Posts Tagged ‘Holiday’

 

Celebrate with Cocktail Cheer

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

With Thanksgiving just mere days away, we thought we’d take a look at some of our tasting concoctions available on the big day. We have more than 100 hand-crafted cocktails that are unique our resort and that were created by our resident mixologist and beverage manager Charlie Moavero. Charlie is always experimenting and coming up with unique beverages.

Charlie created some delicious cocktails especially for this Thursday. The Pumpkin Spice is our seasonal favorite. Pumpkin just makes us think of the holidays, harvest and family gatherings. Our Pumpkin Spice Cocktail is  light on the pumpkin (but still delicious!) and topped with cream and cinnamon.

Pumpkin Spice Cocktail

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 You can make this liquid delight too.

  •   3 oz. Pumpkin infused Vanilla Vodka
  •   .75 oz. Butterscotch Schnapps
  •   . 25 oz. Cinnamon Schnapps
  •   .25 oz. White Crème de Cacao
  •   .25 oz Half and Half

Shake all ingredients with ice until well blended. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass with a   graham cracker rim. Top with a layer of Amaretto whipped cream and cinnamon.

Some other yummy selections available on Thanksgiving include Cranberry Margarita and Nutty Caramel Apple Pie. If you don’t feel like being a mixologist at home, come to Veloce, Terzetto, Marinelli’s, Red Cup or Lobby Bar on Thanksgiving for a little liquid holiday cheer.

Don’t forget, we also have Thanksgiving menus in all our restaurants that will have you giving thanks to our chefs. Think Ravioli Di Zucca (Ravioli filled with roasted butter nut squash and walnuts in a brown butter sage sauce and parmesan cheese – Marinelli’s) or Cider and Honey Brined Roasted Turkey Breast, savory stuffing with apples and giblet gravy – Terzetto)! You can view complete menus on our Web site.

Happy Thanksgiving from the M Resort!

 
 

First Look at the Nation’s Tallest Christmas Tree

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

We know, we know, Thanksgiving hasn’t even happened and here we are posting about our December holiday happenings, but we are truly so excited to share our BIG news that we just couldn’t help it. This year, we’re celebrating big, really big. So big that we’re the home of the Nation’s Tallest Christmas Tree!  Here’s a first look at our tree – it’s the beautiful one in the center of our photo!

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One of the common questions we’ve been getting is – is it really the tallest? YES! We’re taller than Rockefeller (76 ft Norway Spruce) and we’re taller than the Capitol Christmas Tree (85 ft Blue Spruce). We’re even taller than South Coast Plaza’s tree (96-ft White Fir). South Coast Plaza is in Costa Mesa, California for those wondering.

Our beautiful White Fir will stand proudly at 109 ft.

Our tree will make the approximately 900-mile trip here to be placed in our piazza for the entire city of Las Vegas (and nation) to see. Our outdoor piazza was so well-designed that even a hole for the tree was pre-dug during construction. That’s advanced planning at its finest.

We hope the tree will bring visitors to our great city and also spread a little holiday cheer throughout our community and the nation.

We’ll be sure to post photos of the tree’s arrival, decorating and of course the lighting. We’re also creating a special tree commercial that we’ll post as soon as it’s finished – we might even show some previews.

Mark your calendars now – the Tree Lighting Ceremony will be Saturday, December 12 at 5 pm. We’ve got much more in store for the month of December and we’ll be spreading holiday cheer right here every Tuesday.