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VegasEats: M Resort Studio B Buffet

Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Mar 2012
The All You Can Eat Buffet, the place where indecision and gluttony meet for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner. Case in point, the below photo, taken at M Resort's Studio B Buffet. Bacon, scrambled eggs, eggs...

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VegasEats: Duck Tongue Taco at Cosmopolitan's China Poblano

Posted by Misnomer on 2 Mar 2012
First things first: I am very fond of China Poblano, the part Chinese, part Mexican casual restaurant at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. I've found myself eating there on multiple occasions on each...

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VegasEats: Picasso at Bellagio

Posted by JohnH on 14 Jun 2011
Entering Picasso, much like entering Bellagio itself, is to be transported to another world entirely. You don't feel as if you've been transported to a tacky recreation of any of Picasso's studios in Europe,...

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VegasEats: Scarpetta at Cosmopolitan

Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Apr 2011
Scarpetta is the sixth outpost of Chef Scott Conant's Italian(ish) food empire and one of two he operates inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Some of you probably know Chef Conant from such programs...

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VegasEats: Lotus of Siam

Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Apr 2011
If you're like me - and face it, who isn't - you've probably heard 5,000 different people tell you 5,000 different times that a stop at Lotus of Siam is a MUST for every Vegas...

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Flavor Flav To Open Fried Chicken Joint At Riviera

Posted by Chuckmonster on 13 Apr 2011
Welcome to the Terrordome... uh... I mean Riviera. Flavor Flav, iconic member of the greatest rap group of all time - Public Enemy - and reality TV goofball is in negotiations to bring his Operation...

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VegasEats: La Cave at Wynn Las Vegas

Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Apr 2011
I just realized that I with all the Cosmopolitan opening hubub I never got around to posting the VegasEats photo review of La Cave at Wynn las Vegas from last December. Oooops! La Cave has...

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VegasEats: Michael Jordan Au Fondant

Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Apr 2011
In honor of the Michael Jordan Celebrity Golf Invitational, Jean Philippe Patisserie at ARIA has constructed a delicious little display, including a replica figurine of #23 in fondant. I think I can see his taint. I had...

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VegasEats: The Whopper Bar at Rio

Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Apr 2011
Twenty years ago, I worked for a butcher. My main responsibilities were cleaning up the butcher room and all the machinery at the end of the day. As a result of this and...

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VegasEats: Johnny Smalls at Hard Rock

Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Mar 2011
When I first read the menu of Hard Rock's new(ish) tapas/small plates restaurant Johnny Smalls, I was fascinated by the seemingly avant-garde yet playful way they were approaching the tapas rage. Since then, they've...

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VegasEats: Cafe Cortez at El Cortez

Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Dec 2010
Last week, I stopped by El Cortez' Cafe Cortez in search of their world famous "Walleye Special" OR the astonishing array of Chinese food that are also famous in these parts. Because I arrived...

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TeamVT Eats: La Cave At Wynn Las Vegas

Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Dec 2010
VT superfriend and captain of the Team VT for the Vegas Marathon, Mr. CanadianCrapShooter, just got back from dinner on the opening night of La Cave at Wynn Las Vegas and filed this short report...

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WOW: The Flamingo's Toast

Posted by Chuckmonster on 10 Nov 2010
Well, we wouldn't believe this unless we actually saw it with our own two eyes: the Flamingo's toast. Amazing. How the hell do you do that? Thanks to Dramman for sharing his breakfast with us....

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New Feature Posted: VegasEats Lemongrass at Aria

Posted by Chuckmonster on 8 Nov 2010
Just a quick note to those tuned into RSS or Twitter feeds that we just posted a brand new feature article... Blackjacker1979's review of the only Thai food joint you'll find on The Strip proper....

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New Feature Posted: VegasEats Union At Aria

Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Nov 2010
Just a quick note for those tuned into the RSS and Twitter feeds that we've posted a new feature article, JohnH's VegasEats review of Union at Aria. Check it out here VegasEats: Union At Aria. ...

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VegasEats: Society Cafe Encore - Again

Posted by Chuckmonster on 25 Aug 2010
I've eaten at Society Cafe Encore twice since it opened and both times left scratching my head as to why folks like this place so much. The food, while somewhat inventive in conception and...

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VegasEats: Alex at Wynn Las Vegas

Posted by MikeE on 8 Jul 2010
After 16 courses of Robuchon decadence, it's hard to follow up with pretty much any restaurant. Alex at Wynn Las Vegas made a formidable attempt... Last week, myself, reader JohnD, Steve Friess, and another friend decided...

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