Birthday Week Part 4: Fancy Food

I feel like all I did in Las Vegas was eat. I’m not complaining. Here’s our fancy birthday dinner in Bouchon, Thomas Keller’s French restaurant inside the Venetian.

This is what I got!! Excellent choice

This is what I got!! Excellent choice

It’s gnudi, which I thought would be like gnocchi, but SURPRISE it is even more delicious. Those are little bundles of pasta joy, filled with cheese and probably some other things, lovingly wrapped in a beautiful mushroom butter sauce.

This is Steven's

This is Steven’s

It was the pasta of the day! I forget what was in it because I was too busy concentrating on mine.

Also, dessert!!

YES BIRTHDAY BROWNIES

YES BIRTHDAY BROWNIES

BIRTHDAY STRAWBERRY SUNDAE!

BIRTHDAY STRAWBERRY SUNDAE!

We also had fancy tea at the Mandarin Oriental. I could try to describe to you what you’re looking at here, but I would fail:

Points for presentation

Points for presentation

The cone thing was a curry chicken salad with an Asian pear ball on top in some kind of sesame cone. It was kind of pretentious, but also delicious.

The desserts though

The desserts though

Oh yes. Give me all of this again.

Fancy Steven approves

Fancy Steven approves

"We're just going to have a snack"

“We’re just going to have a snack”

Just a snack

Just a snack

Next: ICE CREAM TASTING CHALLENGE
Previously: Cooking Class

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