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| - A confession: I planned a trip to Vegas just so I could try this restaurant. I mean, it wasn't too big of a stretch because I love Vegas, hadn't been yet in 2014, and it's not that long of a drive. However, my love of José Andrés goes that deep (I mean, as a chef. You know.) So, yeah, I might be a little biased, but this was nothing short of fantastic.
We made a reservation for 9pm on a Monday and when we got there had to wait about 15 minutes to be seated because they were running behind. No big deal: new restaurant, I'm in no hurry. My husband and I got a couple of drinks and took in the sights. Soon after, it was time to be seated.
Now, I love steak, but I didn't come here to eat a big slab of cow. I came here to get a lot of different flavors, so that's what we did. After having our server crack open a nice bottle of Verdejo, we started with the cotton candy foie gras. I'll admit it: I was a little skeptical. Sometimes people seem to like the sweet and savory mixture better than me. But I'd heard so many good things I had to try it, and when I popped it into my mouth it was pure amazingness. (That's what she said?)
Next on the hit parade: a suckling pig sandwich. This was much larger than expected. (That's what she said...again?) Well flavored pork, a bit of mustard, and some truly wonderful bread: I'd love to have this for lunch every day. The buffalo-style bison carpaccio quickly followed, which was a really nice experience. One of those dishes where you really get the flavors in sections when you take a bite: first some wonderfully fresh bison, followed by the wonderful bite of blue cheese, with some great celery flavor at the end. From the description I was expecting something a bit spicier, but this was very good nonetheless.
Given how much José talks about his love of vegetables, we had to get a few while we were here. The piquillo peppers "confit" came out first. This was a deceptively simple presentation that really brought out the wonderful taste of the peppers. The highlight of the vegetables, though, were the roasted leeks that came out next. Perfect flavor with a hint of chipotle in the sauce. I've had dreams about these in the time since our trip.
The overall highlight of the meal, though, came out next: the tortilla sacromonte. When I first started reading the description I was like, "Omelet? Ehh..." but then I saw kidneys, sweatbreads, and bone marrow and I was like, "SOLD!" And it did the opposite of disappoint. Such wonderful rich flavors brought together by the egg (and the raw one on top, even!) I could have gotten a whole other order and I'm not sure it would have been enough.
And finally, our little dessert was the foie gras smores, because my husband is a bit of a smores fanatic. The fattyness of the foie gras, the delicious slightly melted marshmallow. It was (should I say it?) astonishing! A wonderful way to end the meal.
Was it expensive? Of course it was. Was it worth every penny? Absolutely. Do I want to go again right now? Definitely.
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