On the eve of the second annual Bloggers in Sin City, I thought I’d look back at last year and share a couple of the foodie finds I fell for in Vegas.  I’m stoked to check out new places this year and have promised Nico that the 6lb burrito will find its way to Nomadic Foodie here.  I don’t know what a SIX POUND BURRITO even means, but I trust he’ll lead us there.

Cheese Orgy

My cheese cherry was popped at Mario Batali’s Enoteca San Marco in the Venetian.  We had the server choose the best 7 cheeses offered and were given this platter with the accompaniments that included Honey with Truffle Oil, Brandied Cherries, and Apricots.  I remember falling absolutely in LOVE brandied cherries and the honey.  OH MY GOD.  I’ve seen this done other places since and it’s always the fruit jams and honeys that are my favorite pairings with the delicious cheeses.

Caesar’s Palace

A GREAT spot for a group of nearly 30, this buffet was the perfect answer.  More food than we knew what to do with and pescetarian and vegetarian options for the non-meat-eaters (like myself) on the trip.  AND BUCKETS of crab legs.

{ Photo credit: racheliza }

Where do you recommend eating in Sin City?  Best deals?  Best flavors?  What shouldn’t we miss?

Wow, been awhile, huh?  It’s not that I haven’t been eating and traveling, but I’ve just had zero time to start compiling the write-ups for all of the places I’m going.  However, I moved from Minneapolis (great dining) to Boulder (still great dining) and have enough trips planned over the next few months to warrant getting back in action here.

Up and coming:

Boulder Bar reviews: Mateo Restaurant, The Med, and The Walnut Cafe

Upcoming trips: Austin, TX (SxSWi); Las Vegas, NV; and hopefully a trip to South Jersey in April

Other topics: Pho, Cheese Plates, Pescetarian Cooking

Stay tuned!

The best food memories I have of Las Vegas happened at Mario Batali’s Enoteca San Marco.  Why?

Because there was a cheese plate.

And we like cheese plates.

My initial reactions, as I wrote back on June 8, 2009:

One of the highlights of this past weekend’s trip to Las Vegas was the formaggi at Mario Batali’s Enoteca San Marco in the Venetian. We had the server choose the best 7 cheeses offered and were given this platter with the accompaniments that included Honey with Truffle Oil, Brandied Cherries, and Apricots.

Absolutely amazing. Oh, and then I followed this with an amazing Margherita pizza and paired it all with a pretty Friulian white wine

Delish!

(via my personal blog)

Their Margherita pizza was incredible also, but this marked my Real Good Cheese Plate De-Virginization, so that’s what I’m focused on here.