Dining

Dining

A Milder Dos Caminos Opens in Suburban Location

Despite rumors to the contrary, our food scene is not as cutting edge as that of New York, London or Tokyo, and that goes double when we’re talking the ’burbs. So when a Strip venue makes that rare move to one of our outlying neighborhoods, both the menu and the décor tend to be more conservative and less flashy than the original. Read more »

Cocktail Culture

How to Make the Poppy Den's Poppy Sling

As cocktails travel through time and space, they tend to change and evolve—sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. One of the cocktails most approximated for convenience and skewed to reflect the current contents of the liquor room is the Singapore Sling, which was created at the start of the 20th century at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Read more »

Dining

Pho Get About It

Get to know Vietnam’s national dish —Vegas style

A good bowl of pho is only as good as its ingredients. Start with thinly sliced beef and al dente rice noodles, then load up on fresh basil, bean sprouts and scallions. Finish with a squeeze of lime, and you’ve got a soup brimming to the top with beefy goodness. Read more »

Diner's Notebook

Tasteful Travels, Zenshin Opens and New Menus for Spring

I’ve just returned from a diverse trip abroad, where I experienced a number of meals with direct connections to what is available here. It was a remarkable and rewarding journey. Read more »

Dining

Vic’s New American Cuisine is Edgy on the Edge of Town

The restaurant proposes bold flavors, settles on a perplexing location

Anthem Center at Anthem Sun City isn’t where one would expect to find a dude who damned near won the title of Next Food Network Star, but then, Vic Moea—also known as Vic Vegas—always has a surprise or two up the sleeves of his chef’s coat. Read more »

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