L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Las Vegas

The highlight of my Las Vegas food adventure was having dinner at L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in MGM Grand Hotel. We had the Menu Decouverte (a 9-course Discovery Tasting Menu) and four bottles of fantastic wine to accompany the food. I got way too excited about the dinner that I forgot to bring my digital camera so I had to use my iPhone camera to take the pictures and, later on, I also lost the menu and a list containing the names of the wines that we had on the way back to our hotel.


L'Amuse-Bouche - Foie gras parfait with port wine and parmesan foam


Le Saumon Fume - Smoked salmon in an herb gelee with a light wasabi cream


Les Huitres - Poached baby Kussi oysters with French Echire butter


Le Homard - Maine lobster in a tomato sauce and green asparagus


Le Foie Gras - Foie gras ravioli in a warm chicken broth with herbs


La Maquereau - Mackerel with warm leek salad and crispy potato


La Caille - Free-range quail stuffed with foie gras and served with truffled-mashed potatoes


1st Dessert - Peach sorbet and mouse (? - forgot the description)


2nd Dessert - Almond crunch, mouse and acai flavored cotton candy (? - forgot the description)

Le Cafe - Coffee and chocolate

Fleur de Lys, Las Vegas

I also checked out Fleur de Lys, another Hubert Keller restaurant in Las Vegas where I had Chef Keller's Elegance Menu — a four-course tasting menu.


It started with amuse bouche of Tempura Halibut with Potatoes and Chayenne Coulis.


Ahi Tuna Tartare with Fennel Slaw, Ginger Ponzu, Fennel Seed Tuile


Slow Butter Poached Maine Lobster with Herb Spaetzle, Wild Mushrooms, Alsatian Choucroute, Paprika


Pan Seared Duck Breast with Duck Confit, Chestnut Puree, Cippolini Onion, Ginger Gastrique


Valrhona Chocolate Banana Cake with Peanut Butter Cream Shake, Bailey's Ice Cream, Caramel Sauce


Petit four

Burger Bar, Las Vegas

Apologies for not blogging in the past couple weeks... I had been on vacation in Las Vegas and New York. I ate lots of good food in both cities and I will try to post them in the next few days as much as I can.

First, I went to the Burger Bar — Hubert Keller's restaurant in the Mandalay Hotel in Vegas and had the American Kobe Beef Burger and skinny fries. They're good but I think the Black Angus Beef Burger (which I had twice later on in the next couple of days) had the most bang for the buck.


Note: The picture quality here is not as good as I wanted it to be because I used my iPhone camera and the low lighting in the restaurant.

Also, look at this interesting brunch dish at Bayside Buffet in Mandalay Bay Hotel. Crab legs for brunch? I think it's very excessively Vegas! Love it.