October 2010

Displaying All Posts Published in October 2010


[private]I realize there are many worthy charities in this world.  But as someone who makes a living writing about food in Las Vegas, there is none closer to my heart than Three Square.  These people do everything possible to relieve hunger in Southern Nevada — a place many of us …

Read More »

[private]I’ve had many debates about the fairness of my reviews.  I hope to bring that type of debate to this site and to the local (maybe national) food scene.  But as it stand for a brief moment, I gave a place a bad review.  And a reader has called me …

Read More »

[private]Sound the trumpets for foodies everywhere: the white truffles are in!!!  Chefs around town have excitedly been speaking over the past week or so about the first batch of white Alba truffles of the season, which are now available here in Las Vegas.  And while it’s actually a little early …

Read More »

[private]In my last post, about my trip to Laughlin, I made a mistake about where I had the breakfast buffet on the final day of my trip.  It was actaully at Harrah’s.  It was a pretty big mistake, since the nice people at Harrah’s gave me the coolest souveneir of …

Read More »

[private]If there’s one place I never expected to find myself on a two-day press junket, it’s Laughlin.  But low and behold, there I was last Thursday night, checking into the Aquarius hotel, and heading up to one of its banquet halls for the Laughlin Chef’s food Fest.  Hosted by the …

Read More »

[private]The perfection of Chef Carla Pellegrino’s beggar’s pasta at the Epicurean Charitable Foundation gala on Friday night inspired me visit Rao’s for more of her delicious cooking on Saturday night.  So I dragged my wife with me to the red carpet at Andrea Agassi’s Grand Slam For Children benefit for …

Read More »