I have not eaten at Wolfgang Pucks in Vegas but have in LA and San Fran and
they were excellent.

I don't eat at Emerils places...not impressed ever.

I have eaten at Il Molino in Vegas, expensive, yes, outstanding however and
worth the price.

Picassos was excellent but showey.

La Cirque...outstanding.

I actually enjoyed the 5 courses at La Cirque more than the French Laundry
at less than 1/3 the price total. However the oysters and pearls at French
Laundry was a stand out and nothing at La Cirque held a candle to that
course :-(
"Ed Rasimus" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:53:34 -0400, "Richard Neidich"
> > wrote:
>
>>I hosted the dinner, the menu and pairings was what the restaruant did for
>>any guests that night...it was their 5 couse tasting menu for Saturday
>>
>>I simply hosted some guests of mine, meaning I made the arrangements and
>>if
>>the table did not object, we all had to do the tasting menu.
>>
>>I have the full copy of the selections that night that they gave me with
>>our
>>meal pairings and can send in PDF from scan.
>>
>>All I did was arrange, eat, drink and pay for table. It was very nice and
>>they had great food and service.
>
> I had occasion a week or so ago to explore a trip to Vegas for SWMBO
> and Ich. I long ago became dis-enamored with gambling and matured to
> the point of recognizing what had been repeatedly demonstrated to
> me--the house always wins.
>
> But, we like food and wine and nice hotels, so I explored some of the
> upscale resort hotel restaurant lists. Gotta be impressed by the names
> such as Lagasse, Puck, Batali, etc. Some are even known for their
> food. Yet when I explored the proferred menus on the web sites I came
> away singularly unimpressed. My suspicion is over-priced, over-hyped
> and under-delivered for the edification of the high-rollers who get
> impressed by name rather than actual quality.
>
> Am I wrong?
>
> Ed Rasimus
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