For
those of you who celebrate Easter, whether as a religious holiday or a time
for new beginnings, there are many ways to make Easter a special time in Las
Vegas. Here are some suggestions for enjoying this time (and an excuse not
to continue your spring housecleaning).
On
the famed Las Vegas Strip, Strip House inside Planet Hollywood Resort &
Casino’s Easter menu appetizer consists of grilled asparagus salad topped
with Stilton cheese and drizzled in pancetta vinaigrette ($15). Roasted loin
of lamb accompanied by mint Israeli cous cous, peas and roasted carrots
($39) serves as the entrée addition. In addition, Strip House’s complete ala
carte menu will be available. The menu includes prime cuts of beef
accompanied by side dishes of black truffle creamed spinach, goose fat
potatoes and creamed corn with pancetta. Warm strawberry rhubarb tart with
vanilla ice cream and toasted almonds ($12) or Strip House’s famed 24-layer
chocolate cake will be available for dessert.
Strip House was recently recognized as one of the top ten new restaurants in
Las Vegas by Citysearch and Zagat’s Best of Las Vegas 2008. Strip House is
open 5 – 11 p.m. Sunday – Thursday and 5 – 11:30 p.m. Friday – Saturday.
Strip House
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
3667
Las Vegas Boulevard. South
Las
Vegas, NV 89109
702.737.5200
www.planethollywoodresort.com
In
the southwest, the Silverton Casino Lodge Seasons Buffet just added an
Easter Menu of Citrus rotisserie chicken, roasted turkey with apple-sausage
stuffing and grilled lamb chops with rosemary, roasted garlic and honey
glaze are traditional favorites sure to please this holiday. Shrimp bisque
and Thai coconut lemon grass chicken will be available at the soup station.
Seasons Buffet’s breakfast pizza comes in many forms including sausage, egg
and Swiss cheese, apple cinnamon with strudel or bacon and mushroom. For the
seafood lovers, snow crab legs with whole grain mustard sauce, shrimp
cocktail, stuffed crab, seafood cioppino, steamed crab legs with drawn
butter, bay scallops in an orange-basil sauce and assorted sushi with
wasabi, pickled ginger and soy will be available.
At
the carving station, guests can choose from honey glazed ham, Montreal rub
crusted prime rib of beef and juniper-maple smoked salmon. Patrons craving
lighter fare can stop at the salad station for wild rice with dried fruits
and nuts, antipasti, a smoked seafood platter with cream cheese, asparagus
with prosciutto and red peppers and oil cured olives. Other decadent
delights include osso bucco, chicken cacciatore, walnut shrimp, Kung pao
beef, stir-fried pepper crab claw and hoisin glazed confit duck legs.
Seasons Buffet’s special menu will feature hot cross buns, chocolate covered
strawberries and assorted muffins, pastries, cookies and cakes.
Seasons’ Easter menu is $19.95 per person and is only available on Easter
day, Sunday, March 23 from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Silverton Casino Lodge
3333
Blue Diamond Road
Las
Vegas, NV 89139
(702) 263-7777
www.silvertoncasino.com
On
restaurant row, Morton’s The Steakhouse in Las Vegas is best known for
serving USDA prime beef, but guests can satisfy their taste
for a traditional Easter classic by ordering Morton’s Domestic Double Rib
Lamb Chops.
“There’s no question that lamb chops are very popular during the Easter
season,” said
Morton’s Executive Chef Lee Rizzo. “Lamb chops are best when they’re fresh
and simply prepared, which also makes them an ideal entrée to serve at home
when you can’t dine at
Morton’s.”
Rizzo offers these tips for preparing lamb chops at home:
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There should be
about 1/8 of an inch of white fat on the outside of the lamb chop
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Morton’s features American lamb on its menu, but lamb from New
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The lamb chops should be frenched, which means the meat should be
trimmed about 1/2 –inch from the eye of the meat to the end of the
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Morton’s
the Steakhouse will serve Easter dinner from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Easter
Sunday.
Morton’s the Steakhouse
400
East Flamingo Road
Las
Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 893-0703
www.mortons.com
Now
if you are going to be a guest and want to bring a fun
gift, The Cupcakery, Las Vegas’ premier cupcake bakery, has once again come
up with the cutest gift box of cupcakes. The 2008 Signature Easter
Assortment is a dozen of The Cupcakery's favorite flavors, specially
decorated with an array of Easter chocolates, robin eggs, Peeps and other
beautiful goodies.
The
Cupcakery will be open on Easter Sunday for last minute sweet treats with
hours limited from 12 pm to 4 pm.
Hours of operation are Monday-Wednesday from 8 am to 6 pm, Thursday and
Friday 8 am to 8 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm and Sundays 12 pm to 4 pm.
The
Cupcakery
9680
S. Eastern Ave, Ste. 100
Las
Vegas, NV 89123
(702) 207-2253 (CAKE)
or
7175
W. Lake Mead Blvd.
Las
Vegas, NV 89128
(702) 835-0060
www.thecupcakery.com
Happy Easter everyone from Debbie Hall and Celebrity Chef Connection.
