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Japanese table-cooking is making a comeback
Dining Out Comments Updated: Oct 17, 2012 6:39pmRemember Benihana? In the 1960s, it introduced a style of Japanese cooking known as teppanyaki, invented in Japan after World War II, to the American public. Chefs with big hats captivated the...
Queen of the scene: Jolene Mannina throws the underground food events that attract big-name talent
Dining Out Comments Updated: Oct 24, 2012 5:10pmIt’s close to 2 a.m. on a Sunday morning in July, and Jolene Mannina is in her element: shouting into a microphone, encouraging chefs and corralling food writers. The food competition she’s...
Restaurant review: Kosher on the Grill
Dining Out Comments Updated: Oct 17, 2012 4:28pmIf I ever find religion, I can assure you it will not be one with dietary restrictions. It takes a special kind of faith to forgo all the tasty treats proscribed by Judaism, Islam and certain sects...
A co-creator of The Cosmopolitan’s hidden hotspot opens his already buzzing Those Guys Pies at The Lakes.
Dining Out Comments Oct 03, 2012 6:33pmWhen it comes to restaurants, Paul Bass clearly isn’t concerned with visibility. Bass helped create The Cosmopolitan’s unofficially named Secret Pizza, where he manned the ovens through last December...
The Downtown Project launches with Eat, a small, retro-chic breakfast/lunch spot that’s already resonating with locals
Dining Out Comments Updated: Oct 03, 2012 5:39pmI have to admit I’ve been a little skeptical of Tony Hsieh’s Downtown Project. Yes, it’s exciting to see a huge infusion of enthusiasm and cash into giving Las Vegas a true urban center. But the idea...
Fresh Mama’s interesting (and almost exclusively) vegan fare should prep us for the oncoming meat apocalypse
Dining Out Comments Sep 20, 2012 11:42amI recently appeared on KNPR’s State of Nevada to discuss a report that states the world will have to switch to an almost completely vegetarian diet by 2050 in order to avoid catastrophic food...
Benvenuto!: At the Italian American Social Club, everyone is welcome
Crawl Comments Sep 12, 2012 3:50pmAh, the mysteries of the private club. In my youth, the Latrobe Old Crabtree Sportsmen’s Association sat across from the Rodgers family compound, where we kids played pinball while dads and uncles...
The latest small plates joint is more Asian-influenced than Spanish, but it’s definitely original
Dining Out Comments Updated: Sep 19, 2012 4:58pmLast week I wrote that “gastropub” has become the most overused and meaningless word in the restaurant industry. A few years ago, I was saying the same thing about tapas. You couldn’t turn your head...
Pints and bites: Foodie-friendly gastropubs are popping up all over
Dining Out Comments Updated: Sep 06, 2012 11:11amThe British are coming, the British are coming! At least that’s what a lot of Las Vegas restaurateurs would have you believe.The hottest trend in Las Vegas restaurants right now is the gastropub: a...
Dining: Review of Las Vegas Grille
Crawl Comments Updated: Sep 05, 2012 4:22pmIf I approach a barbecue restaurant and don’t smell smoke, I’m immediately skeptical. So when I found myself in a drug store parking lot next door to The Las Vegas Grille, and detected the delicious...
