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GEORGIA: And I'm Georgia.
We're best friends and Cocktail Connoisseurs.
We love taking trips and eating stuff
and enjoying fabulous drinks.
Then we come home and throw a party for our friends
inspired by our travels.
This is Tripping Out with Alie & Georgia.
I'm scared of Vegas.
Well, we picked Vegas because I hate Vegas.
And I love Vegas.
We get there with the best intentions
and we leave with the worst hangover.
Ding-da-ding-ding.
Old person losing, social security check.
New couple, that just got married and it was a mistake.
And then you leave and it's bright sunlight
and you're like, "What happened?"
Oh, my God. It's good, yes.
That's what people think that it's like but it's not.
I actually really love gambling.
I love playing poker,
but you have to do it correctly.
Georgia was like, let's go. We'll do it right.
We'll eat good food,
we'll drink the right amount of drinks,
we'll learn how to gamble in a way that's
not just like feeding your money into, like,
stupid slot machines.
In the end, we'll be like closer
and in a better mood for it.
Tap me out when I need it.
Got it.
My pro-tip for going to Vegas is not to stay
in one of those crazy, huge hotels on the strip.
What you got to do is stay at one of the adorable
little boutique hotels off the strip.
ALIE: Oh, my God. No way.
You'll lose less of your money
if you have less of a chance to gamble it away.
ALIE: Look at the paintings on the ceiling.
I want to wear the chandelier like a hat.
GEORGIA: Okay, let's check in.
ALIE: There were books and there were paintings
and it was calm.
I need to shave my beard and take a shower.
And I was, like, oh,
maybe Vegas isn't like a Mecca for over stimulation.
GEORGIA: So after chilling by the pool
and hanging at the hotel, we hit the strip
for a different kind of Vegas experience.
ALIE: Absinthe is a spirit.
It's very licoricey
and it used to contain wormwood.
Some versions still do and people would say that
you would get a little hallucinatey
when you would drink it.
Absinthe, the one that you don't drink,
is this crazy, awesome mini circus
that sort of popped up in a tent outside of this enormous casino.
I was sold before the show even started.
We're in the front row at Absinthe in Las Vegas--
I'm drinking Absinthe.
It taste like licorice is having a party in a glass
and I crashed it.
MAN: Sit back, relax, and enjoy, Absinthe.
Whoo!
( cheering )
Oh, my God!
MAN: Ladies and gentlemen,
for this final routine here, they have asked that you
please remain silent.
Oh, my God.
ALIE: I have always been obsessed with the high wire
and I have always wanted to try it.
GEORGIA: It was really fun to give Alie a chance
to live a childhood dream.
Oh, my God.
Which was also a way to get her to go to Vegas.
This is insane. What is happening?
Georgia.
Nice to meet you.
I love that you're drinking when
we're about to go on a high wire.
Well, how else would you go on the high wire?
Uh, sober?
That was pretty much like seeing your babysitter
doing tequila shots
right before you leave the house.
Or your surgeon.
You're not afraid of heights, are you?
I don't-- I don't think
I've ever been high enough to know.
( exclaiming )
Heads up, watch your head.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
This is not gonna end well.
So we have a Hank and Frank.
Hi.
They're our two, like, ambassadors of gravity.
We get onto the wire--
Georgia, you can do the same with Hank.
I would love to.
I get to put my hands on Hank's big strong shoulders.
This is like a seventh grade dance, but terrifying.
He was so gorgeous.
Georgia recently single is on a high wire just like...
GEORGIA: It's not helping my nerves
that you're incredibly good looking.
I think you were actually
floating an inch above the wire.
GEORGIA: You got it, Alie.
ALIE: Oh, my God.
Okay.
Oh, my God.
Harness.
Girdle, harness, nothing we just did it.
ALIE: You know why I'm so focused
is because I'm scared of dying.
Yeah, there you are. Take a bow.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
My hands will not stop sweating until tomorrow.
I know, I'm telling you.
So we're done, right? We get to go to the bar now?
ALIE: A cold drink sounded great after that sweaty high.
GEORGIA: Yeah, so I took Alie to a bar called Minus 5.
It's basically a freezing cold bar.
Looks cold already.
Hello. Welcome!
Okay, it's minus 5 degrees.
You can wear these big coats and they give you like hats
and everything so you can arm yourself.
Here's the thing. We're not gonna wear coats, are you cool with it?
Yeah.
We're gonna see who can deal with it longer.
We love a good challenge.
Yeah.
Welcome to Minus 5.
Oh, why are we doing this?
Oh, my God.
It's painful, but it's gorgeous.
MAN: 1,200 square feet, 80 tons of ice.
ALIE: This looks like Superman Palace, like--
MAN: This is like Superman's Discotheque.
Yeah, okay.
So you got to hold on with two hands,
These are so cute.
Oh, my God.
Let's check-in, how are you doing so far?
Okay. Let's get some ***.
Well, you know, what always helps me with the cold?
***.
Oh, nice.
You have some pineapple.
Oh, lovely.
So, it's tropical.
That's really good.
The coconut gives it a nice warmness
that is lacking in my body.
You know what I mean.
Yeah.
What about your fingers?
I don't care about my stupid fingers,
my toes are freezing.
I love that as soon as you come in here you turn crazy.
So we went into this thing like
let's see who can tough it out more.
Is that a fire?
What was so frustrating is that we were both kick *** at it.
It was so annoying.
It was painful. It was painful.
Oh! I am cold.
Cold is a good for you.
No.
This is not voluntary.
This is not-- they're trembling.
It was just like, eh!
It was like one of those contests
where you have to keep your hand on the
hood of a car to win it.
Aah!
( laughing )
WOMAN: So who won?
GEORGIA: Alie, let's go together.
Let's call it a truce.
She won by cheating.
Good work.
ALIE: She won by fake chivalry.
She was, like, well, here let me get the door for you.
Yeah! No. No, what the ( bleep )?
Wait. No, no, no, no, no.
I won. I won.
You did not do that. You did not do that.
( bleep ) ( bleep ).
You are a ( bleep ).
I was so mad.
Are you ready to learn how to play poker?
Does that mean getting you back?
Yeah, probably.
GEORGIA: Okay, Alie, you know what's up next?
ALIE: What's up next, Georgia?
GEORGIA: Giant pancakes.
I want to cuddle up underneath this.
I love poker. I think, it's super fun, it's very interesting.
It's--there is a strategy.
My problem with poker is I don't care.
And I wanted Alie to learn it because she is very smart.
I thought she would enjoy it.
ALIE: What's the matter with this?
Hey, what's up there?
GEORGIA: That poker lesson was awesome.
We didn't really learn how to play poker
as much as learn how to trick men
into letting us win poker which is fine with me.
If you go and sit down at a table,
you want to act like you're girls,
you don't really know what you're doing,
you're probably gonna be very transparent
and you're not gonna bluff.
Yeah, it was--I think it was one of the most helpful
misogynistic lessons I've ever gotten.
I know Jack about poker. I know nothing.
I don't know the difference between a flush,
I don't know the difference between a royal toilet,
She never flushes.
That's also true.
What we're gonna play is called No Limit Poker.
So each player is gonna get 2 cards.
ALIE: It was nice just to learn like
this is what's good, this is what's less good.
This is like algebra and tarot cards,
but with more money involved.
How dirty do you think these are?
Don't worry about it.
Oh.
And if they see your cards, you're in deep trouble.
( stammering )
You-- don't even look at me.
I keep thinking that you can cash that in for like
like a transistor radio and a finger puppet.
This is not an arcade.
I'm gonna raise you.
Boom.
Nothing.
You had a straight draw which was a good hand.
I thought it was awesome.
BLAIR: The distinction in poker is
that when you're playing the game
you're trying to deceive people and basically lie to them.
Are you gonna be okay with that?
I can't lie to people.
So underhanded.
Blair Rodman, it's been such a pleasure.
Thank you so much.
Good luck.
Every dollar we win we're gonna dedicate it to you,
but we're not gonna give it to you.
Thank you for inspiring me to be a better liar.
Yeah.
Also we should use like a hand sanitizer after this, right?
Yes.
GEORGIA: After poker, Alie and I were craving some
hardcore diner food and I knew just the place.
We went to the Peppermill, pancakes.
All night, all day, you get pancakes there anytime.
Hi, ladies, can I start you off with cocktail?
You know what? Can I get a Mai Tai?
Sure.
I'm gonna have an Old Fashioned please.
Thank you.
You know actually, this is weird.
Has anyone ever told you that you look like--
do you know she's a chef?
All the time. All the time.
ALIE: She was sweet. She brought us some drinks.
A Mai Tai that tasted a lot like a bathroom candle,
but a delicious bathroom candle.
Cheers to a 27 ounce Mai Tai.
Hi.
Holy moly.
They come to you, like--
that is bigger than my duvet cover.
Oh, I love diners.
I want to cuddle up underneath this.
Look at this. I want to burrow in here like a cat.
You're beautiful.
Hey, Georgia, what do we do if one of us has a bad day?
Yes.
Cheers. You do breakfast. I'm doing lunch.
This is a good Reuben.
This is a kind of meal too that's gonna soak up
all of your regret.
This is great.
This is exactly what you need late night in Las Vegas.
GEORGIA: Did I mention I was full?
Maybe we just need to buy bigger dresses.
No.
Georgia, guess what would actually make me like Vegas?
GEORGIA: Oh, my God.
A buffet that's not filled with shame and regret.
Doesn't feel like really depressing.
Doesn't go like a house of gluttony.
Oh. Oh, I just ripped my dress.
Oh!
I really love-- I actually really love gambling.
Penny slot machines that have the fun game on top of it.
I didn't know that they were nickel slots.
And I like things that are low stakes.
I have a bucket.
Alie is holding this disgusting bucket.
By the way there's one stray hair
at the bottom of this bucket.
It's lucky. It's someone's hair.
I hope you won.
Okay.
You have to pretend like you're gonna leave it
and then it knows and then it gives you more.
It's kind of like a dude.
Oh, can I show you guys something?
Okay.
What about this?
Oh, my God.
It works, it works!
What is it? What is it? What is it?
Make sure I'm sitting in the right spot, am I?
Look how excited you got.
I have to say that I left there a victor.
( gasps )
I have a cash out voucher for 15 cents.
So all of that was for nothing.
And this expired the day after we left.
After nickel slots, it was time for some serious food.
My favorite food in the world is buffets.
That's not a food, that's a genre.
I have never seen this much meat in my life.
Uh, that's a meat party.
Except for Saturday night, am I right?
ALIE: Going to the Bacchanal, there's almost 600 foods.
Nine different restaurants, it's overwhelming.
Where are you gonna start?
On your first once around you get one of everything.
Thank you.
My plate is almost full and we're like 1/6 of the way.
You do have the anxiety of what if the food's touched though.
There is like this thing that's touching this other thing
and it changes the way it tastes
and I'm not really gonna get the experience of what it tastes like.
Hey.
But?
But your napkin actually goes right in here.
What are you starting with?
Do you love buffets now? Is this your favorite thing in the world?
Everything has been really good so far.
Ding-ding-ding. Round 2.
Yeah.
I'm like, I'm going to Mexico.
Isn't that weird?
That's an inspiring little salad right there.
Wow!
This is so much cheaper than an around-the-world ticket.
Oh, my God.
And you need so many less shots.
I love meat. There was a brisket there, it was so good.
Oh, my God.
I raided the sea.
My God.
That we are doing this.
This lunch is brought to you by Girdles and Naps.
They have these sliders and they come wearing--
they come in an outfit.
You have to take its pants off.
Your dessert came with a syringe.
Is that insulin?
Is that an insulin shot? Can I have a taste?
You want some?
I think one of my favorite things
in the Bacchanal actually was in the dessert section.
Georgia got this mango chili gelato
which of course I ate from her plate I think.
It was so refreshing but it had a little bite at the end.
I thought this would make an awesome margarita
if we could somehow drink this and put tequila in it.
Yeah, it was delicious.
For one second I had an existential crisis
and I thought maybe none of this exists
and maybe I'm imagining all of it and I'm having a hallucination.
You want me to punch you in the face so you know it's real?
Can you punch me in the stomach?
Do you hate this, Georgia?
Is this the worst day of your life?
I know.
You go Downtown, Downtown Vegas
which you should because it's awesome.
It's so much better than the strip.
You can get these daiquiris that are like this big.
By the way, we're drinking this.
It tastes green.
I think it's essentially rubbing alcohol and antifreeze and some sugar.
The key is that we did Vegas
without wanting to kill ourselves.
That's great.
Thanks, Vegas.
I want to remain alive for at least one more day.
GEORGIA: Hey, Alie, you ready to make a cocktail?
Oh, my God, that's so spicy.
ALIE: Can we put it in our drink holes?
( cheering )
ALIE: And have a party?
( yelling, cheering )
She's a witch!
ALIE: And then get all the recipes at
cookingchanneltv.com/ trippingout?
Yes.
Okay.
Okay, let's try this.
It's really fun to kind of take your experiences
and the food you've eaten and the fun you've had
and relate that back to the party.
Nobody wants a crappy keychain.
Come home and make them some food that you ate.
What was you favorite thing that we put in our face holes?
Right.
It had tequila, almost like a frozen margarita
that was blended with fruit and that was good.
You loved the mango, chili gelato,
Yeah.
This tequila we've been infusing with a jalapeno.
Hot damn.
Kind of nutty.
Mexican nutty flavor that tequila has.
Lime and tequila just-- they're such good friends.
That looks beautiful.
I can have this for days.
This is it.
Oh!
The Reubens that we ate at that diner,
that was the biggest sandwich ever.
I never really liked Reubens until about 4 seconds ago.
This is good.
We need to shrink these Nevada portions down for Californians
and then we're fine.
Oh, look at those baby Reubens.
How do you feel about potato chips on mini sandwiches?
I feel, yes.
Remember when they brought that plate of pancake?
Holy moly.
What?
Oh, I love diners.
I'm gonna do chocolate chips
alternated with raspberries, is that cool?
And remember we were thinking like the most indulgent food
and we're just miniaturizing it
and pretending like that's, like,
It's a party.
Oh, you look so cute.
ALIE: Some of our friends are so good at poker.
Yeah, it was really cool to play with a bunch of girls.
Some of them really knew what they were doing.
The prize was the vase that we drank the daiquiri from.
( indistinct chattering )
You know what's great about this?
This is like having a baby shower,
but with no babies and more alcohol.
( all cheering )
My God, yes.
Open-faced Reubens, we had them at the Peppermill
and then we had giant pancakes,
the Reuben as well, and so we made--ones.
There's maple cream cheese frosting
Shut up.
Oh!
I'll eat it.
ALIE: I think it was fun to play poker with all ladies
because there was no, like, "Well, pretty lady,
why don't you just pretend like you had a bad hand,"
which, it makes me want to stab someone with a swizzle stick.
I think this calls for more tiny pancakes.
Yay!
Alie, do the stilts, stilts, stilts.
You taught everyone how to ride stilts.
No, you don't.
I walk on them.
Okay, so you get your butt up against the door.
( cheering )
She's a witch! She's a witch!
If you have stilts and you're having a party,
Oh, yeah.
When they've only had a few sips of your tequila beverage.
Yeah!
That's okay.
As scary as our circus lesson maybe.
Aah!
You should also see if they have health insurance
and make them sign a waiver.
Did you change your feelings about Vegas?
I actually did.
I know that sounds like canned,
but I actually did change my feelings on Vegas
because I feel like we did it
with just the right amount of moderation.
We drank good cocktails.
We had just the right kind of food,
didn't blackout at all,
and we did the kind of things
that were scary in a thrilling way.
And the prize is that you won't
want to kill yourself at the end of it.
And you'll win 15 cents.
That no chump change.
It's chump change.