Oh that "Beef Wellington" looks good. How much is it?
$275?!
Then I saw the price of the king crab.
Greetings from Las Vegas.
March 2015
yusho / bacchanal buffet at caesars palace / sweets raku / the buffet at wynn / du-par's / district one / o face doughnuts / carson kitchen / bazaar meat / bachi burger / culinary dropout / public house (the venetian) / the buffet at wynn / rose. rabbit. lie. / cravings buffet at the mirage
Gold Stars
Pretzel Bar (The Buffet at Wynn)
—The best buffet item in all of Las Vegas – confectionery crack.
Boneless Chicken Wings Skewer (Yusho)
thai chile, bonito salt, lime
12 oz. Ribeye Skewer (Yusho)
wagyu, mushroom ragout, aonori
Hamachi Kama (Yusho)
thai peanut sauce, coconut slaw, lime
Orange Beer Sorbet (Bacchanal Buffet)
Stella [Strawberry Tiramisu] (Sweets Raku)
Buttermilk Hotcakes (Du-par's)
Root Beer Float Doughnut (O Face Doughnuts)
vanilla pudding, root beer caramel, chocolate covered pop rocks
Cotton Candy Foie Gras (Bazaar Meat)
crispy amaranth
A smidge of fatty liver in a cotton candy cocoon. Not bad, but not worth $8 a pop.
Beef and Parmesan Grissini Carpaccio (Bazaar Meat)
washugyu beef, espuma, caramelized onion purée
Sublime raw meat batons. Totally worth $26.
Cravings To-Go! (Cravings Buffet)
—VEGAS BUFFET TAKE-OUT. All you can fit into a container for $16. I wonder if anyone has done it.
Bacon Jam (Carson Kitchen)
baked brie, toasted baguette
A hot jam, with indiscernible Brie.
Crispy Chicken Skins (Carson Kitchen)
smoked honey
Order this instead.
Pizza Doughnut (O Face Doughnuts)
pepperoni, marinara, fresh mozzarella
Made to order and just wretched. Like a clumsy Hot Pocket.
A Lox and Cream Cheese Doughnut is also available. [shudders]
Caviar Tacos (Rose. Rabbit. Lie.)
wild caviar, yukon gold potato shell, hamachi
The name is misleading. They are petite raw fish tacos topped with caviar.
Fish Tacos (District One)
yellow tail, avocado, cilantro, cherry tomato, serrano pepper
Same raw fish. No caviar. Just as tasty.
Also, you order off an edible menu that, when I visited, was served with an apricot dipping sauce.
Pot au Pho (Rose. Rabbit. Lie.)
filet mignon, beef brisket, foie gras, thai basil nage
A mash-up of pot-au-feu, a French boiled dinner of meat and vegetables, and pho, a Vietnamese noodle soup. No noodles, to my dismay. Just a pho-flavoured pot-au-feu.
Chocolate Terrarium (Rose. Rabbit. Lie.)
chocolate pudding, chocolate buttermilk cake, chocolate "soil," puffed wild rice, crispy chocolate tuile, hazelnut ice cream
Everything under the dome is edible, including the flowers, should you want to eat real flowers.
The puffed rice larvae are a fun touch.
Missed Connections
[$27.77] Golden Jackpot Pancakes (The Pantry)
seven pancakes, seven types of chocolate [milk, white, caramelized white, dolce white, caramel, 64% dark, 66% dark], orange marmalade, whipped cream, 23-karat gold flakes
Live Whole Maine Lobster Pho (District One)
lobster, rice noodle soup
Croquetas de Pollo (Bazaar Meat)
chicken-bechamel fritters
Served in a glass sneaker designed by Salma Hayek's brother.
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