Carnevino
Arancini
Rosemary Focaccia with Butter and Lardo
2008 5-Puttonyos Royal Tokaji
Mascarpone and Guanciale Mashed Potatoes with a poached Egg
Fried Eggplant with Tomato and Ricotta
Creamed Corn with Picked Jalapenos
Prosciutto di Parma Riserva with Figs
Fried Calamari – marinara and pickled hot peppers
Shrimp alla Diavola in the style of Calabria
Gnocchi with Gorgonzola, Mushrooms, Pine Nuts, and Sage
Spaghetti Al Frutti di Mare with Clams, Shrimp, Lobster, Calamari
Beef Cheek Ravioli with Brown Butter and 25y aged Balsamic
Dry Aged BBL Bone-In Ribeye for 2 (x3) – 132oz of 64 day dry aged beef
Pan Seared Duck Breast with Figs, Averna, Confit
Foie Gras and Barolo
Double Espresso
CHOCOLATE & PEANUT BUTTER TORTE peanut brittle and salted caramel
POLENTA CAKE peaches, grapes and whipped cream
NUTELLA FRITTERS candied hazelnuts, vanilla bean gelato
Having visited Carnevino once prior with old friends at lunch I was admittedly excited to return when the same group I’d dined with at Gordon Ramsay Steak the night prior invited me to join in on a meal that expected to trump the prior visit considerably. A large space with soaring ceilings, heavy woods, and smooth marble befitting both a Vegas Steakhouse and the Italian Chef/Restaurateur backing the venture it was at the bar that our evening began while a large table was cleared in the larger back room and with excellent cocktails and a superlative wine list it would not be long before we were seated, drinks in hand – the subsequent two and a half hours awash in food, cocktails, wine, stories, and laughs with servers who kept pace amicably. Beginning with appetizers and progressing through perfectly pastas, lightly prepared proteins, interesting sides, and thankfully dainty desserts with a main course of nearly 8lbs of aged super-prime beef from Adam Lang plus supple duck and a hefty piece of foie gras poached in Barolo it would be difficult to imagine any “steakhouse” putting on a better performance than what we experienced that evening and although such a meal invariably comes with a substantial tab, particularly on the Vegas Strip, this was a night of excess worthy of the expense and without a doubt a night to remember.
