I am still eating... more and more. I went to Vegas a few weeks back and would like to display the foods I ate... you gotta have something to eat while downing your alcoholic drink, right? ^_^
Dessert crepe - Napoleon (lemon curd with berries)
Savory crepe - Bayonne (prosciutto, béchamel sauce, mozzarella and basil)Only 8.99 per crepe, either savory or dessert!!
And it totally fills you up!!
Dinner the first night was at Caesars Palace's Cypress Street Marketplace. This marketplace contains a handful of food vendors, from Chinese to Mexican to seafood, salads, sandwiches, and BBQ. It's a great place to come if you want cheap food, informal dining (you see a theme with me?), and if you have a big group of opinionated eaters. This place will satisfy all cravings.I opted for the fish tacos that night. It was about $13 with a small drink. Deeelicious!
After a semi-hardcore partying night, I really wanted some comfort food to help me "feel better"... so I got noodle soup!! We found the restaurant Noodle Asia inside The Venetian hotel. Knowing that good 'ol fashion Asian food is hard to come by in Vegas, we settled for whatever we can find. I don't have too much complaint about my Wonton Noodle Soup but the price was just completely ridiculous. $10.95 for this bowl of noodles... and it wasn't even a reasonable portion! I also tried their Hai Gow (shrimp dumpling) and Shui Mai (meat dumpling), each order costing at $5.99 for 6 pieces... that wasn't worth it either. With tax and tip, I ended up spending $20 for this lunch. Oh well, you gotta love Vegas for that!
After lunch, we walked around in search for gelato. We somehow roamed into a new hotel called Palazzo and found it at Espressamente Illy. This shop was bright, clean, and most importantly, lots of different gelato flavors!
From top clockwise - amaretto, mango (mine), watermelon, and hazelnut. I believe you can never go wrong with gelato... :)
The second night we decided to go for a nice meal. When in Vegas, one should try to eat well at least once! We picked Todd English's Olives at The Bellagio Hotel. We had picked this restaurant in hopes to sit at out on the patio and enjoy the Bellagio watershow. Unfortunately, they never guarantee you a table outside with a reservation, so it was either eat at the time we reserved, or 2 hours later. It was so lame seeing water splashing from the window inside the restaurant...
Pictured is the sirloin (I think?) with a generous mountain of fried green beans. Very very tender and the fresh green beans were super.
Halibut special of the night. The fish was also very fresh and tender.
Being a "great" picker of meals (can you sense the sarcasm?), I chose the ricotta ravioli that came with apple sausages. Everything was drenched in this salty tomato sauce, so I didn't like my dish as much.
We then walked around Bellagio and visited the Conservatorium to see the fall decorations. My friend also told me about the World's Largest Chocolate Fountain, so we had to stop by! It was protected by glass, so although there was a crack between the glass walls, using my nose to try smelling the chocolate through the crack was a failed move. So I didn't try my next plan - using my finger.
The chocolate fountain was located at Palio Cafe, which housed Chef Jean-Philippe Maury's pastries. I was too full to get anything, but my friend got the vanilla flan (not pictured). I'm not sure if it was just me or what, but I didn't think the flan was anything superb. Too bad we didn't try anything else... it's OK, there's always next time. Until then Vegas!
From top clockwise - amaretto, mango (mine), watermelon, and hazelnut. I believe you can never go wrong with gelato... :)
The second night we decided to go for a nice meal. When in Vegas, one should try to eat well at least once! We picked Todd English's Olives at The Bellagio Hotel. We had picked this restaurant in hopes to sit at out on the patio and enjoy the Bellagio watershow. Unfortunately, they never guarantee you a table outside with a reservation, so it was either eat at the time we reserved, or 2 hours later. It was so lame seeing water splashing from the window inside the restaurant...Pictured is the sirloin (I think?) with a generous mountain of fried green beans. Very very tender and the fresh green beans were super.
Halibut special of the night. The fish was also very fresh and tender.
Being a "great" picker of meals (can you sense the sarcasm?), I chose the ricotta ravioli that came with apple sausages. Everything was drenched in this salty tomato sauce, so I didn't like my dish as much.
We then walked around Bellagio and visited the Conservatorium to see the fall decorations. My friend also told me about the World's Largest Chocolate Fountain, so we had to stop by! It was protected by glass, so although there was a crack between the glass walls, using my nose to try smelling the chocolate through the crack was a failed move. So I didn't try my next plan - using my finger.
The chocolate fountain was located at Palio Cafe, which housed Chef Jean-Philippe Maury's pastries. I was too full to get anything, but my friend got the vanilla flan (not pictured). I'm not sure if it was just me or what, but I didn't think the flan was anything superb. Too bad we didn't try anything else... it's OK, there's always next time. Until then Vegas!
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