Atlantic City Extravaganza for Jennifer's Birthday...

Went to Atlantic City for our friend, Jennifer's birthday... We stayed at Revel and had a two day and night eating & drinking extravaganza...

Our first night we ate at Jose Garces' restaurant, Amada...

It was an amazing meal in a beautiful space in spite of the not so great service...

You can read about our meal in full detail by clicking on the Amada photo below...

Our second day...

We woke up a little worse for wear (read: hangover) and headed to Distrito for lunch... It is yet another Jose Garces joint. In spite of many attempts I have not yet made it to the one in Philly so was glad to at least try it here in AC... 

Distrito AC is colorfully designed in typical Mexican fashion but in this case it comes in the form of an indoor food truck with picnic tables. The food truck essentially was the kitchen which was the center or heart of this little spot in the casino...

With the help of our most awesome server, Jordan, who we all thought was on point as a server, we got right down to business with a lil hair o the dog and ordered a fish bowl prickly pear margarita to share amongst the group of us four gals.. 

We then ordered a bunch of stuff...

Tacos, Tortas aka Mexican Sandwiches and some sides...

We started with the Guacamole and then ordered Carne Asada & Carnitas Tacos with sides of Arroz con Frijoles Negros and Mexican-style Corn with Queso Fresco, Chipotle Mayo and Micro Cilantro... 

We also had the Huevos Torta with Over Easy Egg Sandwich, Bacon, Avocado, Refried Beans & Crema..
All Good! 

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Our Meal that night was the Birthday Girl's choice...

Marc Forgione's American CUT Steakhouse.

It was quite decadent & extravagant...

Click on photo below for the full detail...

Had one last bite before we left the next day...
Mussel Bar by Rober Wiedmaier..
Had the Cave Aged Gruyere Mussels with Fingerling Potatoes, Pancetta, Gremolata Garlic Leek Broth with a side of Frites..
Also tried the Wild Mushrooms with Applewood Smoked Bacon Truffle Cream and the Honey BBQ Glazed Wings...

After all was said and done, it was a spectacular albeit gluttonous weekend!

Happy Birthday Jennifer!

I'm Making A Comeback...

So What's The Dealio You Ask?

The thing is that I've totally been neglecting this UrbanFoodMaven blog for the quick & easy fix of the UrbanFoodMaven FB Page... I know, I'm sorry! I mean, with all of these changes in the past five years since I made the move from SF to NYC and now Philly delving into the World of Wine for the last year, it just has been difficult to get back to this for a number of reasons, the details of which I will not bore you with right now...

The point is that I've been re-inspired recently and ready to get back into it!

In the Meantime, Check out the New Design and Stay Tuned for UFM posts!

Yours In Food.. 

& Now Wine too...

UrbanFoodMaven aka The Raptor

P.S. In case you didn't know, I am moving back to SF soon...

And now you know...