There’s nothing more delicious than lunch at a Las Vegas restaurant. Unless it’s dinner. And breakfast isn’t too shabby either, come to think of it. Oh, and brunch rocks it, too. Let’s try this again.

Lunch in Vegas is pretty awesome. Partly because, well, it’s Vegas. But also because Sin City is home to some of the best restaurants in the world. Today, we bring you some mouth-watering lunch offerings from Mesa Grill, celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s eatery at Caesars Palace.

Tip: When dining at a restaurant known for its wide selection of tequilas, take a photo of the sign so you'll remember where you dined.

Starting things off are the appetizers, of course.

The signature Blue Corn Pancakes aren’t especially pancake-like, but they do contain barbequed duck, habanero chile and a star anise sauce. Yes, we actually managed to take some notes this time, thanks.

The Blue Corn Pancake. "Pancake" should probably be in quotation marks.

Next appetizer? It’s the Rough Cut Tuna “Nachos.” See? The good folks at Mesa Grill even agree quotation marks are required on this one. That’s because when you hear “nachos,” you kind of get a picture in your mind. This. Ain’t. That.

You can almost see the chips from here.

If this blog knew anything about cooking, we’d venture a guess these “nachos” are “deconstructed” or something, mainly because we watch a lot of “Iron Chef.” Moving on.

Let’s talk burgers. Below, we’ve got the Green Chile Cheeseburger, with queso (Spanish for “cheese”) sauce, roasted poblanos (a mild chili pepper from Puebla, Mexico), pickled red onions and a side of Southwestern Fries. Easily one of the more photogenic lunch items at Mesa Grill, in our humble opinion.

Thank you, pickled red onions, for giving this burger the culinary equivalent of jazz hands.

You can check out more lunch offerings in our photo gallery below, including the awesome bread included with your lunch, the Tiger Shrimp and Roasted Garlic Corn Tamale, the Ancho Chile Honey-Glazed Salmon, Yucatan Chicken Tacos (reconstructed, again) and the Deep Dish Banana Cream Pie.

Here’s a list of more “desserts” at Mesa Grill.

That's right, "dessert." Those quotation marks sure do come in handy, don't they?

We would also like to give a special shout-out to Marco, our superhuman busboy. While clearing our table, Marco somehow managed to balance upwards of 27 different items on one arm, making his skill akin to that of a Cirque performer, but without the enervating French accent.

You rock it, Marco.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our little tour de lunch at Mesa Grill. We’ll see you there soon, especially if it’s your treat.

The Lago Buffet at Caesars Palace has closed for renovations. What, you didn’t just read the headline of this blog post? We just said that, like, two seconds ago. Why do we even spend time on headlines? Man, alive.

"Lago" translates as "lake." It's official. This was our most useless photo caption ever.

Anyway, the buffet is “on a break,” and the culinary wizards at Caesars Palace are hard at work concocting a new buffet sure to blow your toga up. Or something.

Oh, and while you shouldn’t believe everything you read on the Internet, you should believe everything you see. Like this photo we took about two hours ago.

The now that the Lago Buffet was.

Don’t worry, there are a multitude of other restaurant offerings at Caesars Palace. We would list some of them here, but wouldn’t you be just as happy with a link? We are a blog, not a list-of-restaurants-typer-outer.

And don’t have a freak-out about your Buffet of Buffets pass. There are so many other great buffets in town, your head might explode. In a good way. Learn more.

Singer Celine Dion, Caesars Entertainment, AEG Live (the company that produces Celine’s show at Caesars Palace) and Children’s Hospital Boston teamed up for “Play Without Pain: Children’s Sickle Cell Benefit” on Jan. 15, 2012.

The event raised more than $1 million to support sickle cell disease research efforts.

Thanks to Denise Truscello for the pics.

Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S. The disease mainly affects those of African descent, but the disease also strikes individuals of Hispanic, Mediterranean and Caribbean heritage.

Treatment of the disease is very costly, running about $1.1 billion a year in the U.S. alone.

Celine, onstage at Caesars Palace.

“As a parent, I’ve been touched by the stories that were shared with me about the impact sickle cell anemia has on millions of children around the world,” said Dion at the charity event. “We know that doctors with Children’s Hospital Boston are very close to discovering life-saving treatments for these children, and I wanted to help. No child should have to live a life filled with pain and, hopefully, tonight’s benefit show moves us one step closer to ending their suffering.”

Learn more about Celine Dion and her show at Caesars Palace.

This blog is always looking for the perfect Sin City thing to put its mouth on, and today’s suggestion for a Las Vegas lunch is the Lemon Drop.

Stop judging. It's Las Vegas.

A Lemon Drop martini features vodka, fresh lemon juice and triple sec, whatever that might be. We got ours at Caesars Palace.

Bonus: Lemons are fruit, so this Las Vegas lunch is actually good for you! (Caveat: We are a Las Vegas blog, not a nutritionist.)

A flavorful new dining option, Old Homestead Steakhouse, has opened at Caesars Palace in the space formerly occupied by Neros (adjacent to Mesa Grill).

This blog loves it some Vegas newness.

The original Old Homestead Steakhouse is one of the most historic restaurants in New York City, and was established in 1868.

What'd we just say? Please pay attention.

The restaurant’s signature cow statue, Annabelle, recently made a cross-country trek and is now on display over the entrance to the Old Homestead Steakhouse location at Caesars Palace here on the Strip.

If we'd been forced to guess, we'd have said Annabelle is a male, but we'd have been steering you wrong. See what we did there?

Old Homestead Steakhouse features 250 seats with a full dining room, private dining room, lounge and bar.

Several signature dishes have also made the journey from New York City, including a “colossal crab cake,” the 32-ounce Gotham rib-eye steak and the Old Homestead New York-style cheesecake.

Bonus: Inspired by the New York location’s award-winning wine list, more than 15,000 bottles are housed on-site at Old Homestead at Caesars. You’d better get started.

This is a close-up of the "u" in "Steakhouse." If you see something more in it, this blog would be happy to page Dr. Freud for you.

Let us know what you think of this tempting new restaurant offering at Caesars Palace.

It was a night of revelry, noisemakers, champagne and eight spectacular minutes we’ll never forget. There was also an eight-minute fireworks display. Ahem.

We have a heights thing.

Las Vegas hosted “America’s Party” on New Year’s Eve, and this blog had no alternative but to climb to dangerous heights, higher than even the famed VooDoo Rooftop Nightclub at Rio, to bring you a few bird’s-eye photos of the New Year’s Eve festivities.

Las Vegas, you so pretty.

Yes, we climbed to the 44th floor of the Rio Las Vegas for some exclusive pics and video. The trick? The Rio only has 41 floors!

Here are some video highlights of all the hoopla. (Yes, it was certified as hoopla by the National Hoopla Society, a group that doesn’t actually exist at the moment, but should.)

New Year’s Eve was relatively temperate (45 degrees-ish), with no wind at all. No wind meant the smoke from the fireworks lingered a bit, but that didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the approximately 300,000 Sin City visitors ringing in the new year as only Las Vegas can.

Caesars Palace gets its dazzle on.

Thing we didn’t know about the Rio: At the highest point of the Rio, not accessible to the public, there are a number of cell phone towers. According to the FCC, you can’t stand in close proximity to these towers for more than 20 minutes without risking sterility. This blog was up there for about 30. The things this blog does for you.

There were more than 56,000 individual fireworks set off. We counted them.

The town’s nightclub scene was hopping, of course, with celebrity and quasi-celebrity sightings across Sin City. We would list some of those, but that would require “effort” or “research,” and that’s not really this blog’s “thing.” Why should 2012 be any different than 2011?

We looked great in this.

Here’s hoping you had an amazing New Year’s Eve, and that your 2012 is full of Vegas, Vegas and more Vegas. Note: As a Las Vegas blog, we might not be entirely objective in that regard.

Enjoy a few more pics in our exclusive gallery which would have been more extensive had it not been for all the New Year’s Eve frivolity we were obligated to take part in.

Celine Dion’s show at Caesars Palace is bursting with, among other things, dazzling visual effects. The company behind those visuals, Moment Factory, has put together a behind-the-scenes look at the making of one of the Strip’s most talked-about productions.

More than 250 performers auditioned for the James Bond sequence in Celine's show.

Watch the fascinating video here to see more.

We would embed the video here, but that might involve “learning how to embed video,” and we’re very busy working on recovering from our holiday hangover, thanks.

Celine tapes a segment for her show.

It’s amazing to see all the creativity and resources that go into a show like Celine’s at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Dozens of “artists, animators, designers, illustrators, photographers, producers and directors,” many with charming French accents, spend hundreds of hours toiling to make Celine’s show unforgettable. Mission accomplished!

We had no idea, and this blog knows everything.

See the results of all this creativity onstage at Caesars Palace. Find out more.

Las Vegas does just about everything on a grand scale, so as you’re roaming Sin City, always make sure to look up.

You might see some amazing stained glass.

Worthy of both an "ooh" and an "aww."

Just another day at Le Burger Brasserie restaurant between Paris Vegas and Bally’s.

While you’re at Paris Las Vegas, keep looking up! You might catch a glimpse of a half-scale French landmark.

The Eiffel Tower replica at Paris Las Vegas. Sorry. "Le" Eiffel Tower replica at Paris Las Vegas.

If you’re in downtown Las Vegas, on the Fremont Street Experience, look up to see 12 million LED modules doing their best to make your eyeballs pop out. In a good way.

The canopy at Fremont Street also serves as the most tricked-out umbrella ever.

Also, on Fremont Street, if you don’t look up, you’ll miss a piece of Vegas history.

Vegas Vic was first erected in 1951. That's right, erected.

Next stop, The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace.

Inside,there’s gorgeousness everywhere. Even up.

Did we mention how free seeing all this stuff is? This blog loves it some free.

Seriously, keep looking up.

The Forum Shops at Caesars may require additional eyes.

The realistically-painted “skies” inside The Forum Shops darken and lighten depending upon the time of day.

Up is a happy place in Las Vegas.

Outside The Forum Shops, make sure to look up again.

In Vegas, it's go fancy or go home.

No too far away is the Caesars Palace casino, and honestly, every time you look up, there’s something unforgettable to see.

This artwork was inspired by a real statue we don't have time to research. We are a Las Vegas blog, not a statue historian.

We trust we’ve made our point. Look up! Just don’t trip over anything. This Las Vegas blog already spends far too much time in the company of lawyers.

This blog loves it some music. Nearly as much as it loves it some funny, misheard song lyrics, also known as “mondegreens.”

A recent Passat ad cleverly features a misheard lyric from one of music’s greats, Elton John, currently in the middle of a three-year residency at Caesars Palace. Take a look.

The lyric from “Rocket Man,” as pointed out in the commercial, is, “Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone.”

Who said TV commercials have no redeeming value?

"Musty motor home." Nice.

His knightness Sir Elton John returns to Caesars Palace on Feb. 9, 2012. See him live at The Colosseum.

Few Las Vegas hotels decorate for the holidays with as much panache as Caesars Palace. We grabbed a pic of the hotel’s lobby during a recent visit, so see for yourself!

This blog does not use the term "panache" lightly.

We saw a steady stream of visitors taking full advantage of this eye-pleasing photo op.

Happy holidays, Vegas-style.

Guests of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” got a holiday surprise on Dec. 13, 2011 as part of the show’s “12 Days of Giveaways” series. Several surprises, actually.

Yes, this blog takes photos of its TV. Why, what do you do in your spare time?

After enduring a segment with Diane Keaton, “Ellen” audience members were rewarded with free gifts like Ticketmaster gift certificates, Casio keyboards, Stratocaster guitars and iPod Touches.

The giveaway culminated with guests receiving a three-day, two-night stay at the new Octavius Tower at Caesears Palace.

Score.

In addition to the stay, the studio audience also received gift cards for The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, tickets to the Jubilee! show at Bally’s and a $150 gift card for dining at Caesars. The prize packages were valued at more than $900.

A writer for the “Ellen” show, Amy Rhodes, visited Caesars to show off the hotel’s new tower. At one point, she turned to Caesar and said, “I love your salad.” Yes, she’s the head writer of the Ellen show. Moving on.

Lesson: Certain centurions need to lighten up a little.

Rhodes was also seen picking up some Celine merchandise at The Forum Shops, bathing in a tub of rose pedals while sipping champagne, and hanging out with several showgirls from “Jubilee!”

Insider tip: Want to feel short? Surround yourself with showgirls.

Thanks to the miracle that is the Interwebs, you can view the segment here. You can also see a guy put his body through a tennis racket. Sort of.

Find out more about the new Octavius Tower rooms at Caesars Palace.

Caesars Palace headliner Matt Goss has released his own take on the Christmas classic, “White Christmas.” Listen now.

You do elves your way, Matt Goss will do elves the Vegas way.

Goss has made his velvety-smooth rendition of the timeless holiday song available as a free download for his fans. Download it as an .mp3 now.

Some interesting facts about the original “White Christmas.” The song was written by Irving Berlin, and Bing Crosby recorded it for a 1942 film, “Holiday Inn.” The version of the song we’re most familiar with isn’t the original, though. Crosby’s master recording from 1942 was used so much, it was damaged, and the song was recorded again in 1947. That’s the song we hear on the radio each year. Bing Cosby’s version of “White Christmas” has sold more than 100 million copies.

There are more than 500 versions of “White Christmas,” in dozens of languages. Thanks to Matt Goss, make that 501.

Catch Matt Goss live at Caesars Palace. Find out more.

Today’s Las Vegas entertainer confession: Caesars Palace headliner-in-residence, Celine Dion, has 3,000 pairs of shoes.

In the January 2012 issue of Vanity Fair magazine, Dion says, “Some people do drugs, and I buy shoes.”

Some people do shoes, others do hats. And raw meat.

In the article, Dion also discusses how she sometimes experiences stage fright. Surprising, given that she’s performed for millions around the world!

The article also notes Dion was Oprah Winfrey’s most-featured guest ever, with an astonishing 27 appearances on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

Catch Celine Dion, and several of her shoes, live at Caesars Palace. See her schedule and more.

December 7 is “National Cotton Candy Day,” and while this blog is not a huge fan of “Made-Up National Holidays,” we are big fans of cotton candy, so here are three places to get some in Las Vegas, today or any other day.

Serendipity 3 at Caesars Palace

Serendipity 3, at Caesars Palace, is all about fun food. But the popular restaurant also has a bar that’s home to the first martini we’ve ever had a crush on, the Cotton Candy Martini. Yep, cotton candy is all grown up. Read more.

You have our attention.

Spice Market Buffet at Planet Hollywood

This blog would like to kiss whichever genius decided it was a good idea to serve cotton candy at Planet Hollywood’s Spice Market Buffet. On the mouth. With gusto. Find out more about one of Sin City’s best buffets. Objectively speaking.

One guess: How do you make a great buffet completely unforgettable?

KGB: Kerry’s Gourmet Burgers at Harrah’s

Chef Kerry Simon appears to have a thing for sweets. His Cap’n Crunch Milkshakes, for example, always stimulate lively conversation. The chef’s KGB: Kerry’s Gourmet Burgers at Harrah’s Las Vegas also serves up cotton candy, of course.

Sharing is highly overrated.

Chef Simon even did a cotton candy demo on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” Watch it.

Happy National Cotton Candy Day, which we’re thinking could use a motto: “Cotton candy: It’s like sugar, only Vegasier.”

It tends to happen around lunchtime. We get a major league hankering for a dish we simply can’t wait to try again.

Today, that dish is an appetizer at Mesa Grill inside Caesars Palace. Behold, the Blue Corn Pancake.

"Pancake" should probably have quotation marks around it.

The Blue Corn Pancake ($15) at Mesa Grill features barbecued duck and habanero chile-star anise sauce. This blog does not have to know what “habanero chile-star anise sauce” is to say this was a delicious appetizer.

Bonus: Chef Bobby Flay, the culinary mastermind behind Mesa Grill, has been kind enough to provide the recipe for Blue Corn Pancakes on his Web site.

Please, Mr. Flay, may we have another?

You can check out the full Mesa Grill menu on the Caesars Palace site. Great food, decent prices, and don’t even get us started about the tequila.

We said DON'T get us started about the tequila. Please pay attention.