Wednesday Slice
1. Nothing in the world beats the feeling of your pup snuggling up to you (voluntarily) after a long day where you are doubting everything about life. It’s been a bit of a rough week and this girl has gotten me through those tough moments I hate admitting to anyone I ever have. I’m also heading out to Vegas this morning and might be missing her already. #tooattached #sorrynotsorry
2. Speaking of Vegas, name your favorite things to eat and see on the count of one…. two… THREE! I need to find some new fun things to eat and do while I’m out there!
3. Song of the Week is Goodbye by Who is Fancy. This is just the right vibe for an early morning wait at the airport, for realz. It’s the song I can listen to before I’ve had my caffeine at 6 in the morning.
4. This is 100% Kya. All. The. Time. I wish I could say I am trying to train her to stop but at this point, that small couch is just hers. I give up.
5. What does your fav ice cream flavor say about you? Someone in this world figured it out.
6. Regular ol’ chicken and waffles step aside. These dishes take it to the next level and I must have them ALL.
7. The Friends quiz to rule all Friends quizzes. Can you tell I’m totally re-watching the entire series again on Netflix?
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My husband and I go to Vegas frequently (we live in the Sacramento area, so it’s an easy, cheap vacation for us). One of the main things we like to do is eat well. We love Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill at Caesar’s Palace — you need to try the signature pork medallions, they’re amazing! We have a burger most nights, and while we enjoyed Gordon Ramsay’s BurGR on one visit, we tend to stick with BLT Burger at The Mirage. They have amazing milkshakes, too, either spiked or not. Wing Lei at Wynn’s is the most elegant and delicious Chinese food I’ve ever had, and their three-course pre fixe dinner pairs very well with the two best shows I’ve seen in Vegas, Showstoppers (if you’re a fan of great singing and of musicals, this is the show for you — it was so good it actually brought tears to my eyes) and Le Reve, a Cirque de Soleil show that is out of this world. (So is the Beatles LOVE show at The Mirage and Ka at MGM Grand, but I recommend seeing only one Cirque show per visit to Vegas).
Paris has a terrific take-out (sort of) crepes restaurant (or at least used to — we haven’t been there in a long time). It’s fun to watch the waters dance at The Bellagio, either before or after dining at Le Cirque (we once again had the early pre fixe dinner, which was considerably less expensive than a regular dinner, though still a pretty penny). We’ve also enjoyed Wolfgang Puck’s Spago at Caesar’s Forum, and went with my parents to Il Mulino, which was kind of over the top in terms of freebies and service, really almost too much — I swear they have one waiter for each diner.
Other spots we’ve enjoyed: B&B Ristorante in the Palazzo/Venetian shops; Bouchon at the Venetian (Thomas Keller, of French Laundry fame, runs this restaurant); Grand Luxe Cafe (for breakfast; if you go to the one in the Palazzo instead of the one in the Venetian, you can get beignets, but warning, it’s for at least two people — you get EIGHT beignets with three dipping sauces); Otto Enoteca Pizzeria in the Venetian, where you can also see performers in St. Mark’s Square. Gordon Ramsay’s Pub was okay, but I ordered the wrong thing (having just come off a diet), so I didn’t give it a fair chance; need to try that one again.
As we tend to stick to that end of the Strip, I can’t tell you much about the other end, and we’ve never hit some of the most $$$ places because we can’t afford them, though we’d love to try Joel Robuchon’s counter one day just to watch the cooking. I haven’t been all that impressed with any of the steak places we’ve tried, oddly enough, and there’s at least one at each hotel. The cuts of meat are so huge, and everything’s a la carte and very expensive.
During the day we like to wander around the shops at The Venetian/The Palazzo and Caesar’s. It’s almost like going to a museum, because the goods are so high-priced. The only thing we’ve ever bought is Michael Kors’ handbags for me — I never used to be a big handbag person, but I love these, sturdy, colorful, fun. We also love to go to the antiquarian bookstore in the Palazzo’s shopping area, oddly enough — you wouldn’t expect to see that in Las Vegas!
Also good shows: Elton John is pretty darned amazing; Rita Rudner is very funny; Reba McIntyre is going to be at Caesar’s soon, with Brooks & Dunn (we have tickets for July); if you can catch Bill Maher or Lewis Black, they’re very good comics (avoid Jay Leno, who is recycling jokes from decades ago — honestly, he was telling a joke about VCRs when we saw him).
If you can swing it, plan a spa day. I get a long massage, a manicure and a pedicure one day and leave my husband to his own devices. Very, very relaxing, very pampering.
We’re planning on our next trip to take a side trip to the Hoover Dam. My husband’s been in his pre-me days, and thought it was fascinating. I’m looking forward to that!
That should give you a pretty good place to start, I think! Let me know what you discover on your trip, so I can try it myself on our next trip.