You know you’re in Vegas when Mario Batali is more powerful than Caesar himself. Seriously, look at this! You turn a corner and there he is, waiting for you, with a pair of his orange Crocs!
Good thing that all his restaurants are pretty legit; otherwise Maya and I would be picking up an overpriced Chinese food at a food court at some sorry mall. And this place lived up to the reputation of Babbo of the West.
Appetizers: Complimentary chickpeas on toast, Warm Lamb’s Tongue, and Grilled Octopus.
Main Course: Seafood pasta and roasted Brussel sprouts
Dessert: Spiced Almond “Tronchetto”and I forgot the name of the other one 😛
B&B Ristorante
At the Venetian
Lavender and OliVE 
His restaurants are amazing. Always some of the best Italian in NYC… and looks like elsewhere too. Nice post.
Hi Allie / Chris!
I totally agree with you — I had the chance to visit Babbo in NYC and Osteria Mozza in LA, and now B&B in Vegas, and they are all great! He’s one celebrity chef I can really get behind!
I really like your blog! It’s so beautiful!
Hirono