 Picasso Restaurant Review: At this temple of gastronomy (and veritable Picasso museum), Julian Serrano and his solid team deliver a culinary extravaganza. Maître d' Ryland Worrell has worked with Serrano since the days of Masa's in San Francisco. Setting the stage in the dining room are prized original paintings, vaulted ceilings and elegantly dressed tables pushed comfortably apart. Select tables also offer views of the Bellagio's fountains, topping off the exquisite, romantic setting. Since Picasso spent much of his life in the South of France and Spain, those are the influences Spanish-born Serrano follows. What's on the plate is straightforward, but presentations are dramatic, rich in vivid and contrasting colors, as well as delicious. Diners have four choices of menus --- the three-course pre-theatre (available at 5:30 p.m. for $75), the five-course vegetarian ($125), the four-course prix-fixe ($115) or the five-course dégustation ($125). Surrender to such delicacies as poached oysters, osetra caviar and sauce vermouth; foie gras au torchon with pineapple and port reduction; and roasted pigeon with wild rice risotto. Pastry chef Matthew Fleisher ends the meal with desserts like orange blossom honey corn gateau with vanilla Grand Marnier crème and blueberry buttermilk sherbet. Even though Las Vegas is crowded with top fine-dining restaurants, we have an affinity for Picasso. The main reason is that, in contrast to most of Vegas' other imports which are associated with a famous chef, here the culinary star himself does the cooking. Master sommelier Robert Smith juggles a cellar of 1,750 selections, ranging up to $58,370 for a 1995 Romanée Conti.
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