Pete Marino
02-15-2010, 09:03 PM
Let me explain...
About a month ago I was selling some Powell and Rogue Rods here on FNN.
I recieved a PM from a guy with the screen name "BassinChef". He mentioned to me that he was interested in buying the rods from me. He told me he lived in LA so I met him 1/2 way so he could buy the rods from me.
BassinChef told me that his name was Gabino. Me and Gabino met and talked for about 20+ mintues and he bought the rods from me. He seemed like a really nice guy who was fairly new to bass fishing. He told me he couldnt wait to get out and try out his new arsenol of rods.
Before we parted ways that day, Gabino told me that he was the Head Chef at Mortens steakhouse in Beverly Hills. He also told me that if I ever wanted to make the Drive to Beverly Hills he'd make sure the meal was on the house.
I was floored .. for two reasons.. . 1st reason was because I had just met Gabino and he was gracious enough to extend an the invitation to me to come have a 5 star meal anytime I wanted and it would be "on the house".
The 2nd reason why I was floored when he made the offer was because My wife and I are all about "GOOD" food. Going to really nice restruants is something we like to do when we can afford it..
We have been to Chef Gordon Ramseys restraunt in LA called "The London". We have been to "The Stinking Rose" in LA which is another 5 star restruant. They specialize in garlic.. Everything they make is enfused with garlic. They even serve Garlic ice cream which was the BOMB believe it or not. So basically we love everything about fine dining and really good food.
Hell we spend hours during the week nights watching Food Network and other cooking and food related shows... I personally love Hells Kitchen, which is Chef Ramseys show.
Anyways.. When Gabino told me to come out to his restraunt anytime I couldnt wait to tell my wife.
Now fast forward to two weeks ago.... I was talking to my wife and we were deciding what we were gonne do for Valentines day. Money has been kinda tight lately because of the crappy economy so me and my wife havent been getting out much lately and on top of that we havent really had much time to "Ourselves" because we have our 2 1/2 year old daughter to look after.
I told my wife that I was gonna call Gabino and take him up on his offer and that we'd have "Grandma" come over and watch our little one.
She thought that was a great Idea so I called Gabino the next day. When I spoke to gabino he was even more gracious then the first time I met him. He told me I could make a reservation for any night I wanted. So I made a reservation for this past Saturday night, the day before Valentines day.. Gabino simply said, "NO PROBLEM, we will take good care of you and your wife".
Then last Thursday night me and my wife were watching one of the food channels and a chef came on and he was going to be making a sea scollop dish... I wasnt paying attention when it came on because i was playing with my daughter but my wife asked if that was Gabino on the TV?? At the bottom of the screen it said Gabinos name and Mortens in Beverly Hills. Sure enough I look up and its Gabino... right there on my TV.. We thought that was so cool!! And it made my wife even more excited to get out to Mortens for dinner because Gabino was the real deal!!!
So saturday night rolled around and we drove out to Beverly Hills to Mortens.
From the mintue I checked in we were treated like royalty :Big Grin::Big Grin: Everybody there was VERY nice to us and they got us seating within 1 mintue. Mind you this was the busiest night of the year for them and they didnt miss a beat getting us seated. As they took us to our table they walked us by the kitchen and let us say Hello to Gabino who was extremely busy at "the pass".
They seated us and we had no less than 3 waitresses and waiters come by to make sure we had our drinks and bread. then they did a Meat presentation and explained the menu thoroughly to us. Like I said we felt like royalty!!!!
They brought us our appitizers so quickly I could'nt be more impressed... then when we were done with them our entries were soon to come...then when those were done our desserts werent far behind.
During dinner Gabino made it a point to stop what he was doing and come out into the dinig area to see us and meet my wife. The head chef leaving the kitchen to come meet customers doesnt happen to often.
It was then that we got to tell Gabino how delicious our meal was and that we couldnt thank him enough...
I also gave him my card and told him that he just earned a free guide trip any day he wanted.. it was the least i could do for him.
We just got the royal treatment at one of LA's most famous and finest restaunts and it was all on the house..
Our bill was over $200 but we didnt have to pay a dime. We just left a big tip for the waiters and left with EXTEMELY full stomachs.. Even when we were leaving the waiters and everybody else were coming up to us and asking us if we had a good time. It was crazy!!!!
That was one meal and service that we will both never forget.
If anybody wants to go to a 5 star restraunt you should check out Mortens in beverly Hills.. One of our fellow anglers (BassinChef) is the star of the show there. He is very easliy one of the best Chefs around!! You will NOT be disappointed!!!
Thank you again Gabino.. I cant wait to get you out on the water soon!!!
Pete:Cool:
About a month ago I was selling some Powell and Rogue Rods here on FNN.
I recieved a PM from a guy with the screen name "BassinChef". He mentioned to me that he was interested in buying the rods from me. He told me he lived in LA so I met him 1/2 way so he could buy the rods from me.
BassinChef told me that his name was Gabino. Me and Gabino met and talked for about 20+ mintues and he bought the rods from me. He seemed like a really nice guy who was fairly new to bass fishing. He told me he couldnt wait to get out and try out his new arsenol of rods.
Before we parted ways that day, Gabino told me that he was the Head Chef at Mortens steakhouse in Beverly Hills. He also told me that if I ever wanted to make the Drive to Beverly Hills he'd make sure the meal was on the house.
I was floored .. for two reasons.. . 1st reason was because I had just met Gabino and he was gracious enough to extend an the invitation to me to come have a 5 star meal anytime I wanted and it would be "on the house".
The 2nd reason why I was floored when he made the offer was because My wife and I are all about "GOOD" food. Going to really nice restruants is something we like to do when we can afford it..
We have been to Chef Gordon Ramseys restraunt in LA called "The London". We have been to "The Stinking Rose" in LA which is another 5 star restruant. They specialize in garlic.. Everything they make is enfused with garlic. They even serve Garlic ice cream which was the BOMB believe it or not. So basically we love everything about fine dining and really good food.
Hell we spend hours during the week nights watching Food Network and other cooking and food related shows... I personally love Hells Kitchen, which is Chef Ramseys show.
Anyways.. When Gabino told me to come out to his restraunt anytime I couldnt wait to tell my wife.
Now fast forward to two weeks ago.... I was talking to my wife and we were deciding what we were gonne do for Valentines day. Money has been kinda tight lately because of the crappy economy so me and my wife havent been getting out much lately and on top of that we havent really had much time to "Ourselves" because we have our 2 1/2 year old daughter to look after.
I told my wife that I was gonna call Gabino and take him up on his offer and that we'd have "Grandma" come over and watch our little one.
She thought that was a great Idea so I called Gabino the next day. When I spoke to gabino he was even more gracious then the first time I met him. He told me I could make a reservation for any night I wanted. So I made a reservation for this past Saturday night, the day before Valentines day.. Gabino simply said, "NO PROBLEM, we will take good care of you and your wife".
Then last Thursday night me and my wife were watching one of the food channels and a chef came on and he was going to be making a sea scollop dish... I wasnt paying attention when it came on because i was playing with my daughter but my wife asked if that was Gabino on the TV?? At the bottom of the screen it said Gabinos name and Mortens in Beverly Hills. Sure enough I look up and its Gabino... right there on my TV.. We thought that was so cool!! And it made my wife even more excited to get out to Mortens for dinner because Gabino was the real deal!!!
So saturday night rolled around and we drove out to Beverly Hills to Mortens.
From the mintue I checked in we were treated like royalty :Big Grin::Big Grin: Everybody there was VERY nice to us and they got us seating within 1 mintue. Mind you this was the busiest night of the year for them and they didnt miss a beat getting us seated. As they took us to our table they walked us by the kitchen and let us say Hello to Gabino who was extremely busy at "the pass".
They seated us and we had no less than 3 waitresses and waiters come by to make sure we had our drinks and bread. then they did a Meat presentation and explained the menu thoroughly to us. Like I said we felt like royalty!!!!
They brought us our appitizers so quickly I could'nt be more impressed... then when we were done with them our entries were soon to come...then when those were done our desserts werent far behind.
During dinner Gabino made it a point to stop what he was doing and come out into the dinig area to see us and meet my wife. The head chef leaving the kitchen to come meet customers doesnt happen to often.
It was then that we got to tell Gabino how delicious our meal was and that we couldnt thank him enough...
I also gave him my card and told him that he just earned a free guide trip any day he wanted.. it was the least i could do for him.
We just got the royal treatment at one of LA's most famous and finest restaunts and it was all on the house..
Our bill was over $200 but we didnt have to pay a dime. We just left a big tip for the waiters and left with EXTEMELY full stomachs.. Even when we were leaving the waiters and everybody else were coming up to us and asking us if we had a good time. It was crazy!!!!
That was one meal and service that we will both never forget.
If anybody wants to go to a 5 star restraunt you should check out Mortens in beverly Hills.. One of our fellow anglers (BassinChef) is the star of the show there. He is very easliy one of the best Chefs around!! You will NOT be disappointed!!!
Thank you again Gabino.. I cant wait to get you out on the water soon!!!
Pete:Cool: