We went to Canon, a Michelin Bib Gourmond restauarant, in Sacramento for our 8th anniversary.
I wore my Tag Heuer watch for our anniversary dinner. That was my first luxury watch that I got many years ago!
The Tombo Tuna sashimi was so good!
The smoked dug legs were great even though they had the feet on them. LOL.
The chocolate croissant was delicious! We got a $150 credit towards our final bill from my Chase Sapphire Reserve card too!
We flew to Las Vegas two weeks after our anniversary to have a second anniversary dinner. After checking into Park MGM, we headed to the Cosmo.
We flew to Las Vegas two weeks after our anniversary to have a second anniversary dinner. Our first stop was a babershop!
We figured it would be great to get matching hair cuts at the Barbershop at the Cosmopolitan. LOL. JK.
Actually, the Barbershop is a speakeasy! Once we got inside, they had a live band!
We went to Eataly at Park MGM to get crepes for breakfast to start off the day on Saturday!
We went to Hakkasan at the MGM for their endless dim sum brunch afterwards. Their dim sum sampler is amazing!
The brunch includes non dim sum items too like chow mein and Chinese chicken dishes.
Here is a picture of us with my old buddy Tom and his daughter.
After brunch, we visited my nephew. He is feeding his guinea pigs here.
We headed to Aria for our "second anniversary" dinner on Saturday night.
Here is what is becoming a customary picture of us next to the vintage Rolls Royce at Aria.
We went to Bardot Brasserie for dinner. This is Michael Mina's French restaurant at Aria.
Their smoked Old Fashioned is great!
Bardot's foie gras is great!
The steak frites were amazing! I think this was better than the steak frites I had in Paris!
This macaron was so good! We had a $100 dining credit as a part of our hotel package through the Edit by Chase Sapphire Reserve. CSR also gave us $250 off our two night stay at Park MGM.
Why does this door have a donkey on it? LOL.
The Boxing Donkey is another speakeasy at Cosmo.
I enjoyed a tobala mezcal at the speakeasy!
We got a delicious breakfast at Eataly again on Sunday! The brioche French Toast was so good!
I work off all the food and drink in Vegas by going to the gym! Park MGM has a decent sized gym!
We met up with my high school buddy for lunch on Sunday.
We went tp Pinkbox Doughnuts to get some treats for my nephew after lunch.
My nephew loved the La Bubu donut.
We took a selfie with my nephew before leaving Las Vegas. He is a good kid!
Joy and I celebrated our 8th year of marital bliss in 2026. For our actual anniversary, I made dinner reservations at Canon, which has a Bib Gourmond recommendation from Michelin in East Sacramento. Canon had delicious food with great service which is not as common in California anymore after the liberals raised the minimum wage and allowed the wait staff to not work as hard for the elite customers at fine dining establishments. We get $300 of dining statement credits from my Chase Sapphire Reserve card, and this restaurant was part of that carefully curated list of venues that are booked through Open Table.
A few weeks later, we left for Las Vegas to continue celebrating our anniversary. I used $250 of our $500 annual Edit collection credit from Chase to book the Park MGM for two nights. The Edit stays come out with a $100 dining credit as well! The $795 annual fee is worth it for this card since we get thousands back in benefits! We went over to the Cosmopolitan to check out the Barbershop Speakeasy once we checked in at Park MGM. The Barbershop Speakeasy looks just like a barbershop from the outside. However, there is a secret door to get into a magical world filled with live music and lots of great adult beverages.
The next morning, we started off the day at Eataly at Park MGM for breakfast. My wife loves that place! We met my old buddy Tom and his daughter for the endless dim sum brunch at Hakkasan later that morning. We loved the food there! Our next stop was to see my adorable nephew. Then, we got ready for a culinary treat at Michael Mina's French restaurant at Aria, Bardot Brasserie. From Park MGM, there is a tram that connects to the Bellagio with a stop at Aria. Bardot was amazing! The food was quite heavy especially since we got foie gras! However, the steak frites were amazing! After dinner, we went to another speakeasy at the Cosmo. This time, we went to the Ghost Donkey which is known for tequila and mezcal. Our waitresses brought over a great bottle of tobala mezcal.
On Sunday, we had breakfast at Eataly again. Then, we went to have lunch with an old high school buddy of mine who lives in Vegas. After getting some doughnuts at Pinkbox for my nephew, we stopped by to see him and spend some time with him and my brother.