'wichcraft

I've been a Top Chef fan for sometime now. It's probably my favorite show on TV these days; if it wasn't for this show I would have probably dropped my Satellite along time ago. Suffice it to say, I was very excited to try Tom Colicchio's sandwich shop 'wichcraft, which is a play on names after his very successful Craft restaurants as well as a more affordable shop for us "regulars" to enjoy. 

The interior of the place looked like Tom had hired Pink Berry's designer to do his makeover. Though you probably couldn't tell by the pictures I posted, everything was neon greens mixed with light wood. Honestly, great decor for yogurt but not so much for a sandwich shop.

The sandwiches were not all that great either. I ordered the slow roasted pork with red cabbage and jalepenos on a ciabatta roll. Sounds exquisitely tasty, right? Turns out not so much. The pork was dry and the only thing that had and flavor was the jalepenos.  

My wife for some odd reason my wife chose the egg concoction above. She was unimpressed and thought it was only slightly above an egg McMufffin. 

In The words of Mr. Colicchio, "The food just wasn't that good and it was not properly executed."

In the words of Top Chefs other host Padma, "Tom, please pack your knives and go."

Napoleon's Dueling Piano Bar- Paris

It's closing time

After attending Love and walking the strip we found our way to Napoleon's Dueling Piano Bar. Prior to our trip, I looked up Cigar Bars on the web and this seemed to be the main one. However, once we arrived in town I found a couple of others that were probably a little more focused on Cigars. Napoleon's had a nice comfortable atmosphere, but very limited on their cigar selection. The Dueling Pianos were entertaining but as far as a piano man taking request the best I have found thus far was in Memphis. The couple here played some descent songs, but when we requested Bob Seger they only knew one song and played a bad rendition of it. Still, I would probably comeback just because I liked the easy going atmosphere that was maintained in the hustle and bustle of Vegas.

Cirque Du Soleil's -Love

While in Las Vegas we went to see Cirque du soleil's LOVE. The show is centered around the Beatle's music and is a loose interpretation of the Beatle's biography from their early days to the band's breakup. 

We decided to wait until we got to Las Vegas to pick up tickets for a show. It was a gamble, but it paid off. I wasn't sure which Cirque show to see, but this was certainly at the top of my list. However, I thought I would see whichever show was being offered at a discount. Some of my co-workers had suggested checking out Tix 4 tonight. One of my co-workers had been to Vegas the week before and told me there was a couple of Cirque shows being offered, but to get there early. So immediately after we arrived at our Hotel we headed across the street to find some tickets. The line was building up and was already out the door. I was honestly surprised to see they were offering Love tickets at a whopping 40 percent discount (and yes! I checked the standard show rates prior online prior to purchasing tickets). So, we quickly snatched out seats up. 

The only thing I thought was a negative at the time of purchasing tickets was that the ticket agent showed me my seats and I thought they were really high up for the price I was paying. But when we entered the theater my worries were dispelled. We were only six rows behind the stage. Honestly, I think all the seats had a pretty descent view and we probably could have gotten away with purchasing cheaper seats. 

The show itself was... well, it was a Cirque show, so you know, it's was amazing. Very well thought out, visually stunning, whacky characters, and too top it off it it had Beatle's  music. What more could you ask for? My wife and I loved it. If there were not other Cirque shows in town to see then I would probably say I would go back again. But since this was our first Cirque experience, I will probably venture out to the other ones (when we come back in ten years). 

Pictures were not allowed in the Theater, but I snapped this quick pic on the way out.

Siegfeid and Roy Statue

This is the Siegfried and Roy Statue near the Mirage.

After looking at some of the photos on google, I'm beginning to think my last one of the lion eating my hand might have been in bad taste, but that's what happens when you try and pick a lions nose.

Paris

I don't know why I am posting these really, but my daughter had read a book about the Eiffel Tower around the time we were going to Vegas, so I told her that I was taking her mom to see it. Of course, my wife kept clarifying that it was only a replica.