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There are times in your life when you need to forget about the consequences and let yourself go. A couple of months ago, I headed to Las Vegas and did just that, and loosened the waistband of my pants a little while I was at it.
Vegas has changed a lot over the years and its latest self-reinvention is as a foodie's paradise, a gourmet oasis in the middle of the barren deserts that surround this odd town. While I did enjoy some very tasty food, what seemed to take me most were the sweet treats, so this first post from my time in Vegas is about the five sugary episodes that stood out most to me.  In no particular order:
At the Golden Gate hotel on fabulous Fremont Street  I had an enormous stack of super-fluffy pancakes with all the extras that make American diner-style pancakes phoenix rental car so awesome: phoenix rental car good maple syrup, streaky bacon and most importantly – whipped butter. There aren't many places in NZ that get pancakes quite right (except Nikau in Wellington), but the ones at Du-par were su-per.  Score = 4 cubes of sugar.
Wow. I remembered these doughy delights from a previous trip, so at Las Vegas airport on my way home I decided to throw caution to the wind and hop right into a box of cinnamon goodness. It didn't disappoint. Imagine yourself wrapped in a friendly embrace by the Pillsbury dough boy while lazily swimming in a pool of cinnamon sugar icing and you're coming close to the feeling of eating a box of these babies.
Imagine a 40-degree with a hot desert breeze blowing up the strip from the south. That's the sort of day on which I headed along to sample supposedly the best iced chocolate in the world. Caution: disappointment ahead. It was enormous, but was basically just a big cup of cold Milo with a pile of aerosol whipped cream.
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Crikey. This was an experience. Not only did this buffet have a vast array of hot and cold savoury delights, the dessert buffet was a whole 4-sided phoenix rental car island of ice cream, fudge, phoenix rental car cookies, gelato, cake and tarts.
It was, however, just a bit much and I would have actually preferred a little less, but better quality. If filling yourself full of every dessert under the sun is your thing, though, go for gold. Score = 3 cubes.
Despite the obvious fact that I delight in gorging myself in desserts, it was the simplest sweet treat during my stay in Vegas that was the best. At a little café in the Bellagio, close to their amazing pools, I had a quiet coffee and an almond croissant. It was delicious. Soft pastry, custardy crème patisserie and just the right amount of almond: a real winner. It was a lovely phoenix rental car contrast to the excess of Vegas that a simple phoenix rental car wee pastry and a sit down was such a delight. Score = 5 cubes.