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Review: New Fremont East eatery La Comida justifies its occasionally steep prices with quality Mexican fare

Updated: May 22, 2013 5:13pm
Walking into La Comida the day after it opened, the crowd was a who’s-who of local foodies and...

Mind you manners: Five things you didn’t know about sushi etiquette

May 15, 2013 6:55pm
BY NOW, you have your routine down pat. Extra wasabi, sparing ginger, a bottle — or two...

Five top sushi places, as chosen by users of Best of Las Vegas

May 15, 2013 6:50pm
1. KAIZEN FUSION ROLL & SUSHI4480 S. Paradise Road641-7772User review: “Lots of Sushi...
<p>Bluefin tuna, live sea urchins and a sweet omelette at Kabuto. PHOTO: BILL HUGHES</p>

Al Mancini’s top five spots for roll-free sushi

May 15, 2013 6:41pm
FORGET GIANT FRIED ROLLS full of cream cheese. When I go to a sushi restaurant, I want...

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Review: Crepe Expectations in Henderson gets almost everything right

Feb 27, 2013 6:06pm
Over the past year I’ve written about two restaurants specializing in Japanese dessert crepes. Those experiences got me thinking about how hard it is to find traditional French crepes in Las Vegas —...

Viva Las Arepas expands

Feb 27, 2013 5:14pm
Viva Las Arepas, which carved a late-night niche for itself from a tiny kiosk in the parking lot of Dino’s bar, has relocated — but fear not, hungry denizens of downtown, for the enterprise has...
<p>The exterior of Zaytoon Market and Restaurant at 3655 S. Durango Drive. PHOTO: BILL HUGHES</p>

Named after an olive, Zaytoon offers a taste of authentic Persian cuisine

Updated: Feb 27, 2013 4:27pm
In the final scene of the final episode of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain espoused his belief that “the extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes, or at least eat their food, it’s a...
<p>The Sake Orenji, a salmon dish, is shown at Yonaka. PHOTO: BILL HUGHES</p>

The local Japanese restaurant explosion continues with Yu-Yu and Yonaka

Updated: Feb 20, 2013 4:33pm
Unless you’ve been living under a rock this month, you’ve undoubtedly noted the opening of the new Nobu Hotel Tower at Caesars Palace. It was a star-studded event, complete with celebrity investor...

The quotable Anthony Bourdain

Feb 13, 2013 3:05pm
On Feb. 9 at The Pearl, ribald TV foodie Anthony Bourdain and acclaimed French chef Eric Ripert cross-examined and conversed with each other for two never-dull hours about all things culinary. And...
<p>The tacu tacu con lomo saltado at Lima Limon.</p>

Review: Lima Limon is not Peru’s best

Updated: Feb 07, 2013 11:48am
Almost exactly a year ago, I reviewed a Peruvian restaurant in this space. At the time, I found the food, service and atmosphere at Henderson’s Mi Peru to be mediocre but was still happy it was...
<p>Sheridan Su cooks in the kitchen at Fat Choy in the Eureka Casino. PHOTO: BILL HUGHES</p>

An aging locals’ casino proves a good fit for a funky, novel new restaurant

Updated: Feb 06, 2013 3:00pm
If you read CityLife’s dining coverage with any frequency, you’re familiar with Sheridan Su. After working at some top Strip restaurants, the chef ventured out on his own to open a food truck, which...

Review: Poppy Den a welcome, needed addition to Tivoli Village

Updated: Jan 24, 2013 3:00pm
I have to hand it to the people at Tivoli Village: They seem dedicated to improving the shopping center’s previously pathetic food collection. First came The View wine bar. And now Poppy Den has...

Porn star brunch: Pass the buns, ladies

Jan 16, 2013 4:19pm
When our dining writer, Al Mancini, isn’t looking for new restaurants to review or filming his upcoming Travel Channel show, All Forked Up, he hosts foodie events featuring porn stars, as he’ll do on...
Braised pork belly roll / PHOTO: TODD LUSSIER

More bland for your buck : Gordon Ramsay’s Caesars gastropub lacks flavor

Updated: Jan 23, 2013 4:24pm
The biggest local dining story of 2012 — Gordon Ramsay opening three restaurants on The Strip — has been something of a roller coaster ride for me. I was originally excited that the world-renowned...