NYC Tastes

Okay..where I left you last was our Room Service meal, which really improved our health and well being :) I spent the rest of the day at the pool while Mr. T did a little bit of work from the room. We wanted to go out for a nice dinner that night but I was having trouble choosing. I mean every good place in Vegas has a place in NYC!!  Robuchon, Craft, Nobu...I had no idea what to do. Which is why we ended up at Yellowtail inside our hotel. The omakase on their menu looked fantastic so we decided to try it out. Unfortunately, as I told you in my first trip post, the food was not very good.For an expensive place, I have to say I've had better sushi at Whole Foods! All of the plates had strange combinations which just didn't work and the quality of the food was just a little below average. It seemed like a place that was really trying to find itself but lacked the money to get the high quality produce it needed. Then some things were just downright weird. When the dessert came ...

Okay I already gave a quick rundown of some Vegas stuff so I'm going to skip over Day One since we really didn't do much and basically just felt crazy from the whole trip getting there. We basically checked in, did some gambling in the hotel and just grabbed some food there. The next morning we woke up ready for a day of relaxation and fun.  We started out by heading to the hotel pool where we meet up with my friend from college, Catfish. (Not his real name and the story is way too long to tell but we'll be calling him Catfish) The hotel pool was absolutely stunning.  There were actually 5 pools situated in the large courtyard. One large and four smaller pools that had beautiful fountains in the middle. We grabbed some chairs and hung out by the pool for a few hours.  I was on vacation so I felt the need to have a strawberry daiquiri that probably filled my calorie quota for the day but hey...its vacation. The daiquiri was awesome! One of the best I have e...

So we're back and I feel a little crazy so this is going to be a short post. We had SO much fun on our trip and have SO many great pics. I hope tomorrow I can get around to showing some. We have the day off so it's a big possibility. Quickly though...three things...two great, one scary, One great.. The nutella crepe from the chocolatire in our hotel John Philippe. Yumm!!!!SO good no wonder the line was 10 miles long but worth it. Two the view from our dinner at Yellowtail in our hotel the Bellagio. Unfortunately the food was hot garbage. (really it wasn't very good) But the view was Spectacular!! We got to see all of the Bellagio fountain shows and it was actually quite romantic. Three... The decor in Jack in the Box... Scary!!! The whole place was!! And the food was so bad we couldn't even eat it. In-and-Out and Carl's were ten time better. But that's for tomorrow's post. Till then...

Okay so I recently had a FABULOUS trip back to my hometown where I saw wonderful family and friends and just had a fantastic time in general. During this trip I ate some awesome pizza topped with bacon, goat cheese and spinach. The crust was ultra thin, crispy and there was a lot of garlicky goodness....Need I say more? I also experienced the largest burger I have ever seen in my life!!! No Really!! This thing was gigantic!! Easily big enough for two people, possibly three. My friend at the whole damn thing. Fries Included. Awesome. I also pet a llama: (This is the actual Llama) And did this all drinking tons of wonderful red wine!!! Whew!!! And that was all just one day of my trip! (BTW the restaurant was Tantalus) The first night in I actually went to a fantastic dinner at a place in Buffalo called Tempo. But that's for another day's review when llamas aren't involved! I'm off tomo...

Going out to lunch by myself is something I really enjoy doing. I find it sort of...therapeutic I guess. Unfortunately I usually work right through my lunch break so it's a rare occasion when I can actually go out and enjoy a leisurely lunch. Well today I did. I was feeling a little bit overwhelmed I guess and felt like I needed a little time alone. So I took a half day of work and walked into SOHO to find a place in the sun to enjoy lunch. I was craving a fish sandwich of some sort and went right to Spring Street Natural where I had enjoyed one before. Unfortunately they only had 2 tables set up outside and they were already filled. I decided to head west and see if I could find any other outdoor spots. Well I ended up walking all the way across to 6th avenue to an old standby Aquagrill. I've been to Aquagrill a bunch of times for dinner or just some oysters and drinks, but this was my first time at lunch. I was surprised to see the inside dining room virtually empty! Quite a...

I'm off to Buffalo for a quick weekend trip..Then it's back to NYC for 3 days and then off to VEGAS!!!!! It will be a busy (fun) week- I'll try to post in between, but in the meantime wish me and Jetblue good luck! Here's a picture of some Crispy Taro Root Shrimp from Chinatown Brasserie we had not so long ago. Just to keep you drooling and hooked on food for a while:)

We were aching for a good burger the other night but one look at the Shake Shack cam told us the line would be at least an hour. Neither of us felt like cooking either so...we headed to the computer and checked out seamlessweb. Mr. T and I order in a LOT! Too much honestly. We have started to become sick of our options because we always choose the same stuff. Well as I was scrolling through the choices I ran across Jackson Hole. The picture on the website looked like a pretty good burger and I was starving! So we placed our order. About a half hour later this mammoth mound of meat arrived at my door. Whoa!! This burger really was huge! I was impressed by the juicy looking exterior and wonderful smell as I opened the bag. Unfortunately the burger didn't end up tasting as good as it looked and smelled. The first problem was the temperture. Had ordered medium rare and this baby was cooked all the way though. Because of this, the inside was a little dry and not nearly as moist and fla...