Cirque

(more in a series of wonderful things before all this that will forever be wonderful)

Our visit to Le Cirque in Las Vegas:

Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

Le Cirque is what you want it to be: an immersive experience. You’re there, you’re a part of it, they’re so pleased you’re a part of it, we’re just all having this wonderful thing together. Oh, let’s please do this again soon.

Le Cirque is more than just a name — those fabulous fabrics making up a tent, the fanciful decorations and motifs…

Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

Hello, old friend.

Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

egg amuse bouche with a mousse filling and petal atop

St-Germain Flambeed Foie Gras, Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

St Germain flambeed foie gras with sesame, tapioca, elderflower gastrique

Crispy Spatzle, Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

crispy spatzle

Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

rabbit symphony 

Burgundy Snails, Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

Burgundy snails in black garlic herb butter, pernod, licorice ‘salad’

Potato Crusted Mediterranean Sea Bass,Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

potato crusted Mediterranean sea bass, braised leeks, pinot noir verjus

Creme Brulee, Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

creme brulee

La Boule au Chocolat, Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

 

La Boule au Chocolat, Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

chocolate ball: white chocolate ice cream, hazelnut caramel crunch

La Boule au Chocolat, Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

…which melts once the server pours hot chocolate over

Le Cirque at the Bellagio, Las Vegas

…and a goodbye gift of these treats, including macaron

It was perfection, perfection, perfection. The boys were at camp on this visit, but can’t wait to take them for next time.