Iron Chef trip report - complete with Iris sighting

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Brad L, Death Donkey, Prevaricator and I went to diner at B&B, Iron Chef Mario Batali's newest gourmet heaven at the Venetian which opened last month. In this crowd I am the small stakes fish, but I still scored a home run in picking the restauraunt. All of us agreed it was the best meal we have had in Vegas - and thats a HUGE statement to make.

5 courses. 2 bottles of wine. Goat cheese truffles, grilled octopus, prosciutto, ravioli with mint and veal (little mint hearts I think they called it), beef cheek raviolini, tagliotelli w/butter sauce & shaved black truffles, veal chop, squab, the best rib-eye for two I ever recall having (the steak killed eve Delmonico's next door!), the 9-cheese plate, ricotta bobollini w/ chocolate dipping sauce, espresso chip gelatto, Tahitian vanilla bean flan, blueberry/vanilla bean ice cream mix, and our collective favorite - caramel gelato w/shaved salt (f'n amazing!). We generally let the waiter order for us, he never missed (except for the deserts, we chose better than he did), and we stuck with the restauraunt co-owner's home grown vineyard for vino (a Super Tuscan Cabernet Franc blend, it was so yummy I wish i remembered the name!). This amazing 5 course trip through gourmet heaven was exactly 200/head - a steal for a meal of this caliber! If your a foodie, this is the must-visit place to eat at in Vegas now!

As we are are polishing off the deserts Chris nearly jumps out of his seat when he notices Iris is sitting across the room facing us. You could hear her froggy voice like a knife cutting through the blubber of a beached whale, there she was in all her glory. We sat in total awe as she announced to the waiter "I'm Iris, I can always be found at Commerce winning in the 40/80 or 60/120 hold'em games. I'm a professional poker player".

Iris - you truly made the desert something special.

PS - for more good diner stories with Prevericator and Brad L be sure to read Prevericator's blog, July 27th @ Gaetano's.

[chao22mien]

geez...was that over 3 trips or 1...lol

[Rick Nebiolo]

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"I'm Iris, I can always be found at Commerce winning in the 40/80 or 60/120 hold'em games. I'm a professional poker player".

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I didn't realize she was just another "trust fund pro". [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

~ Rick

[*TT*]

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geez...was that over 3 trips or 1...lol

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One of course, and boy did we eat well!

[Prevaricator]

this meal was really amazing. prob top 1 or 2 meals ive had so far in vegas.

TT you forgot to mention the part about you hitting on the old ladies sitting next to us, lol.

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TT you forgot to mention the part about you hitting on the old ladies sitting next to us, lol.

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I hit on all the females. ALL the females [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Did you notice I got digits? So sick. Remember they recommended the bombollinos, they came in handy after all.

Glad we know each other recently, next time I need a wingman I know who to call [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[RR]

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TT you forgot to mention the part about you hitting on the old ladies sitting next to us, lol.

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I hit on all the females. ALL the females [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Did you notice I got digits? So sick. Remember they recommended the bombollinos, they came in handy after all.

Glad we know each other recently, next time I need a wingman I know who to call [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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I want to know if he was brave enough to hit on Iris.

[*TT*]

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TT you forgot to mention the part about you hitting on the old ladies sitting next to us, lol.

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I hit on all the females. ALL the females [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Did you notice I got digits? So sick. Remember they recommended the bombollinos, they came in handy after all.

Glad we know each other recently, next time I need a wingman I know who to call [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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I want to know if he was brave enough to hit on Iris.

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She didn't get close enough, her migratory pattern didn't pass by our table.

And I am not that brave.

[mrkilla]

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TT you forgot to mention the part about you hitting on the old ladies sitting next to us, lol.

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I hit on all the females. ALL the females [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Did you notice I got digits? So sick. Remember they recommended the bombollinos, they came in handy after all.

Glad we know each other recently, next time I need a wingman I know who to call [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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I think hitting on older chicks is TT's MO ...

edit: we also can't forget TT is closer to 50 then he is to 20 now ;P

[Don Olney]

B&B is a good choice for a fine fair.
My guess from your wine choice is you had the Calabrone Rosso which is an excellent selection.