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.

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Mexican Mediocrity rant on News 88.9 FM KNPR – Nevada Public Radio

For those of you who didn’t read my “Mexican Mediocrity” rant a few weeks ago, today on Nevada Public Radio, I humbug my way through a commentary on how awful our Mexican restaurants are in this neck of the woods, and on how little my listeners seem to know (or care to know) about what constitutes decent, somewhat authentic, Mexican grub.

Click here to hear today’s commentary on News 88.9 FM KNPR – Nevada Public Radio; spoken, as usual, in the James Mason-esque tones for which ELV is famous.

RESTAURANT CHARLIE

If you love seafood, or sushi, or great, artisanal hand-made inventive cocktails made with booze you can’t find anywhere else, Restaurant Charlie (as in Trotter) in the Palazzo should be on your permanent rotation of luxurious drinking and dining spots. It’s expensive to be sure – some of those cocktails run $20+ – but the care that goes into everything from your drink garnish to perfectly fried sea bream (with the most compelling citrus/cilantro/chile sauce we have had in some time), is palpable with every bite. Plus, everything’s a la carte (unlike Trotter’s last foray here), so if you want to nibble on a terrine of Maine skate wing, while your date devours some steamed Casco Bay cod, the tariff will be much easier to swallow.

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