[Vegas Uncorked 2009]

So I can pay $175 to cook my own food at Vegas Uncorked? Oh, right, it's the "experience" of cooking with the pros that you are paying for. I'll go for the ones where I pay the same and don't have to work to eat. I can work for my food any day. Looks like a great event though, hope to see you there Russell.

[Fear and Lotus in Las Vegas - Asian dining]

For once, I took no notes and very few pictures -- preferring to enjoy the company and the food without making it a research project (I left that to my companions) -- but FYI: the tuna tartare with cumin at Lotus is called "koi soi," and it's equally good with raw beef -- although Chutima spices it much more agressively then.

And BTW: Although I fully admit to not being gorgeous (and having a girlfriend {The Food Gal} who is ), let the record reflect that all of my ex-wives considered me to be so at one time or another.

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Without heading off into a discussion of Johns ex-wives' taste, I would be jealous if not for my lunchtime Lotus fix on Friday. I am glad you enjoyed what our little burg has to offer Mr. Shaw, and hope you come back again soon to delight in more of the not-so-commercial fare we have.