11/25/11
It is the day after and like the majority of the SL community who celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday, I can easily assume that you are seated now with your belly full and your zipper possibly cutting off your circulation.
Oh yes! Thanksgiving is by far one of the most lavishly decadent holidays proudly celebrated in the U.S. With the main pleasures of life in full force (food, family, sweets, gifts, drama, warmth, reflective contentment), it is clear why such a celebration lingers and lingers and lingers, long past the expiration of the juicy leftovers inevitably left behind.
With such a profound effect this family experience has on ones personal life, it goes without saying that thousands inworld recreate the very same experience with their "chosen" SL families. For years this has been the case, but it is only now in 2011 when SL technology is able to match the output of the active, creative minds of its merchant citizens, that the very first true Thanksgiving experience can be had around the table.
If you are an avid Role Player, have a family, enjoy innovation, live for props and realism in your Second Life home life, hold on to your dime as you are in major luck! I have found something that will undoubtedly add that extra "umph" to your SLife.
Le Bistro, owned by Amera Pomilio, is the very first in
Second Life® to create this realistic cooking feast where the natural order of food preparation is no longer reliant on pure emoting. Oh no! If you want a table full of food, now you finally get to prepare it yourself.
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| Le Bistro logo |
In RL, the natural Thanksgiving dinning order usually follows where your grandma, aunty and ma shuffle about the kitchen, hovering over stove and mottar to pound out a scrumptious meal, while the guys watch the game and the children play in the yard. When it's ready you hear the usual high pitched yell from one of the ladies, beaconing for you to go freshen up. This signals that it's nearly time to eat. Suddenly the house gets busy and packed. The hungry men emerge from the den still chimming on about the game, whilst their mouths begin to water. The children come in trying to steal bits off the pot and get shooed upstairs to clean their dirty hands. Soon the food is laid unto platters and trays, then brought into the dinning room that is now laid out beautifully. Finally, when everybody is seated and have shared their reasons for being thankful, you finally dig in! Everyone gets to fill their plates with bits from the assortment of goodies, then have that put on their plate. The rest of the night is usually not catered for, as with all family members gathered entertainment is bound to create itself.
You can do the very same with Le Bistro's Interactive Cooking Sets. Finally you get to share a real festive, family experience - from start to finish.
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| Turkey transformation |
The entire process of cooking food is mapped out in such a great sequence that you literally feel yourself emerge into the experience you are creating. The food all looks as it would in RL. The cooking sounds and appearance are all realistic, and evolve as the food goes from raw to cooked succulent , before you have it rest in a perfectly garnished state on the platters previously laid out.
I came about this great find by sheer luck in my SL travels. After arriving at the entrance and greeted politely by a member of staff, it was obvious by the free demos present, and invitation for a live demo of the cooking range, that customer service is a big deal to the proud owner. It was refreshing indeed. There was also a bistro sitting area in the back which is perfect for relaxing as you wait for a demo.
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| Front desk Le Bistro |
The sets comes with a huge array of pots, pans, tray and placement mats. Everything needed to make your meal PLUS a few delicious looking deserts. The permissions are no copy, no mod, and no transfer for a majority of the items with the exception of the placements (copy only) and the leftover packs (transfer only) which you can give away to your hungry guest or perhaps lunch the next day at school/work. Talk about realism!
Well worth the cost at 800L and the full spread immaculately detailed at 274 prims (more prims during preparation), it's worth it to keep in mind that Le Bistro is offering it's group members a 500L discount which ends today (November 26), so hurry! With Christmas round the corner, it's worth keeping a close eye on what other lovely offers or new meals come about. It has certainly added to the reasons why I am thankful this season, so I know I will!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Warm regards,
En Zero , reporting for Press Pass Media
