I am dubious of Las Vegas and all its glory; I find the glitzy veneer and sensory overload to be too much for the curmudgeon in me. I'm especially dubious of restaurants associated with celebrities and, likewise, celebrity chefs. So imagine my dismay when our team went to Batali's B&BB&B after the tradeshow.. it screams antithetical screams of GOURMET BURGERS! FANCY FRIES! And TWELVE-DOLLAR MILKSHAKE! Well... I'm ashamed to admit it but the food was really good here. Not a single complaint amongst the four of us, even the guy who got the $9 milkshake.
The Morning After was a fried egg burger with truffle aioli and frisse. (Aren't these the ingredients of a $50 plate?) The burger was juicy, the fried egg fried to perfection - the warm yolk mixing with the aioli, the cheese an excellent counterpoint to the frisse, and the bun keeping it all together into a lovely sandwich.
I still can't believe I'm writing a glowing review of a douche-magnet of a restaurant with Mario Batali's name.