Comme Ca
New Year's Dishing
Comme Ça
December 20th, 2012
David Myers’ casual bistro goes straight-up gourmet for New Year’s Eve. The first seating features four courses, where guests may choose between langoustine crudo and Tasmanian trout and then poached lobster, roasted rabbit or filet of beef for the main. Read more »
Diner's Notebook
Critics write the book on Vegas, PLus Brian Howard dishes and Poppy Den dreams
December 6th, 2012
Cookbooks and restaurant guides make excellent and practical Christmas gifts, and this year, there are two I wish to plug. The first is Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery ($50, Artisan), a large tome that the chef wrote with pastry chef and Frenchman Sebastien Rouxel. This is both a coffee-table book and a practical guide to baking both bread and pastry. Read more »
Most Dynamic Restaurant
Comme Ça
October 11th, 2012
This wunderkind of the Strip dining scene constantly refreshes its special menu concepts while maintaining a high level of execution for its classic brasserie cuisine. Read more »
The Deal
A debut, a superbuffet and a fond farewell
September 6th, 2012
It wasn’t accompanied by a lot of fanfare, but a new casino opened this week—the new Wildfire Sunset, formerly the Gold Rush, next to Sunset Station. Wildfire Sunset is a slots-only casino (no table games) with a sportsbook. There’s also a Wildburger, a 24-hour restaurant that serves big hamburgers for $8. Read more »
Expert Opinion
Xania Woodman
July 26th, 2012
The 10 cocktails that Vegas Seven mixology maven Xania Woodman is drinking now, and where she’s drinking them. Read more »
Diner’s Notebook
Morton plants a flag downtown, and Las Vegas gets a custard cluster
July 26th, 2012
Mexican cooking meets American rock. How does that grab ya? It bodes well for fans of the ever-livelier downtown food and bar scene, especially because the accomplished restaurateur Michael Morton of La Cave at the Wynn is behind the project. Read more »
Expert Opinion
Max Jacobson
July 26th, 2012
We asked Vegas Seven’s food critic to line up his best foodie day. While he doesn’t subscribe to the age-old notion that one should have breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper, his fantasy eating trip didn’t end up far from that notion. Read more »
Diner's Notebook
Uncork’d astounds, Savoy innovates and the gastropub/brunch trends continue
May 24th, 2012
This year’s Vegas Uncork’d, the annual food fest sponsored by Bon Appetite magazine, was by all accounts the best attended and the most successful one to date. Dozens of events were held, with the biggest being the Grand Tasting, held at the Garden of the Gods, an insane party with 77 participating restaurants and wineries. Read more »
Mother’s Love (Food)
Seven dining ideas to honor the most important woman—ever
April 26th, 2012
Mamma mia, there are a lot of options for May 13! Here are just seven suggestions of where to make a reservation (very important) and treat the woman who got you through life’s bumps and bruises. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Cutting Loose
Vida Simples, As served at Comme Ça in the Cosmopolitan, $15
April 12th, 2012
Lenard Peterson and Comme Ça’s other bartenders have been perfectly content to serve guests New York-based consultant Sam Ross’ original and classically inspired cocktail creations. But with the recent arrival of the restaurant’s spring menu, Peterson and his comrades were given a section of the menu to make their own. They rose to the occasion with aplomb. Read more »
