This Mario Batali mostly antipasti restaurant in the Venetian was the other sparkling culinary star of my stay (the other being Aquaknox).
Set amidst the blue "sky" in the Square part of the Venetian, Enoteca serves delicious small plates of salads, vegetables, fried yummies, meats (I did not partake in the meat portion of the menu) and seafood, with pastas and pizzas and entrees, as well.
The pasta I had was OK -- really it was the stellar antipasti dishes that made me fall in love with this place.
The sweet and sour beets were amazing. I loved it with the Lentils Toscana. And I had the most incredible cheese plate here -- they serve it with three different "sauces": brandied cherry, fennel honey and another one I can't remember, dammit! Mmmm!!!! Heavenly!!!
I don't usually go for the cheese plate in restaurants because I think, "Hey I could easily eat this at home". But not at Enoteca - those liquid accompaniments were so delectable and interesting and nuanced that I actually came back another day and ordered it again!
The only down side - incredibly annoying opera singers belting out their songs while mic'd) 50 feet away.