Only my colleague Al Mancini, a co-author of “Eating Las Vegas”, could have arranged the porn star brunch we ate Sunday at First Food and Bar. The irrepressible Sammy D, who just opened a restaurant called Sammy D’s at Harrah’s in Atlantic City, was only too happy to create a five-dish brunch and cocktail pairings for the equation.

 

I must confess I had never heard of BurningAngel.com, but then I’m not big on porn sites. After meeting Joanna Angel and Krista Kaos, though, I might just have to peek. If you see my wife, tell her I was with you.

 

Mancini, perv that he is, sat me next to a dominatrix. She didn’t eat much, and we exchanged few words after I asked if there would be a charge for calling her Mommy. As usual, Sammy D delivered on all fronts. If you see his wife, tell her she was with me.

 

The first course actually came second, and the second first, sort of like Beethoven’s 1st Piano Concerto, which, I understand, is big with the porn set.

 

It was called Put It In Your Mouth, smoked salmon smashed Tater Tots topped with creme fraiche and salmon caviar, and it was so delicious, Joanna Angel, also at my table, couldn’t resist telling us it reminded her of her Jewish heritage. Oy!

 

The cocktail pairing was Bubbly champagne. Such a deal!

 

Then we got a rich monkey bread and a pot of caramelized bananas and walnut, to go with a Roadside style Bloody Mary that had a huge piece of beef jerky lurking beneath the ice, like a monster in a 3D movie. That was followed by two rather pedestrian crepes with lots of vegetables in them, paired with a Tequila mango margarita. Oddly, this made all the women at my table coo, and the men sneer in disgust. Take it off, baby.

 

After that real food showed up, hardly touched by the women, all of whom wanted to protect their churlish figures. Kleio’s BBQ pork biscuit had an egg over easy blanketed with jalapeno Hollandaise, and I loved the drink pairing, two shots, one of pickle juice, and the other plain old Jameson’s. They were playing my song at last.

 

At this point, Mancini began rhapsodizing about how he might have slept with one of the porn stars, and possibly even her mother as well. The porn star countered by admitting that it was a possibility. “My mother comes to Vegas often”, she said, with my grandma.” Himmel.

 

Then came the heavyweight course. Sammy D is such a show-off. Krista Kaos’ “Gutter Punk” Platter had lots of Sammy DeMarco goodies: a BLT on rye, breakfast mini-sliders, Buffalo wings, even Doritos topped mac n’ cheese. The drink pairing this time was a hot chocolate, to go with the mini-donuts, dusted with cinnamon and sugar.

Sammy D scored even more often than the Patriots and Giants, who advanced to the Super Bowl under our watchful gaze.

 

When they hold the Super Bowl of porn, I’ll be sure to ask Mancini for a ticket. First Food and Bar is located at the Palazzo. Sunday brunch there is killer, even without the girls.

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