The new Mario Batali restaurant in the venetian, much more casual than B&B, yet still very cozy and gorgeous. They are conscious about keeping it portion controlled, so i didn't get too full, which was good. We had the carne grande appetizer, which was 5 different italian handmade meats (such as prosciutto and finocchiona) and different cheeses such as parmigiano and gorgonzola. Very good, very light. They brought apricots to add on and made it extra tasty. Also had a margherita pizza and a pennette pasta with eggplant. All quite good. For dessert, try the salted caramel gelato...after the strange initial salt burst, it's a nice taste (if you can get past salt on gelato).
on a side note - the menu is in italian and the staff is more than happy to explain everything to you. Our waiter explained everything to us and was extremly helpful and courteous...check this place out when you need a light lunch!