Okay, so after this I’ll be back to my old self again. Just one more travel post for you all, at least for now. I just couldn’t forget to post about our New Year’s trip to Las Vegas.
My favorite thing to do in Vegas is to stop at all the restaurants as we go through hotels and check out the menus. Some of the most unique combinations and ingredients exist out there with all of the elegant dining. Often, I realize after seeing the prices that I will never be able to eat there, but menu browsing is fun.
Don’t worry, though, we did eat plenty. It was just at more middle-of-the-road (read: I can actually afford it) restaurants. The food was amazing, fancy restaurant or not.
I also love looking around the grounds of the hotels and seeing the beautiful decorations and landscaping. Funny thing, one of the coolest pieces of landscaping just happened to be food related.
We were headed down the side walk from the Wynn to the Palazzo and an intoxicating aroma filled my senses. I stopped and asked my husband if he smelled it. Upon looking around a bit, I found it.
The sidewalk was lined with rosemary that had been trimmed into a long running shrub. I love rosemary and smell was amazing. Definitely a unique idea.
Before I go on I should probably warn you that the food blows proper portion sizes and balanced nutrition out of the water. I just keeping telling myself – it was still the holidays. I’ve been recuperating since and the diet – defined as my daily food intake, not a weight loss plan (Always gotta define how I use that word) – is doing much better.
But, oh, was it worth the splurging!
Macadamia White Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory in the Forum Shops.
Fried Chicken and Waffles from Grand Luxe Café in the Palazzo.
The Rueben with Pastrami from the Carnegie Deli in the Mirage (This was shared and still not finished).
One of the many beautiful desserts at the Bellagio buffet. This one was Chocolate Raspberry Mousse.
Well, we didn’t eat this, but this deer in the botanical gardens at the Bellagio is made of pecans.
Grilled Cheese and Salad from the Cheesecake Factory in the Forum shops.
And from our one moderately-fancy dinner on the trip, from Mon Ami Gabi in Paris – Butternut Squash soup with Crème Fraiche and Chives, French Onion soup, Roasted Pork Shank, Steak and Frites and our view of the Bellagio fountains.
WELCOME BACK!! I love Vegas, and I’m glad to see that you had a fun time 🙂
Amazing food and I love the pecan deer!
oh yum! Best selection- grilled cheese and salad 😉 Whats your week looking like?
Whoaaa, that Reuben is a monster! Albeit a delicious-looking one of course… =D
Those look like good eatin’! I agree w/Erica – the grilled cheese is my pick.
That cheesecake looks divine. Some of my favourite flavours all in one cheesecake. Yum!
oh yum – everything looks great. especially that reuben – love them!
I’ve never been to Vegas. But I HAVE had chicken and waffles which, surprisingly, I loved! I think once or twice in a lifetime is enough for those however 🙂
VeggieGirl – It is such a fun city!
Meg – It took us forever to figure out what they were made with. Finally we found a sign that said pecans. 🙂
Erica – It was mighty tasty. A busy week ahead. I’m headed back to Brazil on Thursday.
Jesse – Welcome and thanks somuch for your comment. I love a good reuben.
Tangled noodle – The greens were helpful for a food filled week. 🙂
frenchfries – It was an amazing combo!
lauren – The reuben was so tasty. Huge and way too much to eat, but tasty.
Michelle – It is a suprisingly awesome combo! I don’t like real fried chicken on the bone so I was thrilled that this used chicken strips. 🙂