The Philippine Star

I ate my way around Las Vegas

- By LAI S. REYES

Eating one’s way around Vegas is no easy task. It takes a huge appetite and a generous host to cover the cost. Still, the toughest part is staying hungry enough to sample all the dishes that bear the stamp of the geniuses of the culinary world.

tea whisks float above the private dining

“It’s the first time in the history of the

family member can savor as many flavors,

Nobu Caesars Palace is also the first teppanyaki teppanyaki

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tery and silky fish, which has been cloned

Nobu: The Cook

is pretty confident that even if readers followed the recipe

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ing, Italian marble floor, antique furniture, and fine silverware)

a little. The meat becomes tender and more flavorful.”

by Neve as having the “deep flavors of blue cheese and truffles. Unfortunat­ely, the eight-month-old steak

sort Hotel Casino has definitely raised the bar for fine dining in the US. The Avery turn-of-the-century-style light fixtures, oak flooring, white tablecloth­s, and nicely dining area. The flooring is comprised of

market, flies daily to Las Vegas via Narita,

 ??  ?? Las Vegas is the host city for this year’s Internatio­nal Pow Wow, the biggest trade show of its kind devoted to anything and everything about travel to the US.
Las Vegas is the host city for this year’s Internatio­nal Pow Wow, the biggest trade show of its kind devoted to anything and everything about travel to the US.
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 ??  ?? Roger Dow, US Travel Associatio­n president, announced that travel to the US is surging again during the Internatio­nal Pow Wow 2013 held in Las Vegas.
Roger Dow, US Travel Associatio­n president, announced that travel to the US is surging again during the Internatio­nal Pow Wow 2013 held in Las Vegas.
 ??  ?? Dining at Nobu: Chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa’s signature dish black cod with miso tops the menu of Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace.
Dining at Nobu: Chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa’s signature dish black cod with miso tops the menu of Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace.
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 ??  ?? Designed by David Rockwell, Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace is the ideal destinatio­n to be seen at and socialize.
Designed by David Rockwell, Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace is the ideal destinatio­n to be seen at and socialize.
 ??  ?? A Cut above the rest: Wolfgang Puck’s Cut restaurant at The Palazzo offers Australian and Japanese Wagyu steaks.
A Cut above the rest: Wolfgang Puck’s Cut restaurant at The Palazzo offers Australian and Japanese Wagyu steaks.
 ??  ?? Carnevino, which takes pride in its dry-aged steaks, is named as one of the best steakhouse­s in the US.
Carnevino, which takes pride in its dry-aged steaks, is named as one of the best steakhouse­s in the US.
 ??  ?? Wolfgang and I: The author Lai Reyes with “Wolfgang Puck” Madame Tussad’s Las Vegas
Wolfgang and I: The author Lai Reyes with “Wolfgang Puck” Madame Tussad’s Las Vegas
 ??  ?? Bryan Shinohara, general manager, Nobu Hotel
Bryan Shinohara, general manager, Nobu Hotel
 ??  ?? Cut by Wolfgang Puck doesn’t have the look and feel of a traditiona­l steakhouse.
Cut by Wolfgang Puck doesn’t have the look and feel of a traditiona­l steakhouse.
 ??  ?? Jason Neve, culinary director of Carnevino
Jason Neve, culinary director of Carnevino
 ??  ?? Steak your
claim: Carnevino’s
classic Florentine Porterhous­e
for two
Steak your claim: Carnevino’s classic Florentine Porterhous­e for two
 ??  ?? Molto Mario: Chef and restaurate­ur Mario Batali knows his beef.
Molto Mario: Chef and restaurate­ur Mario Batali knows his beef.
 ??  ?? Beef, beef: Nobu’s Kobe beef new style sashimi
Beef, beef: Nobu’s Kobe beef new style sashimi
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