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Blair P. Houghton wrote:

> Becca > wrote:
>
>>Blair P. Houghton wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Two new favorite things to eat in Vegas:
>>>
>>>1. The quail terrine on the charcuterie platter at Daniel
>>>Boulud Brasserie in the Wynn.
>>>
>>>2. The blueberry blintzes in the cafe at Green Mountain Ranch.

>>
>>Thanks! I will be in Vegas next weekend, so I might check it out. I am
>>going to a Beatles/Cirque show. At $150 per ticket, I may not have
>>enough money left over to buy blintzes.<g>
>>
>>http://www.mirage.com/entertainment/...du_soleil.aspx

>
>
> I like what they did to the Mirage. Cleaned it up.
>
> However, avoid the Carnegie deli. I left my encounter with
> their pastrami off my report. I may still be suffering
> the effects. Not that it's diseased, but, it's probably
> the single greasiest thing I've held in my hands in three
> years. The cole slaw was insipid. The sour pickle was
> merely typical. I was not impressed by the food being
> served to those around me. Quantity over quality, as far
> as I could tell. I didn't try the cheesecake, but for that
> I blame the bloat that the pastrami had caused mid-meal.
>
> But the Mirage has other places to eat, including a
> redesigned California Pizza Kitchen that is probably still
> the flagship of the brand. And a bunch of froofy joints.
> It's a nice place Stevie built before he went to build two
> even nicer places. And the MGM people don't seem to have
> screwed it up in their post-acquisition renovations.
>
> --Blair


Thanks for the info, Blair, I appreciate it!

Becca