For the Table
Celebrating National Beer Day -- for Nine Days
April 6th, 2012
Just when you thought it was safe to stock up on wine, Public House in the Venetian goes nine days in honor of one. Read more »
A Rare Touch of Shanghai on Spring Mountain
March 15th, 2012
One cuisine I can’t get enough of is Shanghainese, part of the vast cooking empire that defines the food of China. It’s a cuisine that uses alcohol and sugar more than others in China, with a multitude of fish and seafood preparations, most notably eel with yellow chive, and the infamous hairy crab, neither of which are reliably found in Vegas. Read more »
A Local Thai Great: Penn’s Thai House
February 29th, 2012
Surely there is nothing more pleasing or satisfying in my business than the serendipitous discovery of a restaurant that one truly loves, especially because it is as rare an occurrence as a hummingbird sighting. Read more »
Pop Over
Rescheduled ChowDownTown date announced
February 21st, 2012
Former Sloppi Jo’s truck owner Jolene Mannina recently announced that she is launching a pop up dinner series called ChowDownTown to road test the farm-to-table gastropub-inspired dishes she and her chef/partner Josh Clark will eventually serve in their brick-and-mortar downtown venture (as soon as they find the right space). Read more »
Forte Serves Up Bulgarian at Industry Appreciation
February 21st, 2012
Forte Las Vegas is one of our most exotic and unusual restaurants. I often bring out-of-town friends there, and boast on it, telling them that there isn’t even a place like it in New York. Read more »
Brunch with the Burning Angels at First
January 27th, 2012
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. Read more »
A Sneak Peak at Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ and Beer
November 29th, 2011
Yesterday, I got a sneak peak at the new Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ and Beer, opening Thursday at the Excalibur. Read more »
A Georgian Feast at Tarkhoun, Saint Petersburg
October 6th, 2011
Many Georgian dishes have crept onto Russian menus, though, and the United States, fortunately, has no shortage of Russian restaurants. Read more »
Breakfast at Central Caesars Palace
September 20th, 2011
Las Vegas has never been a great breakfast town. People party hard. People sleep late. So far, quality breakfast options have been limited here. Read more »
Max Minute: Popped LV
August 19th, 2011
A clever idea always has legs, so I’m giving Popped a fighting chance of success in this difficult market. The concept belongs to a server at Eiffel Tower, Jean-Francois Chavanel, of Nice, France. Read more »
