Dining
Scene Stirs
Sweet Après-Ski Cocktail Classic Hangover
March 20th, 2013
Warming drinks—especially the boozy, spiced and topped-with-a-dollop-of-something-creamy kind—go together very nicely with snow sports. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the time-honored tradition of the après-ski tipple is made all the more rewarding by the exhilaration and chilling temperatures that preceded. But it did take a crack team of professional cocktailians to pull off their union with aplomb at the recent inaugural Après-Ski Cocktail Classic, March 14-17 in Snowmass, Colorado. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Nobu's MIA Margarita has the Spice of Life
March 20th, 2013
Bartenders don’t have to go far at Nobu to find fresh, intriguing ingredients to incorporate into their cocktails. The new restaurant and bar in Nobu Caesars Palace is a mixology playground of exotic fruits, herbs and spices, such as yuzu, shiso leaf and shichimi. Read more »
Dining
Get Out of Your Kitchen (And Into Theirs)
New hands-on cooking classes offer fresh options for weekend fun without ever getting your kitchen dirty
March 19th, 2013
Entrepreneur Marcus Fortunato earned a good living in gaming-industry software development. Three years ago, however, he started a company built around his passion for cooking. He wanted it to appeal to Las Vegans who love food so much they not only dine in the city’s finest restaurants, but who would embrace a learning experience: cooking in a celebrity-chef-worthy kitchen. Read more »
Diner's Notebook
Prime Real Estate, the City’s Best German, and Town Square’s Two New Tenants
March 19th, 2013
How does a restaurant with prime steaks, solicitous service, old Western décor, and a price point well below those in more publicized Strip venues sound? Well, that’s just what to expect at Silverado at the South Point (796-7111), where chef Jon Romine is strutting his stuff. Read more »
Scene Stirs
Cask Masters, Blackadder Matters, and the Nth’s Finest
March 13th, 2013
I’ve been spending a lot of time at the Whisky Attic recently. The crowd at proprietor Adam Carmer’ private monthly Freakin’ Cask Tastings holds steady and grows more dedicated with each event. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Park it Here
March 13th, 2013
It’s been a minute since something new debuted on Fremont East. We’ve had a little time since Commonwealth cocktail bar opened its shiny red doors. But the moment has come for Commonwealth’s little sister, Park on Fremont, to put her carefully curated 1940s jukebox and pedal-up bar window to use. Read more »
Dining
All Hail Kale!
The lean, green plant is quickly becoming the go-to superfood
March 12th, 2013
Loaded with culinary possibilities, this inexpensive, green leafy superfood is popping up on menus across the Valley, and not just as stand-in for good ol’ spinach. Read more »
Diner's Notebook
Hot Hot Steaks, the Many Delicacies of Chicago, and Bellagio Adds Caviar Service
March 12th, 2013
Steak lovers will be happy to learn that a Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse has resurfaced in Harrah’s Casino (693-6000), in the sprawling room formerly home to the casino’s steakhouse, the Range. Read more »
Small Bites
Startling Changes at the Venetian
March 12th, 2013
The Venetian continues a spring cleaning of its restaurants. On the heels of breaking news that the hotel will close Piero Selvaggio Valentino in June, it announced the immediate closures of two Sam DeMarco venues, First Food & Bar and Rattlecan. Read more »
