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July 29, 2004

More on Vegas Vacation

It was an incredibly long day - I scheduled too much stuff, and we were really dragging by the time Mystere finally started.

Emeril's Fish House is very good - I'll let John describe the waiter - but the food was good. Both of us had a very light meal - I had the duck confit in spinach salad with roasted pecan vinagrette and goat cheese (really yummy), and John had the gumbo.

There are very few good bartenders in Vegas - at least ones who can fix a decent drink - I have yet to have a margarita as good as they make at Outback - in fact, I think maybe we will go by there tonight to get a good margarita!

Delmonico's (also an Emeril entity) was excellent. Very pricey, but the food was superb. We had a hickory smoked mushroom appetizer which was out of this world! Then we had French Onion soup (the only disappointment in the meal, it was just not seasoned quite properly and I had to add a lot of salt - something I rarely do). We both had bone-in prime ribeye steaks - I could only eat about 1/4 of mine because it was simply too big - but it was mouthwateringly good and tender and tasty. If anyone plans on going there, please note that the side dishes are enough for several people - we didn't realize that and we each ordered one - creamed spinach, Southern style- excellent, and truffle parmesan potatoe chips - unbelievably fantastic! Next time we go, we'll share a side order, and I will get something other than the giant steak. John managed to save room for desert, and he had a bourbon brownie bread pudding. He reports that it was good.

The service at Delmonico's was the best service I have ever had anywhere. I would love to see the kitchen, for everything was timed perfectly, and the team (yes, team) of 3 guys who served us, Mike, Tom and Mark, were just great.

Mystere was wonderful. We ended up getting tickets that put us almost in the middle of everything, and it was great fun. I have never seen bodies like the bodies of the men and women in this show - they are in peak physical condition, and their strength, agility and grace were outstanding.

One pair of performers wore only - I don't know what you would call it - well, allmost just a fancy breechcloth? Anyway, those two men were incredible - their bodies reminded me of the sketches that Leonardo Da Vinci did from cadavers - every muscle, sinew and blood vessel was defined - their bodies were truly works of art, and every movement they made was exceedingly slow and full of strength - you had to be there - so if you ever get the chance to see Cirque Du Soliel, do it! The tickets were only $60 on Wednesday night at 10:30, they were worth 3 times that.

Well, John wants to have the computer so he can see what's going on in the world.

We see Penn and Teller tonight, other than that, we will relax today!

Posted by Beth at July 29, 2004 10:29 AM

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