Showing posts with label Bouchon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bouchon. Show all posts

Monday, July 30, 2012

Breakfast in Vegas


I don't always go out for a nice breakfast while on vacation.  Sometimes grabbing a quick bite from a deli is sufficient, but other times I want a sit down breakfast.  Since Vegas is not New York, and the convenience of delis is nonexistent, we enjoyed sit down breakfasts each day in Las Vegas.

The first breakfast was included in our cheap booking (we got a $50 credit for food or drink in the hotel, and tickets to a show - good seats too).  We chose to check out the hotel buffet.  It was huge and offered breakfast foods, lunch foods, pasta, pizza, meats, Mexican dishes, Chinese food etc..  I had 2 plates:

 

The next day we went down to Fremont Street and ate at a popular restaurant called Hash House a Go Go in The Plaza hotel.  This restaurant is known for it's massive portions, and was featured on Man vs. Food.


I had the meatloaf hash.  Mmmmm, it was fabulous!  I skipped the biscuit, but ate both eggs and about 1/3 of the meatloaf/potato/veggie mixture.

Our next breakfast was enjoyed at Thomas Keller's Bouchon I ordered my eggs soft poached and they were the most perfectly poached eggs I have ever had.  I was very impressed.


We sipped mimosas and coffee and finished the meal with a chocolate croissant.


Most of these breakfasts were actually lunch as they were eaten at noon, or even later.  Ahhh, vacation.


Do you sit down for full breakfasts on vacation, or are you more likely to just run to a coffee shop or deli and grab something to-go?  How do you like your eggs cooked?


Sunday, September 25, 2011

Whirlwind Vegas Weekend (Part 3)

Last weekend the hubby and I (and our friends from California) ate at Thomas Keller's Bouchon in the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas.

 

We had a lovely outdoor seat with a great view.


There were plenty of carbs to go around, each one better than the last (which was hard to believe).  I only nibbled a bit because I was saving room for my main course:

 

I ordered something I have been wanting to try for about a year - a Croque Madame.  It is a hot ham and cheese sandwich topped with a fried egg and Bechamel sauce.  


It was HUGE, and came with a ridiculous pile of fries that I barely made a dent into.  Unfortunately the sandwich did not live up to my expectations.  
I think it would be better made at home, with less meat, and grilled bread.

Have you ever had a Croque Madame sandwich? 
Was there ever a food/dish that you were dying to try for a long time, and when you finally did, you were disappointed?