I Love You Olives!

When I was in second grade, all the little girls thought it would be funny to mouth the words "olive juice" to a little boy across the room. Then we would ask him what he thought we said and he would usually say, "I love you." (because your mouth looks the same saying both "olive juice" and "I love you" ... get it?!?) Then we'd giggle in the delight of knowing we tricked the sucker, and tell him that we were actually saying "olive juice," and tease him for thinking that we loved him. Ahhh ... good times.

These days, I can say that I love Olives - that is, Todd English's delightful restaurant at the Bellagio. Not only is the food absolutely amazing, but it has one of the best views of the Las Vegas strip. If you play your cards right, you can get a table on the patio overlooking Bellagio's famed fountain show.

I went to Olives over the weekend with my good friends Gabi and Primoz who were visiting from out of town, and we were lucky enough to get a patio table. Not only was the view breathtaking, but the food was absolutely amazing. I cannot say enough about their beef carpaccio. I didn't even know I liked beef carpaccio before I tried it at Olives. Every single thing we had to eat was better than the next. It's a little pricey, but if you need to go to dinner for a special occasion or if you're visiting Vegas from out of town, I would definitely recommend it!