Look! Up In the Sky! It’s ELV! …and he’s back in business

Look! Up in a restaurant!

It’s a hack!

It’s a flack!

(No) It’s ELV!

Yes, ELV. Strange visitor from another time zone, who came to Vegas with writing powers and gastronomic abilities far beyond those of mortal men.

ELV! Who can change the course of mighty rivers of wine; bend menus with his bare hands; and who, disguised as a mild mannered attorney, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and a decent Caesar’s salad.

Peking Duck at JASMINE

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Dining rooms don’t get much more gorgeous than Jasmine in the Bellagio. We’re told the space was originally planned for Le Cirque, but somehow it ended up as a greatest-gourmet-hits-of-southern-China spot, surrounded by windows on three sides and jutting into the Bellagio fountains, giving diners a superb view of the water show.

Equally superb is the food, and the service, all held together by Hong Kong native Chef Phillip Lo — one of the few executive chefs remaining at the hotel from when it opened twelve years ago. Twelve years ago? It seems like only a few, but as ELV always says: Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.

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