Max Jacobson
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- Seriously chili in here
- J & J Szechuan’s menu will delight those searching for the hotness
- Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009
- Some like it hot. Fans of J & J Szechuan like it HOT!!!!
- Jazzing up brunch
- Spend a lazy Sunday at the Wynn’s Country Club Grill
- Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009
- Carlos Guia's new brunch is stocked with goodies, like gumbo and French-toast bread pudding.
- The well-hidden ‘snacks’ of Los Antojos
- Mexican standout is finally emerging from 10 years of relative obscurity
- Monday, Nov. 23, 2009
- Mexican standout Los Antojos is finally emerging from 10 years of relative obscurity.
- The best chicken in Vegas
- Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
- Namaste's tandoori chicken is the best in Vegas, a revelation when eaten with garlic naan.
- Choose-your-own burger adventure
- Grind Burger Bar & Lounge takes DIY burgers off the Strip
- Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
- The idea is a fail-safe one: DIY burgers with plenty more to like.
- A pizza primer
- Our food expert breaks down the perfect pie
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
- Thick or thin, soft or crispy, sharp or mild, pizza is something we all love.
- All Thai’d up at Sakun
- There’s tough competition here, sure, but make room for scrumptious Sakun
- Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009
- At this tiny Thai storefront, a bilingual menu reveals wonders like beef salad Lao-style, glass noodles with crab claw and Thai pork stew. Let's put it this way, Max Jacobson is a regular.
- Proper pastrami
- Tommy offers thick, tasty deli sandwiches ... by Vegas standards
- Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009
- What survive in today’s idiom of Ashkenaz—or Eastern European Jewish—foods are pastrami, corned beef and matzo ball soup, although credible versions are hard to find, even in Vegas. See how Tommy Pastrami matches up.
- No sticky wicket here
- Garfield’s takes a tasty trip around the world—from its lake-side perch
- Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009
- Garfield’s might just be the only place in the city that would look equally at home in Barbados, but the menu is eclectic here, featuring French, Italian and American fare, with hints of North Africa and Asia along the way.
- Italian shake-up
- Caffe Dolce remakes traditional dishes in appealing new ways
- Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009
- So few Italian places bring anything new to the table, not so at Caffe Dolce.
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