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March 23, 2024 40 mins

In Dine Drink Vegas Podcast Episode 25, we explore the beautiful Fontainebleau hotel. We talk about everything it has to offer as well as what the major drawbacks are. Our drink of the day in on point and pays homage to the original Fontainebleau in Miami, and then we return to Las Vegas with all of the latest news.

Dine Drink Vegas is the podcast by and for everyone stuck at home who wishes they were in the land of neon lights and bad decisions. With faces made for radio, John and Bill bring you everything Vegas. You can also find us on YouTube at Dine Drink Vegas, and on all major social media platforms @dinedrinktravel. Come travel with us!

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Episode 25- Finally Fountainbleau

Drink of the Day - The Miami Cocktail (A drink that seems to have been invented by the Cointreau company- at least, I can’t find an origin story) 1 ounce Contreau or the orange liquor of your choosing

  • 1.5  ounce light rum 
  • 3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed

Shaken and strained Bill’s take on FBLV Beautiful Super comfortable bed Good service Great bars Mother Wolf Last Q- do you recommend FBLV and, if so, to who? 

Super Expensive

  • $180 spa day pass on a Wednesday
  • No 3/2 Blackjack for less than $50 Wednesday mid-day
  • $15.50 slice of pizza
  • Super-expensive steakhouses

One other problem– it was pretty far away from everything, and the sidewalks aren’t set up well.

 

Vegas News -VV and other sources report Fountainbleau is countersuing Wynn in their flap over staff poaching between the two luxury resorts -VV reports the Rio has re-opened their Wine Cellar tasting room as part of the new ownership rejuvenating the property - multiple outlets covered the story from two weeks ago that a guest at the Venetian was stung in the testicles by a Scorpion while he slept - Eater Vegas reports that Sammy Hagar will be headlining at the Palms this summer and the pool will be turned into “Sammy's Island,” complete wit themed cabana and his rum, tequila, canned cocktails, and beer -Also from Eater, Bellagio opens the new poolside eatery Como Poolside Café & Bar -Margaritaville at Flamingo is closing, per many outlets -the Neon News blog from the Neon Feast app reports that famed La Frontera in chicago owner and PBS Celebrity Chef Rick Bayless will be brining Tortazo, a Torta shop, to Ceasar’s Palce. This marks his return to the Vegas strip as his MGM Grand eatery Diago shuttered back in 2013 Outro

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