New Years in Vegas 2011
I am kicking off of my first blog post of 2011, with a look into Sin City otherwise known as Las Vegas. I mean why not start off the New Year with a bang, by now I think everyone has seen the movie the Hangover my trip (believe you me) was nowhere close to that but it was a good time. I almost “lost my shirt” but not my pants. First stop was to the hotel. I checked into The Mirage on December 30 located on the world famous strip, located across from the Venetian, next to Ceasars Palace. Due to arriving Vegas a little late in the day, it was time to find food.
Dinner was spent at a restaurant that I have been to a few times… Sushi Samba located at the shops at the Palazzo. I originally ate at a Sushi Samba location in Miami, Florida about 3 years when I went down for their annual Caribbean Carnival celebration (which takes place Columbus Day weekend). Sushi Samba is a fusion of Brazilian, Peruvian, and Japanese foods. Appetizers for the evening included Peruvian Corn (wicked with a light sprinkling of sea salt), and Soy Glazed Sea Bass on skewers which were perfectly seared and melted away as soon as you taste it.
Peruvian Corn from Sushi Samba
Drawing from the Japanese influence of the menu picked out 2 sushi rolls the El Topo which is a cooked piece of salmon, a top a typical sushi sized rolled with jalapeño, shiso leaf, fresh crispy onion, with melted mozzarella cheese. The second roll was the Samba Dromo Roll which featured cooked Maine lobster, mango, tomato, chive, crispy rice, soy paper, a cold dipping peanut curry sauce.
El Topo Roll at Sushi Samba
To wash all of this down Sushi Samba features a number of flavored Cruzan rum mojitos such as coconut, mango, and pineapple to name a few (Cruzan Rum is from St. Croix, USVI my birthplace). Other signature cocktails include the Caipirinha which is the national cocktail of Brazil, typically made from cachaca, a spirit derived from sugarcane. I figured after some light eats it was time to find a second food stop for dessert. Next stop, Serendipidity…….
Sushi Samba is definitely a must eat for anyone that is into the fusion food movement.
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