There is no understating the magnificence of desserts that taste as good as they look. Be honest: even the stale creations in the supermarket bakery can tantalize.

Here's a spicy secret: Las Vegas has some of the best Thai restaurants anywhere Google “Thai food Las Vegas” and — boom — Lotus of Siam comes up on top. If you performed a sort of verbal Google search within your real-life social network, among the foodie friends whose recommendations you trust, you’d likely get the same result.