The Whole World on a Plate, Las Vegas

04 April 2012

Hello Las Vegas

Good morning beautiful Paris, Las Vegas

Missie Cindz Visits Las Vegas (blog post 3 out of 3)

It’s true, you have the whole world at your disposal in Las Vegas. You could eat and put our world’s food all on one plate if you wanted to – providing you with gourmet cuisine from Asia, Egypt, Old England, New York, Hollywood, Paris, Italy and ancient Rome all from “The Strip”. Some of the best hotels in the world are located on Las Vegas Blvd otherwise known as “The Strip”. Hotels located on the Las Vegas Strip are a great place to stay, each with their own character and stunning architecture. Mine, the Bellagio, was incredible!

Here’s a quick list of some of my favourite hotels and the country (I think) they represent:

• Luxor – Thebes/Egyptian themed. The hotel is a 36-story black pyramid with a massive Sphinx of Egypt replica and giant obelisk guarding the front entrance. Amazing!
• Bellagio – Italian inspired hotel. I had a really enjoyable stay here, beautiful architecture, there was always something on and to do, great selection of restaurants and in-house buffet with attentive staff. The ultimate Las Vegas hotel experience. I fell in love with their famous dancing fountains every night.
• MGM Grand – Hollywood themed, with their gleaming golden MGM Lion gracing the hotel’s entrance.
• Bally’s – cosmopolitan themed, with the old and new Las Vegas combined.
• Caesars Palace – I celebrated the glory of Rome here, featuring famous fountains, The Colosseum, dramatic gabled pediments and Corinthian columns.
• Cosmopolitan -  instead of themed, the only theme I thought this hotel had was luxury and glamour. The hotel is a visual treat with their design being a combination of a bit of Art Deco glam with 1960s modernist touches. Ãœber Stylish and their art, painting and sculptures on show throughout the resort engaged my cultural sensibilities. Nice.
• Flamingo – a hotel that was reminiscent of the Art Deco style of Miami and South Beach, with a Wildlife Habitat and a 15-acre Caribbean-style water playground. Think of the cheesy ITV series Miami Vice.
• Paris – As the name suggests, Paris themed. There’s also a smaller version of the Eiffel Tower (the scale is approximately 1:2 – so it’s still very tall), which tourists can pay to go all the way up ($11) – the views were stunning, a tip, go up at night where the views will be even more amazing. There is also a two-thirds size Arc de Triomphe, a replica of La Fontaine des Mers, and a 1,200-seat theatre called Le Théâtre des Arts. Even the hotel’s security men were dressed in Parisian police uniform and waitresses as burlesque dancers (a bit like a scene from Moulin Rouge). Full about the passion, excitement, and ambiance of Europe’s most romantic city. Paris was easily my second most fave hotel.
• Planet Hollywood  – our friends stayed at the Planet Hollywood. Heavily celebrity and pop cultured driven which created an atmosphere of excitement, luxury and fame.
• Excalibur – Fairytale kingdom, a hotel that offers a medieval good time with an old English theme.
• Monte Carlo – This French-Riviera inspired hotel oozed with class and luxury
• New York, New York – I transported myself to the heart of The Big Apple at the New York, walked on their mini Brooklyn Bridge and gazed at the Statue of Liberty.

The Cheesecake Factory at Caesars Palace, serving savoury and sweet food.

I had my first Dunkin' Donuts

Chicken Caesar salad at Trevi Italian Restaurant

Meeting David Copperfield backstage after his amazing show was one of the highlights from my trip

So, finally as a food enthusiast what would my Hot Must Scoffs be for the best of Las Vegas? I hear you ask:

• Cheesecake Factory at Caesars – Now, who doesn’t LOVE cheesecake? Enough said :)
  
• Dunkin’ Donuts – I had never had Dunkin’ Donuts before and they are all over Vegas, so I decided to try one along with their signature coffees. I ate in style, and dunked the donut in the coffee whilst eating it – sounds disgusting right but I wanted to try it! :) The donut sucked up so much of the milky coffee with each dunk, it”™s terrific, quite a pleasant novelty. Plus I was impressed the donut wasn’t too overly sweet and greasy.
  
• Buffet at The Bellagio – See my previous blog post: The Buffet at Bellagio
  
• Bellagio – Jean Philippe Patisserie – See my previous blog post: Jean Philippe Patisserie
  
• Caesars – Trevi Italian – While hungry and wandering through Caesar’s Palace we ended up eating a late lunch here. The waiter we had was an absolute gem! From the menu we ordered, a Chicken Caesar – roasted chicken and crisp romaine tossed in a Caesar dressing 15.95, and a chicken Marinato – Roasted chicken, pancetta, roasted garlic, spinach and mozzarella 13.95

Life’s one big Food Adventure!
So there you have it. Where ever you go – whether it’s abroad, in your local area, visiting a new city or town there will always be a food exploring adventure to enjoy! This weekend I’m at a friend’s wedding in Shropshire at the beautiful Iscoyd Park, I’ve never been down here before and no doubt I’ll have another amazing food tale to tell – I’m looking forward to seeing their wedding cake! (very excited). Look out for my food photos on Instagram (MissieCindz) and Pinterest – under the board ‘Food Stalker’.

Missie Cindz Visits Las Vegas. The End.

{Photos by Cindy Cheung}

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