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The next big thing

Some have been touting the cooking of Peru as “the ...

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A new dynasty

Who would have imagined the Gold Coast casino would be ...

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High-concept classics

When I was a university student, my anthropology professor claimed ...

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The most masculine of Wynn's 18 venues is this classic American steak house looking out ...
Diego
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08.14.08
12 a.m.

The next big thing

By Max Jacobson

Some have been touting the cooking of Peru as “the next big thing.” I don’t know if this is true, but I can say that Mi Peru, a South American grill housed in the Henderson space once home to Barbecue Masters, serves the best Peruvian food I’ve yet eaten in Vegas Read more...

 

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08.07.08
12 a.m.

A new dynasty

By Max Jacobson

Who would have imagined the Gold Coast casino would be a hotbed for authentic Chinese cooking? Now the recent opening of Noodle Exchange has thrust it into the forefront of Chinese dining in Vegas, and customers are slowly getting the message. Read more...

 

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07.31.08
12 a.m.

High-concept classics

By Max Jacobson

When I was a university student, my anthropology professor claimed that the first takeout food in North America was the tamale, or tamal, as it is called in the Nauhatl language of southern Mexico. Read more...

 

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07.24.08
12 a.m.

Ciao Bella!

By Max Jacobson

You mightn’t know it to look at me, but I occasionally work out at Las Vegas Athletic Club on South Eastern Avenue, and a mere stone’s throw away is one of Vegas’ truly great Italian restaurants, the unassuming La Focaccia. Read more...

 

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The Intersection
07.24.08
12 a.m.

Double-mocha nonfat soy sadness

By Stacy J. Willis

What really hurts in a near-depression/recession/national tragedy is when cherished neighborhood coffeehouses are affected. Upon hearing the death knell for five—five—of my favorite local Starbucks, I set out to enjoy them all one last time before they close on July 27, and to chronicle them here, so that they’re etched in history. Read more...

 

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07.17.08
12 a.m.

Food by the Yard

By Max Jacobson

The network of overhead pipes above you carries the world’s largest selection of draft beers, up to 250 delicious brews. And the menu seems almost as encyclopedic, as if the world’s largest selection of dishes were on hand to accompany them. Read more...

 

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Features
07.10.08
12 a.m.

Beef, bison, veal or veggie; french fries, onions, blue cheese or lobster; potato rolls, slider buns or rye bread …

By Max Jacobson

People get emotional when it comes to their favorite burger. At Father’s Office in Los Angeles, the burger joint du moment in that city, chef Sang Yoon has them lining up to eat his burger with bacon, onion and Gruyere cheese, and he totally forbids the use of ketchup. Read more...

 

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Cocktail of the Week

Cocktail of the Week Aug 14, 2008
by Xania Woodman

Casino Royale

Perhaps even better in liquid form than the 2006 James Bond flick of the same name, the Casino Royale, property master mixologist John Dupont’s menu leader, is a broad adaptation ...
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