Now that's a lot of food!

There are times when being a reporter for America's Heartland has its perks.

For an upcoming segment, we recently visited the Bellagio Hotel Buffet and got an exclusive tour of the facility from Executive Chef Wolfgang Von Weiser. Wolfgang is a native of Austria who began cooking Sunday dinner as a young man so he could get out of going to church with his family. Now he's in charge of dozens of chefs in all of the the Bellagio's restaurants.

When you watch the segment, you'll get a chance to see the heartland's harvest on display. Fresh vegetables, meats, cheeses, fruit...it's all there. And folks eat it up!

Of course I couldn't visit this bountiful buffet without picking up a plate myself!

Jason Shoultz / Reporter-Producer America's Heartland