Food Fridays - Las Vegas

The afternoons in Vegas can be a hot pavement slog, so we decided to enjoy the air-conditioning and cheaper brunch pricing ($28 vs $42 for dinner) at the Wicked Spoon buffet in the Cosmopolitan hotel.  The big thing here is small morsels of gourmet food.  It definitely wasn't the cheapest meal we had in Vegas (that accolade goes to Ellis Island Casino and their "secret" $7.99 steak and eggs breakfast), but there were some unique dishes and desserts that made it a fun and way-to-filling dining experience.

Genoa salami and Campanella pasta

Genoa salami and Campanella pasta

Creamed kale with pine nut gremolata

Creamed kale with pine nut gremolata

Vietnamese ox-tail soup

Vietnamese ox-tail soup

Cumin zucchini caviar and parmesan

Cumin zucchini caviar and parmesan

Deep fried frogs legs

Deep fried frogs legs

Squid ink shrimp pasta

Squid ink shrimp pasta

Beef bone marrow

Beef bone marrow

A mountain of snow crab legs and a bucket of cocktail sauce

A mountain of snow crab legs and a bucket of cocktail sauce

Fresh gelato in cool flavours such as Thai tea and coffee white chocolate

Fresh gelato in cool flavours such as Thai tea and coffee white chocolate

Not a fan of gelato (seriously, is there anyone who isn't)?  There are plenty of cakes, cookies, and squares.

Not a fan of gelato (seriously, is there anyone who isn't)?  There are plenty of cakes, cookies, and squares.

Chocolate pudding with a real silver flake on top

Chocolate pudding with a real silver flake on top

Or, for the more expensive taste buds, mango pudding topped with gold leaf

Or, for the more expensive taste buds, mango pudding topped with gold leaf