Off to Las Vegas!

Fresh from a trip to the bright lights of New York City, I spend a day at home and just like that I’m off to more bright lights on the Vegas Strip.  So I had hinted on my last post that RATIONAL USA was on the verge of a “launch” that I have been a part of the team for.  So the cat is outta thte bag now, and we have released a new version of the Self Cooking Center combi-oven.  I will post about some of the details next week.   A part of this release is our Launch Event which was being held at the Palms Resort and Casino.  

When your company reserves 200+ rooms in the hotel, getting on a VIP list is pretty easy.  So we spent a couple nights up in Playboy VIP Club as well as Ghost Bar (smelled like puke and there were like 8 million people in there because DJ Pauly D was spinning, only spent a few minutes in there until we changed venues), and Moon.  Playboy was awesome and mellow, with couches and bunnies.  Moon was crazy and we danced until they shut it down.  Here’s the view from the deck

After our product release event, we had all worked hard and needed some “make a li’l fun” time… So 20 of us hopped in this stretch hummer and headed to the Venetian for some dinner.  After a terrifying 30 minutes of being trapped in an elevator, we were set free and on our way up to Bouchon for dinner  Getting a reservation for 20 on a Saturday night here is not easy, but they have 4 RATIONAL combi’s in their kitchen and happily accommodated our party.  I apologize for how terrible these pictures are, I don’t know what my problem was.  The pictures don’t do the quality of the food justice…   I love that you can expect perfection here.  Doesn’t matter what you order, you know everything from food to service to beverages, are all going to be perfect. 

So we started off with a couple massive platters of shrimp and oysters.  Ever wonder what a $55 tub of pure foie gras looks like?  Here it is.  Holy Ballz this stuff is the best.  I tried to take the leftovers of the 3 jars we had home to smear it all over my body in the privacy of my room, but the server wouldn’t allow it.  More appetizers land at our table.  Duck Confit  Brandade Fritters   Salmon Rillette  Charcuterie Board    For my entrée I had the Blanquette De Lotte (monkfish with lobster spaetzle)  take a gander and take a guess if was edible.  Others near me had the Truite Amandine  and the Gigot D’Agneau

One Perfect Dinner In Las Vegas…  Time to drink, dance, party, gamble