High flying dinner in Florida

It's ten in the morning and I’m checking in at the media tent for a cool little story. I bump into our friends at CBS’ Sunday Morning and Bill Geist, a correspondent with the show who is a great guy in person and really a wonderful writer. It’s been a dream of mine to have my story in their show. Who knows, maybe someday. Back to the event, I grab my red bracelet from the folks at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek and head up to a giant crane that is holding a large dinner table. There is a red carpet extending to the platform and the sounds of fast-paced dance music playing in the background. Guys dressed in all black are preparing for a group of V.I.P.’s and me, for a high-flying brunch. It’s called, ‘Dinner in the Sky’ and it’s a company from Belgium. They are at the Casino to give customers an experience that truly is unique. Imagine having a candle lit dinner at a hundred fifty feet up in the air. The Atlantic Ocean in the distance, and a peaceful setting only made possible by being hoisted into the air. I think of being in a hot air balloon, just a quiet and eye opening view of our South Florida home. Before take-off, I meet Brittany Peitsmeyer with a North Miami Beach magazine. She says, “That’s the most exciting thing I wanted to do all week.”. We all head over to the table where we are strapped in like the seats on a rollercoaster. Safety first! There’s coffee, fresh squeezed orange juice and coming down the line, a plate of fresh berries, and rolls. We are slowly brought up with the crane to about a hundred and eighty feet. Looking around, you could see for miles and it was a serene feeling. Dishes clinked and laughter mixed with sounds of the wind blowing around us. We came back down and go figure, I was so busy taping the others having fun, that I didn’t even finish my brunch. Tickets are $500 bucks at the Casino if you want to experience it for yourself Watch the video at cbs4.com/mojo