“Whosoever says truffle, utters a grand word, which awakens erotic and gastronomic ideas….”
-Jean Anthem Brillat-Savarin
Touted as one of the most expensive and unusual foods in the world, truffles are a culinary treasure in fine dining. A seasonal delight, these subterranean Ascomycete fungus are now being offered in restaurants, and Las Vegas has its fair share of wonderful truffle dining experiences.
There is nothing more luxurious than truffle dumplings at Wing Lei’s!
- The Wynn & Encore offer several options to truffle dining. Costa de Mare, located in the Wynn Hotel, has a truffle tasting menu to delight all of your senses. *Wildcatter Tip-Ask to sit outside by the water at the restaurant when making reservations.
- Wing Lei’s in the Wynn has a delicious dumpling with black truffles in one of its tasting menus. *Wildcatter Tip-Ask for a table by the 112 year-old pomegranate trees visible by a glass wall.
- Sinatra’s, located in the Encore Hotel, has a simple but delectable egg noodle with butter dish with shaved white truffles that is well…simply decadent.
- Picasso Restaurant is a Michelin 2 Star restaurant at the Bellagio Hotel that offers a truffle taster menu. *Wildcatter Tip-Ask for a table with a view of the famous Bellagio fountains.
- Afternoon Tea at the Mandarin Tea Lounge even offers a truffle egg salad this fall and winter season.
- The Guy Savoy Restaurant has an artichoke truffle soup in his 2 Michelin Star and AAA Five Diamond Award restaurant located in Caesars Palace Hotel. “In fine, the truffle is the very diamond of gastronomy.” Jean Anthem Brillat-Savarin
