This is going to be the first of many amazing posting's about our adventures in Las Vegas. I've been going to Vegas for the past six years and I've been so fortunate to have dined and explored the worlds best Chef's. From Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Laggasse, Bobby Flay, Tom Colicchio, Michael Mina, Todd English and the king Joel Robuchon.....
We arrived in Vegas around 10am and after unpacking and due to the time change we all found ourselves very hungry and thirsty. Being surrounded by so many choice restaurants one doesn't just grab a cab and visit the In & Out Burger for a quick lunch, we're not animals. Located in the Piazza within the Venetian you will find many different great venues. This time we chose Canaletto. Whenever in Vegas you must go to the Venetian and make it a point of dining in the Piazza, every table makes you feel like your outside on a clear and beautiful day overlooking the Grand Canal as the gondolas are passing you by.
As I sat down with my two dining companions, "Dirk Diggler" and "Connie Corleone" we ordered a bottle of wine. As for our food selections we started off with a margherita pizza and destroyed the first bottle. We called "garconie" over for another bottle, hoping to finally crack a smile and Dirk's face, and picked three more dishes for us all to share. I highly recommend the following items, the Venezia Antica, (risotto with asparagus, saffron, and chicken breast), Cozze alla Marinara, (mediterrancan mussels with garlic, peperoncino baked in a spicy marinara sauce) and then the Tagliatelle Alla Castellana, (pasta ribbons tossed with pork tenderloin, bacon, shiitake mushrooms with smoked mozzarella and a bechamel and tomato sauce) OMG!!!! Good....
We always set up an agenda and make reservations for dinners because it's not an easy task at times with some of the places we like to visit but for lunches we don't make plans, main reason... "Kar nee vall!!" Carnival Bar located at Harrahs, but that's another story and can't be shared (remember what they say about Vegas). Canaletto was great from the moment we sat down....
Thank you, The Spaniard
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