Another quick trip to Vegas report

Ate at Fiamma for the second time, the first being eleven years ago. No more freebies (cheese and Frito misto served first and complimentary Lemoncello after the meal). The food was very good, as was the service, but despite that, there was really nothing that stood out and left us pining for more.

Night two brought us to Twist for our first time. Several times over the past year or so we thought we'd finally make it there, but was then deterred for one reason or another. The current menu sounded good, so off we went. This was a stellar meal from beginning to end. The room is beautiful, the view outstanding, and the food exceptional. The service was polished yet informal. We felt there was value to the menu and pricing. We did add one course to the current tasting menu as I can never resist an interesting egg dish and this one did not disappoint.

An early dinner at Lago one night to use the food and beverage comp from the Bellagio. This was my second time here and my husband's first. We both enjoyed the six different dishes we ordered. Of those, the mushrooms were nothing special, but oh, that octopus and fregola in squid ink was divine. We also shared the gnocchi, eggplant pizza, stuffed calamari with shrimp, and short ribs. The short ribs did not look very appealing but they were just fine as the sauce they were drizzled with was quite yummy. There are some interesting craft cocktails made here, as well.

Our last meal out was a breakfast at Hexx as I had a groupon from there to use. We ordered two of the three new menu items, the corned beef hash (very interesting recipe and beautiful to look at) and the Johnny cakes. The Johnny cakes were not inundated with corn as I would have preferred, plus there was a huge glob of maple butter on top with candied bacon stuck in. There was way too much butter which killed the joy in eating the bacon. Serving the butter on the side would have improved the dish immeasurably to me. The maple jalapeño syrup was good but could have used a bit more heat. They, too, have some interesting cocktails. Prices are high plus they carry the dreaded 4% strip (rip off imho) surcharge, so having a groupon helps considerably.