Vegas Bob on Gourmet Dining in Las Vegas

Vegas Bob over at Twitter has a nice article about gourmet dining in Las Vegas, his home town:

http://www.gooddealtrips.com/deals-on-gourmet-eats-in-vegas.html/

For example look at all the options in the MGM Grand alone!

• At the MGM Grand:
• Joel Robuchon at the MGM Grand, with a AAA 5-diamond rating, offers a two course $109 Summer Tasting menu.
• L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon Summer Tasting Menu for $95 per person. For those that wish to dine early L’Unique is served until 6:45 PM for $49.
• Tom Colicchio’s Craftsteak offers its 3 course Summer Tasting Menu for $85 per person.
• Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill offers its 3 course Summer Tasting Menu for $45 per person.
• Nob Hill Tavern by Michael Mina also has a 3 course Summer Tasting Menu for $45 per person.
• Fiamma Trattoria & Bar has a 3 course Summer Tasting Menu for $45 per person and a 4 course version for $60 per person.
• Seablue’s 3 course Summer Tasting Menu is $49 per person.
• Shibuya’s 4 course Summer Tasting Menu is $59 per person.
• Pearl offers a 3 course Summer Tasting Menu at $45 per person.
• Diego offers a 2 course Summer Tasting Menu and includes a cocktail at $34 per person.

BBC and Lonely Planet on Las Vegas

Check out the BBC's mini guide to Las Vegas HERE. Although it was originally written by Lonely Planet, we're going to hope that this gives you something of a UK vision of a Las Vegas Vacation, partly because the UK vision is not going to be that different from any other. Incredible huge hotels, world class attractions, Cirque Shows, casinos, swimming pools, amazing dining, and more.

But wait... the article actually seems very thin and it suggests several "out of the way" places which in my opinion are the last place you want to be in Las Vegas (unless you live there and are sick of all the big cool places to go).

So, based on their odd vision of vegas I am recommending you keep reading Las Vegas blog posts here at LasVegas1.net to get a better feel for the city, and plan your trip accordingly. A mid week low cost suite at a big hotel like the Bellagio, Venetian, Wynn, etc. with some great dining and some poolside relaxation and a Cirque du Soleil Show will give you a trip to remember, and with current specials and pricing it won't even make a major dent in your wallet as long as you can show great restraint at the gambling tables or slots.

In the meantime we