Dining Features
Dining
Rollin Smoke Barbeque is on a Roll
The meats cook low ’n’ slow, but praise is high and word is spreading fast for this barbecue joint.
May 7th, 2013
Even longtime residents have trouble finding Highland Drive. If you’re driving north on Interstate 15, exit at Spring Mountain Road and bear right. If you’re driving south, though, you’d better know how to use your GPS. Read more »
Dining
A Milder Dos Caminos Opens in Suburban Location
April 30th, 2013
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 »
Dining
Vic’s New American Cuisine is Edgy on the Edge of Town
The restaurant proposes bold flavors, settles on a perplexing location
April 23rd, 2013
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 »
Drinking
Strong Brew
Collaboration, expansion and new investments are just the beginning of a huge year for Henderson’s Joseph James Brewery
April 16th, 2013
Feature
4th Annual Deals on Meals
Our restaurant crew eats their way across the Valley and comes back with 30 dishes that are heavy on flavor and light on your wallet
April 10th, 2013
Dining
Finish or Be Finished
Challenge dining: because human-size meals are way too boring
April 9th, 2013
It’s the ultimate First World problem, really, to eat food essentially on a dare. No one is sure when eating for sport jumped from state fairs into a sport, but thanks to shows such as Man v. Food and broadcasting of the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest, restaurants are offering bigger, hotter, more insane eating challenges to contestants hungry for T-shirts, Polaroids on a wall and bragging rights. Read more »
Dining
Culinary Diversity is Delicious at Newcomer Nosh & Swig
April 2nd, 2013
Steve Piamchuntar—the name is Thai—has quite the imagination. The chef, almost a decade Charlie Palmer’s executive at the Stirling Club Turnberry Place, is putting out some of the most creative cooking in Las Vegas at Nosh & Swig. The cafeteria-like space near Flamingo Road at Pecos Road is equipped with an open kitchen, a sushi-style counter and reflective metal tabletops. After you eyeball this menu, crammed with more than four dozen original dishes, you’re going to ask yourself a question: What the hell is a place like this doing in such a sleepy, nondescript hood?! Read more »
Dining
Viva Las Arepas Serves Venezuelan With Love
South American street food wins over Las Vegas one savory, stuffed arepa at a time
March 26th, 2013
Viva Las Arepas—formerly the food stand known as I [HEART] Arepas—sits just north of the Stratosphere on Las Vegas Boulevard. Why the change? Someone else trademarked the original name. Read more »
Feature
UNLVino Turns 39
Seven reasons to fall in love with the annual wine festival all over again
March 21st, 2013
UNLVino is the grande dame of epicurean festivals, having served Las Vegans every spring for 39 years. And, like a vintage Bordeaux, the event seems to improve with age. Read more »
Feature
Instant Access
Unparalleled epicurean immersion—Vegas Uncork’d makes it happen
March 21st, 2013
