Chocolate Ecstasy

I’m a slacker. I haven’t blogged in what, a month?! I have good reasons; it has been one Crazy month. Yes, that’s Crazy with a capital C. But this blog isn't about all of that stuff, it's about baking!

A few weeks ago I went to Vegas for one of my bestie’s vow renewal ceremony and friend extravaganza. One night, as I strolled through the MGM with nothing to do because it was 2am and WAY past my bedtime but I was somehow not even close to being tired, I decided I needed a treat. No, I deserved a treat! So I went to the first eatery that appeared open and took a look at the menu. Dessert item number one at the Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill was a dark chocolate soufflé with vanilla ice cream and crème anglaise. I walked over to the bar, ordered as I was sitting down, and then asked for a wine recommendation. The wonderful bartender educated me on two things:
1. A soufflé is baked in a "cylinder-type" dish (I think he meant to say round but what he should have said was ramekin) at a higher temperature and only for about 10 minutes.
2. Crème anglaise is pretty much melted ice cream – same ingredients, just not frozen.
The soufflé at Wolfgang’s was maybe the best or second best dessert I have EVER had. It was so warm and decadent that I slowly licked each spoonful completely clean and let each bite stay on my tongue just a second longer so that the simple bliss of eating an incredible baked good could last as long as possible.

People watching in Vegas at 2am is incredibly entertaining. I watched the bartenders completely ignore the dudes who called them by their first names and acted like they were best friends. Two girls had to be escorted to their rooms because they couldn’t walk straight and another almost fell asleep in her chair after trying several times, unsuccessfully, to take a bite of her pizza, dripping with melted cheese. I also talked to the most handsome man I have encountered in quite some time :)

So, incase you are in Vegas and craving dessert, I HIGHly recommend the Wolfgang Puck place in the MGM. Maybe you can order the soufflé and take a beter picture for me because this is all I got!