We now know where former Robuchon pastry chef Kamel Guechida is going. He’s been named Director of Pastry for the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group, where he will oversee the dessert and bread programs for 21 restaurants in the U.S., plus ones in Singapore and London. He will make his …

Congratulations to Megan Romano on one year of operating her amazing little bakery Chocolate & Spice.  Foodies from all over town came out Wednesday to help her celebrate, and we were rewarded with a pretty amazing spread.  As expected, there were plenty of brilliant desserts.  (Before heading out to the …

Vegas Uncork’d officially got underway with the photo-op of all photo-ops: the annual Saber-Off.  Participating chefs gathered at Hakkasan where the representatives of each casino posed for some pictures together inside.  That was followed by the official saber-off outside, with Michal Mina taking the ceremonial saber to the bottle of …

Masaharu Morimoto has finally confirmed what everyone in the food world has been buzzing about for months.  Morimoto Las Vegas will open in The Mirage in 2014.  The restaurant will take over the space that currently houses Japonais. In a press release announcing the restaurant, Morimoto said, ““I am excited …

Sue and I made it back to what I’ve often called the best brunch deal in town on Sunday at Border Grill.  I was surprised to see the price has gone up a bit.  It’s now $35 for all the small plates you can eat, plus $8 for unlimited mimosas. …

Friday was a bittersweet night for Rick Moonen and his friends.  Moonen threw a party to say goodbye to rm upstairs – the fine-dining component of rm seafood.  The restaurant will be replaced by a more casual restaurant and lounge with a steampunk theme called Rx Boiler Room (pronounced Rick’s …

Since it originally opened, Red Rock’s Japanese restaurant Hachi has changed chefs and culinary directions a few times — to the point where I eventually lost track of what was going on over there.  So when I was asked in to check out the newly revamped menu, I was anxious …

I got my first glimpse at construction on the second Naked City Pizza on Saturday.  Chris Palmeri was at the new site, painting the building’s exterior.  Sue and I dropped by to lend a hand – but by the time we got there, they were wrapping up.  (Nice timing, huh?)  …

As a rule, I don’t critique meals that I enjoy as a guest of the chef.  My reasoning is pretty simple: you don’t critique a gift, you simply say “thank you.”  If I don’t like some aspect of a comp’d meal it would be rude to point that out.  If …