You can taste and feel, but not describe, the exquisite state of repose produced by tea, that precious drink which drives away the five causes of sorrow. – Emperor Chien Lung (1710-1789)
Even a cup of tea will stay hunger for a time. – Japanese Proverb
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It tastes like white lighting soaked in sweetened tree resin, but nonetheless, is strangely compelling.
So compelling, in fact, you’ll find yourself ordering another one before you know it.
And then another…
…and before too long, you’ll find yourself doing this:
Pronounced “mas-TEEK-ha” it is only available at Estiatorio Milos…and only should be consumed if someone else is driving.
ΥΓΕΙΑ! (Yamas!)
ESTIATORIO MILOS
In The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino
3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702.698.7930
ELV note: There is one GLARING omission in this otherwise outstanding compilation of lip-smacking food clips from delicious movies. Can you guess what it is?
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Answer: There is no scene from Tampopo — the greatest food movie of all time.
Why is it the greatest food movie of all time, ELV?
We’re glad you asked that question.
Tampopo is the greatest food movie of all time because it is utterly, completely, hysterically and unapologetically a movie about food and our relationship to it. None of the other movies (as gorgeous and appetite-inducing as they may be), can make that claim.