Enoteca San Marco – “Molto” Mario Batali Shines at The Venetian
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Enjoy a glass of the signature Sauvignon "B" while perusing the menu at Enoteca San Marco at The Venetian Las Vegas.
Any trip to Las Vegas wouldn’t be complete without me making a sojourn to one of the many celebrity chef outposts on The Strip. On our last visit, I left P.B. at the Bally’s Sports Book and took a trip to The Venetian where I had a completely enjoyable solo lunch at Mario Batali’s Enoteca San Marco facing St. Mark’s Square.
It was a relatively quiet Sunday afternoon so I had my choice of tables. With newspaper in hand, I selected a table on the patio and settled in for a long leisurely lunch. Soon after I was seated, a group of performers from the resort’s “Phantom of the Opera” production took to a small stage set up on the Square and proceeded to entertain diners and visitors to the Grand Canal Shoppes alike.
My server arrived promptly to give me a run-down on the Chef’s specials including the daily pizza, pasta and salad choices. After looking through the selections on the menu, I chose one of the day’s pasta specials – cavatappi with pork belly ragu along with a side of the Brussels sprouts salad. While a hearty red would have gone with the pasta dish, I chose a glass of the signature white Sauvignon “B” which was, in my opinion, a little more conducive to lunch. The quality of the wine plus the hefty eight-ounce pour made the $15 price tag seem a lot more reasonable. (more…)
