Wolfgang Puck continued his celebration of 20 years in Las Vegas last night with Sip & Savor at Spago.  The event featured dishes from the kitchen teams of each of his six Las Vegas restaurants paired with some amazing wines.  It was also the debut of pastry chef Kamel Guechida, …

I have to admit, with so many great restaurants in town, it’s hard to get to all of them – even when you eat out constantly.  One that I’ve repeatedly overlooked is Pinot Brasserie in The Venetian.  I’ve probably walked by it close to 1,000 times over the years without …

I have to admit, I’m not really a dayclub guy.  And my days of hanging out at topless clubs with Sue are mostly behind us.  But when I heard that Kerry Simon was cooking at the new Sapphire Pool & Dayclub, I figured I had to tough it out, and …

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?)  …