The culinary team at Marche Bacchus just keeps getting better and better. John Courtney has signed on in a sous chef position under new executive chef David Middleton and consulting chef Alex Stratta. Courtney is the former head chef at west-side hotspot Born And Raised, who’s spent the past several …
January 2012
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In a town with so many great chefs, I would never dream of naming a favorite. But I honestly don’t think there’s anyone in town as ambitious as Brian Howard at Comme Ça. He probably has the top in-house charcuterie program in Las Vegas. Every Wednesday he offers a special …
After spending five days living on the SNAP budget of $3.93 a day, Sue and I woke up Saturday ready for some serious eating. But we couldn’t decide what we wanted. So we embarked on a dine-around at Mandalay Bay, dropping by some of our favorite restaurants and asking our …
While the Saturday Night Truck Stop is hardly news to anyone in the know, it is a big part of the local food scene worth shining another spotlight on. And since I have a lot of photos from last week, I figured now is as good a time as any. …
In this week’s Top Of The Food Chain, Chef BRian Howard and I discuss offal and other “lesser” meats.
I finally got a chance to eat at the new Old Homestead in Las Vegas. You may recall that I first spoke with owners Greg and Marc Sherry about bringing the famed New York steakhouse to Las Vegas in early December. (You can read excerpts from that interview here.) Later …
Eater.com has moved into Las Vegas. The food website already covers the dining scenes in New York, Chicago, LA, San Francisco, Miami, Austin, Houston, Dallas, DC, Portland (OR), Seattle, Atlanta and New Orleans. My good friend Susan Stapleton, who has worked with Haute Living, Vegas Magazine, Las Vegas Magazine, Diamond …
Chinese New Year was yesterday, but the celebration lasts through February 6.At Jose Andres’ China Poblano, that means a special holiday menu. I was lucky enough to get a preview of a few of the items recently. And I snapped a picture of several. (Sadly, the shot of the tea …
A big thanks to the ladies of Burning Angel — Joanna Angel, Kleio, Jessie Lee, Krysta Kaos, Kelly Chaos and Veruca James — for helping make Eating Las Vegas‘ first porn star brunch a huge success. Any time you ladies want to do another event, let me know. And of …
What else can say? Drink up!