Patrick Moulin
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Recent Articles
Sports Fans, Be Careful What You Wish For
For Las Vegans dreaming of a big-time sports franchise, a cautionary tale from Cleveland
December 15th, 2011
Is it truly better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all? When it comes to your hometown sports team, I’m not so sure. Many Las Vegans have long held out hope for a big-league sports franchise, and as a transplant to the Valley, I probably ought to hop on that bandwagon. But my status as a lifelong fan of Cleveland’s teams gives me the duty to issue a warning: Where I come from, sports fans lead lives of quiet desperation.
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‘Something About This Place …’
Faithful customers turned hands-on owners continue the tasty evolution of their favorite restaurant, Marché Bacchus
October 6th, 2011
If you’re lucky, maybe you’ll discover a neighborhood eatery that you frequent so often that it feels like a second home. That was the case for Rhonda and Jeff Wyatt, who fell in love with Marché Bacchus, a deli and wine market, that opened across the street from their Desert Shores home. In 2007 when their beloved restaurant went on the market, the Wyatts jumped at the opportunity despite having no previous restaurant experience.
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Arctic Monkeys and TV on the Radio
Cosmopolitan’s Boulevard Pool, Sept. 23
September 29th, 2011
Despite the early-autumn heat, a large crowd was full of energy for the British quartet Arctic Monkeys. Front man Alex Turner performed with such bravado that he even slid across stage on his knees while playing his guitar.
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A Matter of Taste(ing)
September 1st, 2011
If you have serious wine commitment issues, you’re not alone. Choosing the right wine can be an overwhelming experience, with many inexperienced wine drinkers finding themselves stuck in a rut, afraid to branch out into the many unpronounceables and the vast catalog of winemakers. Luckily, many of our local wine purveyors offer single-day courses and free wine tastings so that you can familiarize yourself with different varietals, regions and winemaking techniques before plunking down for a full bottle.
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Guided By Voices
Local a cappella group Mosaic is changing live music performance
August 18th, 2011
On the 10-12-hour road trips to his grandmother’s house in Kansas, Josh Huslig and his family would listen to a cappella music nonstop. Those long rides created an impression on Huslig’s young mind and showcased the diversity of the human voice. Years later, when Huslig decided to form his own a cappella group, Mosaic, he was determined to give the genre a face-lift.
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Red Eye Radio
July 14th, 2011
The rain couldn’t keep fans away from Red Eye Radio’s performance at the Beauty Bar on July 8. The small space quickly filled as the local cover-band supergroup—comprised of musicians from Novelty Act, Romance Fantasy, the Big Friendly Corporation, Music for Deaf Girls and Big Bang Baby—took to the stage after a two-month hiatus.
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The French Connection
Charming from-scratch French specialties await at a hidden office-park café
July 7th, 2011
The aromas emanating from the small kitchen will tip you off that this isn’t a typical deli. Making it all the sweeter, you begin to sense that you are among the first to discover this hidden gem, surrounded by an office complex off Raphael Rivera Way in southwest Las Vegas. This isn’t an eatery that you will just happen upon. Like a secret club for foodies, to find it, you will have to get directions, but you’ll never forget how to get there again.
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Turning Tricks
German transplant Jan Rouven fulfills his longtime dream with Vegas magic act
July 7th, 2011
When German magician Jan Rouven was 19, he made a pilgrimage to Las Vegas to see its magic shows. “I realized all the illusion gurus are located here in Vegas, and it made it somehow the magic capital of the world,” he says. “I always dreamed about bringing over my show to Vegas.”
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Film Gallery
In four short months, Theatre7 has given Vegas independent cinema a home
June 23rd, 2011
When Derek Stonebarger finished production on the feature film he shot in the Arts District last year, he wanted to hold a premiere for his friends. Renting a theater in a large cinema would have cost several thousand dollars, so the 35-year-old screened I.M. Caravaggio, his biopic of the early 17th-century Italian painter, at a local art gallery.
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I ♥ Yogurt serves fro-yo with an ’80s twist
June 16th, 2011
When Poetry Nightclub in the Forum Shops at Caesars abruptly shut down in 2009, nightclub directors Branden Powers and Rich Bowen decided to get out of the nightlife industry and open their own self-serve yogurt shop.
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