For the love of Chocolate

 Birthday Momma and I took a chocolate dessert class at Sur La Table in Los Gatos. It was a great opportunity to break in my new camera! 

Let me tell you: Oh. My. My. My.

We started with breakfast in Livermore, at The Riata.  Mimosas were enjoyed, as well as my Eggs in a Basket and Mom's Eggs Bene.

I found it highly amusing that I had just read a recipe for Eggs in a basket the previous night and here I was eating it.  Eggs over easy, cracked into a slice of texas toast with a hole cut out of the middle.  (The Riata dipped their bread like french toast which I don't think is common for this dish, but it wasn't bad!) Cook on one side, flip, cook, serve. Hash browns on the side!

 We booked it from the restaurant and motored to the store (the service was slow, and we still had a almost an hour to drive). We arrived in the nick of time and we set off to concocting.

The Menu:

Chocolate Pudding

Chocolate Espresso Pot de Creme

Chocolate Soufleé with a Vanilla Bean Anglaise

Deconstructed S'More.

GAH.

Before I do pictures, I want to say I had a fabulous time with momma! We don't have extravagant dates like this very often anymore, and I do love that we got to have this time! Chef Sarah Smart was a riot (PLEASE be my best friend, Sarah!) and her sous chefs, Kevin and David, were very cool.  I don't know if I was actually good at cooking or if Sarah was just extremely complimentary, but I'll take the ego boost I got.

The soufleé was the standout star of the day, hands down. Though, the homemade marshmallow fluff was delectable.

 

 

She looks serious. It's a ruse. 

 

        

    

 

Happy birthday to the most amazing Momma in the world! Here's to many more adventure's like the ones we had this weekend!