Sacred Cow
Wine Thief
Posts:2764
 | | 06/15/2005 11:55 AM |
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I think with Hooters it is the D team (or perhaps E team)
I said what I meant, and I meant what I said. Some nights, they have the B team working.
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12211
| | 06/15/2005 1:01 PM |
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joe,
i wonder if they have one night a week where they do not have the a-team in. sort of like a sunday line up in baseball???
Doubtful. It was a Friday night. | |
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skwid
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5452
| | 06/15/2005 2:18 PM |
| | So I'm stoked. Going to Vegas next week and I have reservations at Fleur de Lys and Picasso. Should I try for Delmonico or Renoir? | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 06/15/2005 7:25 PM |
| | i think renoir is gone. i don't remember seeing it there anymore and they weren't in the rolling tv advertisements for the hotel. | | | |
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dbw4
Grape Puncher
Posts:902
| | 06/18/2005 6:49 PM |
| Hit the Prime Steak House at the Bellagio, last Monday. Best part was it was on Oracle and the wine was Phelps Insignia 2000.
Needless to say, it was nice......
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 06/19/2005 3:54 AM |
| | did you buy the insignia from the list? iirc the price was very nice at $117, right? did you try the truffled mashed potatoes? | | | |
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts:4852
| | 07/02/2005 9:50 PM |
| Just back from a 48 hour trip to Las Vegas to visit with some of our accounts. We allocated 7 cases of the 2001 Bressler to Vegas and it has landed at:
Picasso
Prime
Spago
Postrio
Bouchon
Demonico and
Mix.
It is hot in Vegas in June! We stayed at the Four Seasons. Perfect for us – no casino, private pool, great service, small number of guests and since it is on the Madalay Bay property (at the South end of the strip), you get direct access to everything you could ask for.
We had lunch at Delmonico and Postrio, tasting with the Somms (Kevin Vogt and Luis DeSantos, both Master Somms) at each place. Dinners were at Mix and Picasso. Mix was great and has a great view, but the Somm, Mark Thomas, had a personal emergency and was not able to join us. Picasso was the best meal of the trip. We stopped in to visit Robert Smith before the dinner hour so that the whole staff could taste the wine. Even chef Julian Serrano came out to visit with us (very cool). After seeing “O”, we came back for dinner. Simply amazing.
Wine mark ups in Vegas are not for the faint of heart – 2.5 to 2.75 times retail. If it is a ‘known’ wine, it is even more. I didn’t find a very good correlation between price and quality.
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15756
| | 07/02/2005 10:33 PM |
| | Robert Smith is "the man" at Picasso. Did you get a chance to meet Ryland there? | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 07/03/2005 10:34 AM |
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Wine mark ups in Vegas are not for the faint of heart – 2.5 to 2.75 times retail. If it is a ‘known’ wine, it is even more. I didn’t find a very good correlation between price and quality.
Good people watching.
you nailed both of those on the head. that is the reason i almost always go corkage.
as for the other comment, lets just say i never forget my shades  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 07/28/2005 9:33 PM |
| | i was wondering if anyone has heard anything about envy - the steakhouse, in the new renaissance hotel, near the convention center. | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11858
| | 07/28/2005 10:00 PM |
| | Not too obsessed with Vegas, are we???? | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 07/28/2005 10:12 PM |
| | always keeping an eye out for new places to eat out there. its been a few months and i'm starting to get a serious jones going. | | | |
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ChillyWino
Barrel Racker
Posts:1697
| | 10/06/2005 1:08 PM |
| | Not sure if anyone has mentioned this or not, but the best Thai food in Vegas is Lotus of Siam on Sahara. We went there on Tuesday night and it was absolutely incredible. It's a hole in the wall place in a strip mall. When you're walking through the parking lot you feel like there is a good chance someone will try and mug you. The place was only about 25% full, no reservations required. Prices are incredibly reasonable and they have a great German wine list. If you go, be sure to go with what ever the chef recommends. Highlights were the crispy rice, prawn, and beef jerky apps. For entres it was the prawns, and whole catfish. | | | |
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Randy Sloan
St. Helena
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2068
| | 10/08/2005 6:52 AM |
| Just returned from a few days in "Sin" City...
Stayed at the new Wynn. Really big suite at not a bad value ($550) though the furniture was decidedly cheap. Electronics were good with 3 flat screens in the room and the hotel was quite well appointed. However, it's hard to figure out where the guy spent $2.6 billion. It's neither as fancy as the Bellagio nor as elegant as the Four Seasons. Service was outstanding. Casino was tastefullly quiet. I think they must have turned down the volume on the slots.
Elton John was an awesome concert. I'm glad I had a chance to see this "stand in" for Celine Dion.
La Reve (at Wynn) was a great show. "O" at Bellagio is similar and better.
Dinner at Michael Mina was fantastic. | |
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Winegeek
San Francisco
Grape Puncher
Posts:777
| | 10/12/2005 7:35 PM |
| Haven't been in many years and we're thinking about sneaking away for a couple of days. Mandalay Bay, Venetian and Bellagio are reasonable (about $250) on Friday night but then are twice that much for Saturday night. The Luxor and MGM Grand rates don't go up much for Saturday night - are either of them decent places to stay? Anyplace else we should consider? We're more interested in relaxing and sitting by the pool than gambling. Thoughts?
Thanks!
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 10/12/2005 7:45 PM |
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Haven't been in many years and we're thinking about sneaking away for a couple of days. Mandalay Bay, Venetian and Bellagio are reasonable (about $250) on Friday night but then are twice that much for Saturday night. The Luxor and MGM Grand rates don't go up much for Saturday night - are either of them decent places to stay? Anyplace else we should consider? We're more interested in relaxing and sitting by the pool than gambling. Thoughts?
Thanks!
Richard
if its relaxing you want do not and i repeat do not stay at mgm or the luxor. if you not going to game look into the 4 seasons. out of the other 3....mandalay's pool is the best but not sure if its designed for relaxing. personally i think the bellagio has it all over the venetian, but as for pools the venetian is nicer. either place, spend the money and get a cabana, its well worth it.
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Lakersguy
Orange County, CA
Grape Fermenter
Posts:524
| | 10/12/2005 8:56 PM |
| | If you want to stay at a place with a nice pool and is on the smaller side, I'd stay at the Hard Rock. You can get around easy and the sights are great with good music all over. | | | |
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Edward Bowers
Palm Beach Gardens
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2072
| | 10/12/2005 9:13 PM |
| At
There is a pool at The Venetian that very few folks know about.
Its on the 10th floor in the tower area. Private small pools, and spas. All the settees are secluded within foliage.
This is located just in front of Bouchon, which has al fresco dining, so you could grab a bite.
My SO and I had a couple great afternoons there, and finished up with a great super. | | | |
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Marco
Barrel Filler
Posts:1044
| | 10/12/2005 10:14 PM |
| | I've got the itch as well. I got e-mails from the Mandalay and just today from MGM. MGM is a very busy, big place, but they actually have a nice pool area and it shouldn't be too busy at this time of the year. There is UFC event in November, man I am tempted. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12211
| | 10/12/2005 11:55 PM |
| | I tend to prefer Bellagio myself. | |
Joe
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