Morongo Casino Resort and Spa Press Trip
Posted on Feb 22, 2009 under Archives, Palm Springs | No CommentA few weeks ago, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa and Braintrust Marketing (based in Las Vegas) hosted a press tour. Approximately ten food and travel writers came to check out the new menu at the Cielo restaurant, attend a Willie Nelson concert (yes, he is still alive and sounds great!), get a spa treatment and enjoy the deluxe rooms. The rooms feature views of the desert mountains and canyons in soothing brown hues and feature European linens and huge oversized showers (you can fit five people in the shower). We also attended a cocktail reception at the 360 Lounge on the 27th floor.
The writers got a chance to sample the new menu at Cielo, Morongo’s upscale steak and seafood restaurant. Here are some pics:
Above is the group, getting ready to taste some of the great food at Cielo.
We all dug into this yummy assorted seafood platter which included shrimp, lobster, oysters, King crab and scallops. Here is what I ended up with on my plate:
Next came a lovely Ceasar salad.
My friend Paul ordered the Heirloom Tomato Napoleon, which came with tomatores, buffalo mozzarella. basil and a balsamic vinaigrette. It was tasty.
I started with the Morongo Salad – butter lettuce, apple, cranberries and feta cheese with a raspberry vinaigrette. Also yummy.
Our host Spence Johnston raved about the Lobster Mac n Cheese, which everyone at the table tried and also determined as favorite of the night.
A true lobster lover, I got the filet and lobster which was a 6 ounce filet mignon and an Australian lobster tail. Both were excellent.
Paul ordered the huge Rib Eye and we all sampled it – it came with roasted garlic and a nice herb goat cheese roasted tomato.
We were all stuffed but still sampled from this dessert tray.
After dinner, we all waddled back to our rooms. For more info on the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, go to www.morongocasinoresort.com.