Certified Angus Beef ® brand really put on a fantastic weekend. They are so well organized from making flight and hotel reservations, our outings, the private restaurant meals – its an amazing experience and I am happy to sing Certified Angus Beef ® brand praises.
So what is Certified Angus Beef ® brand? This is how I like to describe it – much like Purdue Chicken is a brand of chicken, Certified Angus Beef ® brand is a brand of beef – that has amazingly high standards. Only 4% of all angus beef qualifies as Certified Angus Beef ® brand.
Our first dinner on Thursday night was at The Plum in Cleveland. Chef Brett Sawyer worked under another famed Cleveland chef by the name of Jonathan Sawyer – no relation by the way – and I loved how intimate the setting was since it was closed just for our group of about 20 people.
Um, just check out our menu?! While I am not a fan of tomato seeds, I scooped those out and enjoyed this refreshing tomato salad.
The Farm Greens Salad had the most amazing dressing.
The chuck roll with horseradish sauce was amazeballs – depending on where you live, it can also be called chuck eye roast or a chuck pot roast. 
The star of the show for me though – BEEF BELLY! I know! I never heard of it either. But it was spectacular – like quite possibly the best dish I’ve ever had in my life. I am going to have to ask Jacob’s grandpa if they can get me beef belly at the butcher shop he works at.
Beef belly with macerated berries – what?! It all worked together in the best way possible. The beef was so tender and the fatty parts were like pats of butter. I know my brother and sister are probably throwing up in their mouths a bit – not sure either one of them would touch this with a 10-foot pole! I think my Mom would like it though!
If you live in Cleveland, you have to check this restaurant out. I absolutely fell in love with that city – its so cute! I need to go back and check out the West Street Market – the restaurants on 4th trip – I see a road trip in my near future!
This was the perfect bite . . . my mouth is literally drooling as I type this.
I was already in a beef coma with all I ate, but as soon as they dropped the plates for the shared dessert, I knew I had to partake – that’s the pattern of Corelle plates my Mom and Dad had growing up – Mom, in case you are wondering, those are considered “vintage from the 70’s.” 😀
Strawberry Vanilla Tres Leches Cake. Both point worthy and insulin worthy! And in case anyone is wondering, I didn’t count points at all last weekend – just enjoyed this amazing foodie adventure bite by bite.
What an amazing start to an amazing weekend! Stay tuned tomorrow as I show you the Culinary Test Kitchens of Certified Angus Beef ® brand. If I lived in near this place, I would fight to work there – such an amazing company.
Happy Tuesday friends – make it a great day!
Ahh biz_ did your mom the sunflower ones from Corelle too? Everytime I see that or the cornflower ones at a garage sale or thrift store i have to pick them up!!That Corelle is the real deal!!!
Yep – exactly that pattern! And salad plates and coffee cups!!
Look how pretty that beef looks! I would never think of putting berries on it. I am a berry girl but can only imagine the look on my husbands face. He would not want his beef cluttered with such nonsense. Can’t wait to see tomorrow up close and personal.
Kym, I never would have thought that either – but it was so good!!!