Update... Still didn't care for the entire ground floor smelling like smoke. If wego to this conference next year it will be at Aria as it is moving locations.
We went to Beauty and Essex (in the Cosmopolitan) for dinner on Wednesday. Very good overall and their menu is very conducive to sharing. Kind of helped redeem my thougths on food in Veags. Four of us shared the following: Little French Dips, Deep-Dish Focaccia Bites, Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup Dumplings (really enjoyed these, Thai-style Deep Fried Shrimp, Cavetelli Pomodoro (the weak link in the meal). We ended up getting the Black-Bottomed Butterscotch Pot de Crème on the house at the end and it was excellent.
On Thursday, a prospective vendor took us to dinner at Lamaii off the strip on Spring Mountain Road. This was a superior meal. We shared amongst the table again. We got the Garlic Green Beans, Salmon Noir, Panang Crispy Duck, Garlic Herb Crispy Prawn, Mun Pu (crab) Fried Rice and Gang Rawaeng (braised beef in curry). Everything was examplary.
My attitude has changed a little from Tuesday and I could see going back but not staying at one of the casinos or hotels on the strip.