Author: Becky Lukovic

Each year I head west to Vegas for our annual Virtuoso Travel conference where I rekindle relationships with the best hotels, tour operators and cruise lines in the world. It’s a whirlwind! I always arrive a few days early to eat—yes eat! There are so many good restaurants in the city that doesn’t sleep and I am eager to find new favorites! Last night, I dined at the brand new Bardot Brasserie. Oh my goodness, it was fantastic! Bardot is the creation of the amazing chef, Michael Mina in the Aria Hotel on the strip in Las Vegas. It replaced his earlier American Fish restaurant that I liked a lot—but Bardot (in my opinion) is a better use of the space. It just oozes charm!!!                   The restaurant offers traditional French brasserie cuisine and doesn’t break the bank (unless you want one of everything, which is my style of dining). Chef Joshua Smith (I got to meet him for about half a second) creates beautiful and tasty elevated rustic French fare! The wine list was a thing of beauty with pages upon pages of old world wine. In short, I was in Foodie Heaven!! As soon as my fanny hit the seat, I ordered a glass of Henriot Brut Rose. Hey, a girl needs her bubbles!! Soon a warm, crusty baguette...