I have traveled all over the world, but the country that I have longed the most to visit with my husband is France, especially French cities like Provence or Paris. Le Pamplemousse, is a classic French restaurant that has been in operation since 1976 in Las Vegas (Le Pamplemousse 2015). The ambiance of this restaurant is absolutely amazing with its dim lighting, candle lit tables, tuxedo dressed waiters, and a relaxing fireplace that crackles in the main dining area which creates a great backdrop to the quiet French music that was delicately playing loud enough to enjoy, but soft enough for friends and couples to talk. The décor is very vintage French, and the scents of French classic dishes coming from the kitchen immediately make patrons …show more content…
(Wikipedia 2015). We tried the Belgium dark chocolat mousse for desert. Belgium is a country that borders France, and as we have learned, culture can transcend to other countries, and create new cultures. So it is no surprise that both Belgium and France being close neighbors have largely influenced each other, and can be evidenced in their respective cuisines. About 2,000 years ago in the Amazonian region of South America, Cacao was discovered by the Maya (Belgium Travel Guide 2015). Raw cacao was brought to Europe for the first time by Spanish explorers who conquered this region. These early explorations and conquering popularized it as a new flavor and substance, which sparked culinary creativity through innovative ways of its consumption (Belgium Travel Guide 2015). It only took a century for this new commodity to be in high demand, and was traded all throughout Europe. Spain ruled Belgium during the 17th century, and as a result Belgium was introduced to chocolate (Belgium Travel Guide 2015). Cacao, was revered by the Maya as a gift from the Gods, which only the …show more content…
Since the arrival of an American Military officer, named John Charles Fremont in 1854, who was the first person to place the region of Las Vegas on a map, France has had an amazing cultural impact on our city (Académie Francophone de Las Vegas 2015). Over the past 75 years, the French community established itself when Louise de Vilmorin, a famous author wrote about how Las Vegas was a place that offered opportunity, because of the extraordinary people that lived here at that time (Académie Francophone de Las Vegas 2015). Her Husband, Henry Leigh Hunt, helped facilitate consulates and diplomatic relations with both France and Monaco for the first time in America, in Las Vegas (Académie Francophone de Las Vegas 2015). Over the years, Las Vegas has celebrated many cultural aspects of French culture including Folies Bergere from the 1950’s to present day Cirque Du Soleil musicals, and French visual arts productions on the Las Vegas strip (Académie Francophone de Las Vegas 2015). We have designed many tourist attractions here in Las Vegas to remind us of various regions of France such as the Paris, and the Rivera Hotel (Académie Francophone de Las Vegas 2015). We have especially celebrated many famous French Chefs Such as Guy Savoy, and Joel Robuchon, who have been a part of the most sought after restaurants in Las Vegas (Académie Francophone de Las Vegas