-workers, along with a most everyone else I saw, chowed down on some serious chocolate drenched treats. The funny thing is, I found it relatively easy to avoid going back for more. Counting calories as I do it was a no-brainer… but then, I don’t have the addiction to chocolate that so many women seem to be afflicted with.
Of course, there were a couple of guys at our table who put my female co-workers to shame by going back for seconds, maybe even thirds of the chocolate dipped madness. The subject at the table found it’s way to the Melting Pot, which none of the women at the table had been to– they’d only heard stories like “yeah bring at least $50 a person”. Well this guy at our table, probably in his early to mid twenties, pipes up with “well, it’s more like $60 a person”, describes his visit to the Melting Pot, and then ends by relating how evil women are: the girl he had taken on a date there, he found out, had a boyfriend already.
Women, where are your priorities?
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12 responses to “Chocolate”
That looks really good. What is the melting pot? Is that something that has opened recently?
A fondue restaurant in Salt Lake… I have no idea how long it’s been around… I’ve never been 😉
the melting pot is where lots of people went from my high school at prom. it’s freakin’ expensive. expecially considering you have to cook your own food. i’m not into fondue. i can’t see the draw. however, that fountain o’ chocolate is pretty darn cool.
hey, i was thinking… how fast was the chocolate flowing? cause if it went fast enough, and you stuck a strawberry in there, i’d say it would splatter. or if it were going even faster, there would be a constant choco mist all around it. i fine layer of chocolate all over the table and stuff… that’d be awesome.
ah. well, it’s weird to do 3 comments in a row. but i realized i hadn’t even read the last paragraph of the post. some chicks are just evil. i dated one girl for a whole summer once. well, i thought we were dating. mainly cause we were going out to eat, movies, hiking, etc… and i was paying for everything. she thought we were just hanging out. she had a boyfriend. wtf!
k. sorry. but i just read the menu. i’m sorry that my opinion of this place was based on a bunch of rednecks from my high school. the menu look amazing. and the prices look reasonable for what you get. man… i’m just sitting here at work thinking about all that food! and i totally forgot to bring my lunch today.
at first i thought you wrew talking about allison but i didn’t think she had a boyfriend. so who was it?
Wow, way to drive up the comment count, hehe.
Well, I haven’t looked at the menu but in general it sounds pricey– like if you just went for dessert or something it’d still be $20 a person or something.
Then someone said the desserts weren’t worth it. In any case, the fountain at the reception had chocolate that was thick enough to dip strawberries in, so it was more “flowing” than “running”, I guess. I thought it’d be funny to get a cup and fill it up with chocolate though, like a drink. It didn’t really splatter but the main problem was dripping.
What I thought would be awesome is if it were running that hard shell topping stuff that you use on ice cream… like the Reeses chocolate peanut butter shell, mmm..
My priority is with things dipped in chocolate!
I love the Melting Pot but it’s too pricey for anything except for Very Special Occasions. The first time I went my friend and I just got appetizers (bread and fruit with cheese to dip it in) and dessert (cheesecake and strawberries to dip in chocolate) and it was $25 for both of us. Then I went with another friend for a full meal and it was about $50 each.
Also, they have a 12 page menu and only 2 are for food and the rest is for wine – heh!
The chocolate fountain looks wonderful. Thankfully, I don’t have to worry about consuming too much any more. *sigh* Milk chocolate makes me nauceous. ACK!
I went to a Melting Pot here with a friend and our children. Way over-rated.
milk chocolate makes you sick, eh? Sounds like a blessing and a curse 😉
very truly both a curse and a blessing. Good thing dark chocolate doesn’t bother me.
I opened a can of candy at work today and it had only hershey’s kisses in it. I had to put the lid on it real quick and tossed it.