rm Seafood Restaurant at Mandalay Place in Las Vegas

rm Seafood Restaurant in Las Vegas as seen in
Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com
Read the entire feature free with photos at:
http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/food/vegas/rmseafood/rmseafood.html

Valentine's weekend (2005) in Las Vegas saw the launch of celebrated New York chef Rick Moonen's rm restaurant.

Overhead spot lighting is flattering, and easy listening jazz plays unobtrusively in the background. Booths and tables, arrayed with white linen tablecloths & napkins and deep dish votive candles, seat 80 people. Mahogany is everywhere, and pinpoints of light reflect on a glass wall separating the bar from the restaurant. In the middle of a window overlooking the shopping mall, water cascades down glass to pool above the entrance below.

This striking design was created by Cass Calder Smith, a San Francisco-based architect. Perhaps that's why the clean, modern look could be reminiscent of a swank yacht club with both a tranquil and intimate feeling. You get the idea that no detail has been overlooked by Smith and Moonen, right down to the square water glasses and square white china plates.

Brett, our waiter, in simple black shirt and slacks, brings menus and fresh-from-the-oven-tasting crusty rolls with a tiramisalada. The spread consists of almonds, potatos, lemon, oil and carp roe. We remind ourselves not to fill up on this delicacy