Bouchon Bakery

Thomas Heller is the chef and owner of Bouchon Bakery, which is a series of bakeries and restaurants around the country.  I became first acquainted with Bouchon when I was living in New York.  Bouchon had a small bakery in the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle, it also had an adjoining restaurant that I unfortunately hadn't tried.  They have added another bakery at Rockefeller Center and they also have a location in California.  My recent trip to Las Vegas took me to Bouchon's flagship restaurant tucked away inside the Venetian hotel.  Celebrating it's 10th anniversary the restaurant is just as classy as ever.

Angela and I decided to celebrate our time together with dinner at Bouchon.  We could not get enough bread!  I think we split at least three loafs of their delicious freshly baked bread together.  Before we could even finish our first course I pretty much shouted that we'd share a plate of 'profiteroles!' to our waiter.  Their choux pastry profiteroles are simple French standards, but they're wonderfully delectable, especially with a drizzle of chocolate ganache on top.

Bouchon offers a playful yet intelligent approach to the traditional French Bistro.  If you find yourself wondering what to choose out so many dining options in Vegas, I highly recommend Bouchon, because it stands out well above the rest!  And try and stop by one of their three pastisseries within the Venetian.

French butter, fresh bread, and pistachios

I even loved their beautiful titled floor!

Duck confit