Walkabout With Wheels Blog

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

St. Patrick's Day Celebration in Las Vegas, Nevada

Social distancing keeps people healthy. It is NOT an excuse to skip a St. Pattrick's Day Celebration.

Saint Patrick's Day

Celebration

Supplies

Slainte!

Erin go Bragh!

A Late Lunch at SKINNYFats in Las Vegas

Eric found SKINNYFats while looking for someplace to eat lunch. He loves the concept of offering a variety of healthy foods AND foods with higher amounts of and salt.

We've arrived!

Their sign is helpful

to tourists.

Eric stops so I can
take a pic.

There are lots of options on the

Healthy (SKINNY) & Happy (Fats)

side of the menu... Beers too.

Crashing waves roll
beneath the front
window...

... & circulate around this

Smiley Face.

The Secret Menu is on
the back of the regular
Menu.

I look around to take in

the casual dining space.

Orders come out of

the kitchen.

Here they are...

Eric's Tu-Nuts: Ahi Tuna Poke

served in a Cucumber Boat, with

Spicy Slaw, Almonds, Spicy

Aoli & Avacado

CauliFire: Cauliflower. Buffalo
Sauce, Pico & Cilantro
& Brussel Crowe: Sauteed
Brussels Sprouts, Carmelized
Onions, Raisins, Capers,
Almonds & Balsamic Glaze

These dishes total 735 calories

& Eric is happy to share.

We skipped the Beer and opted for water to fully take in all the tastes and textures of our lunch.

My choice is The Classic:

A Beef Patty with Cheddar

Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato,

Pickles, SF Sauce served

on a Brioche Roll with a

side of Truffle Fries.

The verdicts are in:

Tu-Nuts is a tasteful melange of delicate flavors offset by the Spicy Aoli.

CauliFIRE is spicy with a lingering hot finish.

Brussel Crowe is oh so tasty and not a large enough serving, sigh...

The Classic Burger is perfectly prepared and Truffle Dusted Fries are amazing!

Eric and I agree that cruising the internet for lunch spots is well worth the time. SKINNYFats has Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada locations as well as one in Dallas, Texas and one in Salt Lake City, Utah. I hope the franchise grows so Eric and I can enjoy delicious, tasty Healthy and Happy meals in more places across the US. : )

The Shelby Heritage Center in Las Vegas

We are here at the
Shelby Heritage
Center to admire
sports cars.

The Gift Shop is

enormous!

I took this picture for
an artist friend.

1967 Shelby Ford Mustang
GT500 Super Snake Cobra

A 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Cobra sold for $2.2 million dollars in 2019.

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1082886_1967-shelby-gt500-super-snake-sells-for-2-2m-making-it-worlds-most-expensive-mustang

Eric & me in front

of the most expensive
Mustang ever.

Carroll Shelby became a race car driver after serving in the US Army Air Corps in World War II. He won 12 races in two years. The racing was great, but the complex, high maintenance engines in European cars were a challenge to all racing teams.

After winning the 24 hour Le Mans Race in 1959, Shelby left auto racing. He started Shelby American in 1962 to manufacture sports cars with easy to work on V-8 engines at half the price of Ferraris, Masaratis, etc.

Shelbys for as far as

the eye can see...

The Shelby Cobra was well received in the US. The high-performance cars regularly won races against Corvettes. On July 4, 1965, the Shelby Daytona Coupe beat Ferrari to win the World Manufacturer's GT Competition.

Shelby CSX 8046

289 Slabside Cobra

Ford and Shelby American partnered from 1965 to 1973 to bring high performance and speed to the Mustang line.

Shelby CSX 7003

289 FIA Cobra - Fiberglass

In 1982 Shelby American and Chrysler Corporation partnered to reestablish Dodge's performance image. The result was the Dodge Shelby Charger. The collaboration lasted
until 1989.

This Shelby is available
for purchase.

Shelby American "shifted gears" in 1998 when it opened its Las Vegas facility to welcome visitors and provide factory tours while continuing to build high-performance sports cars.

50th Anniversary Shelbys

The Aluminum Body Convertible

cost $179,995.00.

The hardtop Aluminum body

Shelby must cost more.

Here's a 1967 Ford Cobra
GT500.

Carroll Shelby retired from Shelby American in 1970, traveled frequently and founded Shelby Wheel Corporation to manufacture and distribute aftermarket specialty wheels.