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(Champagne)
L'Amuse-bouche
Crab salad with caviar.
Appetizer
Him:Sea Urchin, octopus, and Spot prawn in a seaweed gelee.
Her:Sea scallop a la plancha with caviar resting in a kumquat sauce.
Soup
Him: Lettuce veloute with nutmeg and sweet onion foam.
Her:Vegetable consomme with soy bean on a shimeji royal.
(Chardonnay)
Seafood
Him: Turbot filet, octopus with lemon grass, baby leek and artichoke.
Her: Spiny lobster in a sake broth, turnip and shiso sprouts.
(Bordeaux)
Meat
Him: Braised veal cheeks with Thai herbs, green curry and crunchy vegetables.
Her: Duck and seared foie gras with sweet and sour fall vegetables, grapefruit zest and roasted black pepper.
Cheese
Undocumented amid the ecstasy, he chose 4, she chose 3.
Dessert
Him: Melting Araguani chocolate refreshed with a hint of peppermint.
Her: A pearl of pate a choux, Tahitian vanilla cream with fresh raspberry.
(Espresso)
Mignardises.
Exquisite. The finest of fine dining. In my top 3 meals ever. My favorite dish was my appetizer. It was like sushi in seaweed jelly. It sounds terrible but it was unbelievable. Mind-blowing fresh seafood. I loved the cheese trolley. Every kind of cheese I ever wanted.
Service was perfect at every step. We let the sommelier choose 2 half bottles of French wine for us, one white, one red. He was right on with his selections. He chose a chardonnay that was minerally and not too creamy, something I wouldn't have chosen if I had tasted it on its own. But with the seafood course it was spot on. That's why he's the expert.
If you're not staying at MGM take advantage of the free limo service and see how the high rollers live for an evening. Arrive through the secluded Mansion entrance and be escorted through the inner sanctum of the whales. Even if you are staying at MGM take a cab down the strip and use the limo anyway to get the full lux experience.
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