A LONG WEEKEND IN LAS VEGAS WITHOUT EVER LEAVING

THE WYNN AND ENCORE HOTELS

We’re sitting in our stunning apartment style suite, sipping on some Krug champagne that we just popped, and watching the soft golden rays of sun stream past the sheer curtains, casting the desert warmth across the elegant furniture.  It just doesn’t get better than this.

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The Montage Hotel Beverly Hills
225 North Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, California
Scarpetta
310. 860-7800

Joining with Scott Conant’s Scarpetta,

the Montage Hotel and restaurant opened its doors to a food selection that meandered in and out of the halls, the restaurant, the kitchen and outside by the garden.

The always friendly staff welcomed us and our friends who joined us today to an endless choice of cheeses (from the Beverly Hills Cheese Shop), meats, fish, pastries, breads and croissants, Conant’s world famous spaghetti,

shrimp and crab, French toast, pancakes, waffles, omelets, petit fours, champagne, juices, cafes, and the list goes on and on.

The restaurant was swarming with well-dressed kids and grown folks all enjoying an 80 degree day here in Beverly Hills.

In addition to a photo op with a very attractive Easter Bunny,

the kids (and some grown ups like the Dining Duo) enjoyed face painting and an egg roll on the hotel’s lawn.

Michael even joined in the fun with one of the Montage's really good sport, the handsome Matt.

Everything was absolutely mouthwatering, as always. We can hardly wait until next Easter, and we highly recommend you book for a delightful way to pass a holiday. By the way, we won’t wait for next year, there’s just way too much good stuff at Scarpetta’s for that!

We hope you all enjoyed a happy holiday, whatever you may celebrate.


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Coming Soon: The Dining Duo spends a long weekend in Las Vegas doing everything we enjoy, from luxuriating in a high end suite to dining at the best of the best and hanging at the pools; all without ever leaving the Wynn and Encore Hotels, THE address in Las Vegas.

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Our readers seem to feel that we just LOVE everywhere we go to dine; not true. We see ourselves as the "Casper the Ghost" of reviewers. We are the kind and gentle restaurant critics...most of the time. Our philosophy is to bring you new and wonderful generally high-end experiences in dining and hotels, not to trash places. However, every now and then we just can't help ourselves when it's genuinely earned, and in this case, we are bringing you the top 10 stinkers, well deserved and well earned. Enjoy and run for your lives!

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