Bellagio’s master sommelier and BGFA’s director are matching wines from the cellar to paintings from the gallery’s current exhibition of landscapes at Art & Wine: A Perfect Pairing. We’re thinking Monet’s Haystacks and a French sauvignon blanc... with lingering notes of dry grass.
Grimaldi’s legendary, chewy-yet-crisp (and obviously foldable) coal-oven crust—made with water mineralized to exactly replicate NYC’s—finally graces Vegas with its presence. In a strip mall. It’s not right under the Brooklyn Bridge, but secret sauce trumps ambience.
The Green Fairy’s known to do interesting things to people, so keep that in mind when you go to the Dip & Dance poolside party at Encore—it’s hosted by the cast of the contortion-heavy adult circus Absinthe. Be prepared for burlesque trapeze acts and drinks served from atop a human pyramid.
You have a rule: no Michelin stars before the third date. But since the bastion of French cooking that is Le Cirque just introduced new dishes—citrus-marinated langoustines topped with osetra caviar, for example—you might want to consider bending it. For the sake of efficiency.
This weekend, there’s a Polynesian luau at the Balinese-themed Tao Beach with a Caribbean-style steel drum band. They’ve covered the island bases, so all you have to do is acquire enough mai tais to show the hula girls why your limbo skills earned you the nickname “Gumby.”
