[private]It’s one down and possibly one more to go in The Southwest restaurant world.  Ciao Ciao has shut its doors, and it looks as though the owner of another popular place is about to sell. There’s no doubt about the first loss.  The owner of Ciao Ciao Apizza Angelato, Gerald …

[private]Adam Sobel has announced that he’s left the kitchen at rm seafood.  Sobel’s loss is another major blow to what was once the best kitchen team in Las Vegas.  But I have faith in Rick and his ability to put togeher another great team.  I wish him the best of …

[private]All I can say looking back on the past seven days is “What a week!!!”  (OK, I could actually throw some profanities in there, but let’s keep this a family-friendly blog for today.)  And as we head into Thanksgiving I can be thankful for the news today that Eating Las …

Namaste, located in the most gloriously sleazy shopping complex in Las Vegas (which is pretty darn sleazy in its own right), has a new owner.  She likes to sing during your supper.  Next time you’re hitting the local leather store, gay bar, alternative theater, gay & lesbian center, or on-premises …

[private]You can read my rundown of some local gourmet cupcake providers at City’s Best.  If you scroll back you’ll find my preview of Martorano’s meatball eating championship — but since it’s over (Joey Chestnut won again) you probably don’t care.[/private]

After spending several weeks last month researching caviar I have some fun snapshots of a few brilliant preparations of delicious sturgeon eggs.  Unfortunately, I didn’t have my memory card in my camera for my caviar tasting dinner at Andre’s –  which will explain some of the poorly lit iPhone pics …

[private]It’s been a big week of writing just about everywhere but here.  So the least I can do is point you in the direction of all of the latest news. My latest endeavour has been AOL’s new City’s Best site.  Over there right now you’ll find my articles on authentic …

[private]Check it out on AOL’s City’s Best.[/private]