…might be these tasty mini-baguettes at L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon.
Category: Food
Esquire Magazine’s Top 20 Steaks + Unnatural thoughts on the Wagyu
We at ELV are omnivores in the purest sense of the word. But our time as beef eaters may be coming to an end, if the soothsayers at Esquire Magazine (among them our pal John Mariani) are to be believed.
And no matter what your opinion of meat eating — this article by Tom Junod (in the current issue) will make you reconsider what you think about consuming beef cattle — especially the super premium ones.* In it, Junod compares the funkiness of an aged, American Wagyu porterhouse to a French whore’s armpit.
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FLEUR DE LYS
Fleur de Lys is the most under-the-radar fine dining spot in Vegas. It’s beautiful, romantic, sophisticated, vegetarian-friendly, easy to get to, and a wino and cocktail lovers delight. The service is also top notch, and they even have a $5,000 hamburger on the menu,* for those who insist. Oh yeah, and it employs mega babes both out front: and to serve you the staff of life: Other than that, ELV hates the place.**
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* The burger is actually free. It’s the bottle of Chateau Petrus that costs 5k.
** ELV is being ironic. Fleur de Lys was ELV’s Restaurant of the Year in 2005.
Here are a few of Chef Steven Wolf’s creations (both vegetarian and non-) from a recent meal there.