By Mike, on June 2nd, 2010
Boo hiss to this piss poor economy making street food the cuisine of choice when times are tough. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a burger, pizza and taco as much as the next guy, but Las Vegas has taken a sharp turn towards the beer budget crowd and has had some significant casualties along [...]
By Mike, on April 12th, 2010
Food and Wine Magazine
Food and Wine Magazine recently gave a nod to CityCenter in its “Go List” of the 100 Best New Food & Drink Experiences. With a whole slew of categories featuring eating and drinking establishments from all over the globe, CityCenter was in the “amazing new food megaplexes” section. While the “CityCenter” [...]
By Mike, on March 5th, 2010
I thought the picture was going to come out better than it did considering the iPhone friendly bright light of the dining space, but the elegant orange caviar (salmon?), creaminess of the wasabi aioli and golden brown of a perfect prawn tempura of the Wasabi Prawn from MOzen Bistro at the Mandarin Oriental proved to [...]
By Mike, on March 4th, 2010
Hot off the heels of our (why do I always say “our”? I wrote the damn thing!) last post which was about delicious tortured, grotesquely altered duck and goose livers, I thought I’d follow up with another surefire winner with PETA; the face ripped off a baby cow over pasta, a.k.a. – the Spaghetti with [...]
By Mike, on March 1st, 2010
Silk Road at Vdara
News coming out of CityCenter that they have their first victim in Chef Martin Heierling’s Silk Road. Thankfully, it’s just a flesh wound. Effective today (March 1), Vdara’s only restaurant will no longer be offering dinner service, but will still offer breakfast and lunch with new hours of operation going from [...]
By Mike, on February 11th, 2010
By far, the main attraction at CityCenter (some would say only attraction) are the restaurants. A stellar collection of places to eat, each of the individual buildings that comprise CityCenter has an eatery to go to that is worth dealing with the ongoing valet / parking situation there. The Crystals mall has had a bunch [...]
By Mike, on February 3rd, 2010
One of the restaurants I was anticipating the most at CityCenter was Shawn McClain’s first Vegas outpost in Sage in the Aria resort. Knowing of Chef McClain’s dedication to locally grown, sustainable organic foods, I couldn’t wait to see what masterful things he does with the ingredients. However, my great expectations were somewhat disappointed as [...]
By Mike, on January 22nd, 2010
In our 2nd installment of poorly framed, poorly lighted, disgraceful snapshots of delicious eats, I present to you the Spice Rubbed Kobe Flat Iron Steak from Silk Road at Vdara.
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Silk Road
Vdara Hotel & Spa
2600 W. Harmon Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 590-2111
http://www.vdara.com/amenities/silk-road-restaurant.aspx
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Mike Dobranski is a professional musician, amateur blogger, eater of good food, poker junkie, master [...]
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