My Fine Dining Experience at Sundance, Utah

To start off this fine dining experience, I made sure I was taken cared off... so there's my coke and a bottle of white wine (Riesling)... that I shared, of course, with my Zermatt friends at my table...

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This fine dining restaurant is called the Tree Room at Sundance Resort where we had our Zermatt group dinner last Friday night. Very rustic and rough . But you will be forgiving as it is the theme of the resort. It was a worthwhile experience. Great ambience and fantastic cuisine!


These were the wonderful people at my table. Four of us didn't have our partners with us, so we called our selves losers that night... but it doesn't look like it!

Prior to our 4-course meal, was this Chef's welcome treat! The name of this appetizer escaped me when I swallowed this down my throat. It was awesome though!

This was my scallop appetizer. Really tender and refreshing.

This was my second course. Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Bisque. It was sweet and definitely a new taste for me. They used a giant soup bowl for a 3/4 of cup soup.


My third course was Utah Trout! I don't cook fish in my house so when I get the chance to eat out, I always order some seafood. It was delicious!


Well... this was not part of my meal, but this tea candle holder caught my attention. This is made of recycled glass and made in Sundance Resort.


I wanted something light and fruity for dessert. So this was my fourth course, Berry and Custard!


It was delicious and pricey! After 3 hours of being served these wonderful culinary creations in this unforgettable night, we proceeded to the Owl Bar where there was a band playing some American Honky Tonk Music, and of course, concluded by more photos at this hidden treasure in the Utah mountains.

Creation of the Power Ring

Part of our managers retreat in Sundance Resort this week is to cultivate our creativity, whether it's in pottery or jewelry making. Knowing that I'm obviously NOT a big bling fan, I signed up in the jewelry making class. I thought we were just gonna do some bead work. But I was wrong.

Here's my photos of the "Creation of the Power Ring" from Sundance Resort's Art Shack's Jewelry making class. This will be Zermatt's souvenir for me. What a treat!


There were hundreds of stones to choose from. Turquoise is my favorite! I have every kind, but I don't have a ring yet... so it was not a hard decision. I needed silver to wrap it around. (Excuse my unmanicured nails!)


Fire melted another piece of silver to attach both ends. Made sure it fits just right.


I used a silver plate as a base. I had to cut it around and attached both wrap and base together.


My right hand middle finger is size 8! The power ring will hold this.


I attached the silver ring to my base. Can't you see the excitement on my face?

Tada!! Here's my finished product after polishing.


Next step will be... Manicure?