Amore Patisserie - Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas City Center (CLOSED)

Amore Patisserie - Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas City Center (CLOSED)

Mandarin Oriental  

Amore Patisserie, located outside Mandarin Oriental hotel, Las Vegas City Center. It's also behind the CVS next to Monte Carlo.

Here, you can buy gelato/Ice cream, also pastries, and coffee drinks. Staff here were all so friendly and nice. Because this is located at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, of course everything is pricey, but if you are here, you should try it out at least once. It's really good.


































































These and the next picture are the only pastries they have. Prices are $5-$8 each. Yes, they are pricey, but they all really looked good.


























I tasted green tea and watermelon. Watermelon was so tasty and really refreshes your mouth. I wanted to buy it, but it's $8 for 9oz cup. Too expensive.














Somebody else's gelato














Here's what we got. Each one was $6. They smelled so good and they were delicious.
One was raspberry and custard inside, other one was like bear claw.








































half custard, half raspberry jam













Big Colgate toothpaste tube on CVS wall














Rating (food): 5 / 5
Rating (service): 5 / 5
Repeat: Yes

Amore Patisserie
(702) 590-8888
Daily 10am-6:30pm

http://www.mandarinoriental.com/lasvegas/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/amore-patisserie-las-vegas

Las Vegas pics, Dec. 2009

Las Vegas pics, Dec. 2009

las vegas  

Pics from last week in Las Vegas.


















































































































balloon in the sky restaurant














at the M Resort



















at the M Resort





















































at the M Resort














New largest Korean supermarket in Vegas, "Greenland". (It's in Chinatown, about 5 minutes from T.I.). It's almost the same size as Galleria or any Korean supermarket in L.A. Also only 1 or 2 food court places open so far.














Las Vegas marathon. People started screaming around 6 am and I couldn't sleep until 10 am.















Zeus newest version (top) and Stargate (bottom).

Beau Monde and Chipotle Chili challenge

Beau Monde and Chipotle Chili challenge

cooking  

I recently received these spices, and I wasn't sure what I was gonna make so I made these.

Beau Monde has a strong celery smell. Ingredients: salt, dextrose, onion, celery seed, and silicon dioxide.













I made bacon-wrapped shrimp, some with Chipotle Chili spice, and some with Beau Monde spice.

All you need is:
lard, bacon, shrimp, and spices.

Before I started cooking, I cleaned the shrimp with cornstarch and sake to remove some fishy smells. Then I heated a cast iron skillet. Once skillet is heated, add the lard. Meanwhile, I seasoned shrimps with spices (Beau Monde and Chipotle Chili), then wrapped with bacon. Just don't season with too much Chipotle Chili, or it's gonna be too spicy. Cook until done.








































This is potato tacos. Basically, we had leftover (cooked) potatoes and corn tortillas. All you do is cut potatoes, season with Chipotle Chili, place potatoes and a little bit cheese on tortillas, and cook in skillet until cheese is melted. That's it.

Planet Hollywood - Spice Market Buffet

Planet Hollywood - Spice Market Buffet

Planet Hollywood  

Last week, we were in Vegas and we were not planning to eat at Planet Hollywood at all. We came here to play slots, but we didn't bring our players club card, so we went to the players club to get the cards. At the same time, they gave us a coupon book, including 2 free buffets if you earn 100 points. So we earned the points and got 2 free buffets. This was Sunday lunch, and normally it costs $22.99 a person.

We were hungry and we liked the first couple of plates. But then around 3-4 plates later, I started realizing how bad the food was. I liked the Indian food here, such as chicken tikka, curry, and rice with almond and raisin, but that's all I liked.

I ordered orange juice and it was cheap quality.

Our server did a good job, we didn't have any finished plates stacked on the table while we were there for 2 hours.


Indinan / Middle Eastern food




























salad














made-to-order crepe














rolled up fish with stuffed crabmeat (not delicious), watery jambalaya (awful), popcorn shrimp (too spicy), salmon, and shrimp (had fishy smell)










































This Asian section was so empty while we were there. Nobody was getting food. It all looked pretty dry and nasty.














Italian














dessert
Flan was too hard. All other stuff wasn't so good either.














Dry. Not delicious. Can't eat.































































Rating (food): 2.8 / 5
Rating (service): 4 / 5
Repeat: rather No


Monday – Friday Breakfast: 7am to 10:30am
Lunch: 11am to 3pm
Dinner: 4pm to 10pm
Saturday & Sunday Breakfast: 7am to 10:30am
Weekend Brunch: 11am to 3pm
Dinner: 4pm to 10pm

702-785-5555

http://www.planethollywoodresort.com/din_spice_market_buffet.php

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-spice-market-buffet-las-vegas

New fast food menu for the holidays

New fast food menu for the holidays

 

KFC introduces 395-calorie meal for $3.95.
The meal includes a Kentucky Grilled Chicken drumstick and thigh, green beans and mashed potatoes and gravy, all for just $3.95.

http://www.kfc.com/






















"The holidays have arrived and with them come Krispy Kreme's classic favorites as well as some new tasty flavors. Back by popular demand, you can indulge in our mouth-watering Snowman doughnuts. Each is covered in white icing and topped with that familiar cute face and buttons down the front. In addition, we have an assortment of Pumpkin Spice Cake, Chocolate Iced Glazed doughnuts with Christmas Sprinkles and White Iced Glazed doughnuts with Red & Green Drizzles. We'll also have Wreath doughnuts with green icing and a bow as well as Gingerbread Crunch doughnuts, Original Glazed doughnuts dipped in white icing and topped with gingerbread crunch."

They're also giving away holiday gift tags again this year. New designs with coupons on the back for a free doughnut. You get 12 free with any dozen doughnuts you buy!
http://krispykreme.com/






















Dunkin Donuts introduces new Peppermint Mocha Latte made with 100% Fair Trade Certified espresso beans and new Chocolate Mint donut.

https://www.dunkindonuts.com/Default.aspx




















Challenge Dairy is having a sweepstakes. Enter for a chance to win a 7-day/6-night trip for 4 people to the Mountain Sky Guest Ranch in Montana’s Paradise Valley, just North of Yellowstone National Park.

http://www.challengedairy.com/