Dining Profiles
Dining Profile
Seasons of Love
Travel, exploration and farm-to-table cuisine continue to unite Honey Salt owners Elizabeth Blau and Kim Canteenwalla
February 14th, 2013
“We have two rules: We don’t go out on Valentine’s Day or New Year’s Eve,” says Elizabeth Blau, seated at a table in her restaurant, Honey Salt. By “we,” she is referring to her and her husband and business partner, Kim Canteenwalla, chef and co-owner of Honey Salt. The husband-wife power couple met 14 years ago while working in the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. They live in the Lakes with their 8-year-old son, Cole, and dogs Wink and Fenway. They will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary in June. Read more »
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It’s Called Fat Tuesday for a Reason
The Oyster Bar’s Brian Baldwin shows you how to roux the day
February 7th, 2013
The Oyster Bar's Brian Baldwin shares his tried and true Mardi Gras gumbo recipe. Read more »
It’s Not All Fear and Loathing
Anthony Bourdain returns to Las Vegas, and this time he’s brought friends
January 24th, 2013
Anthony Bourdain returns to Las Vegas, and this time he’s brought friends Read more »
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The Prodigious Son
Chef Bryan Forgione, product of an American culinary dynasty, steps into his own at Society
January 24th, 2013
Bryan Forgione, the new executive chef at Society Café in Encore, took over when Kim Canteenwalla left to open his own Summerlin restaurant, Honey Salt, and so far, the transition looks and feels entirely seamless. Read more »
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A Convenient Truth
New business aims to help Las Vegans squeeze a little more healthful eating into their hectic Las Vegas lifestyle
January 17th, 2013
When I was a child, my mother would sneak extra vegetables into her lasagna; I wasn’t fooled, but I didn’t object. It was delicious either way. Since then, little has changed. Without Mom’s charming subterfuge, figuring out what to eat is routinely determined by whatever is at hand, never mind if it’s good for me. Here with a better option is My Healthy Meal, now open in Summerlin. Read more »
Milk in the Raw
Thanks to one man’s quest for a better smoothie, Las Vegas’ raw-milk prohibition may at last come to an end
January 3rd, 2013
Three years ago, Brett Ottolenghi got his daily fix through an underground operation. His personal hookup would drive across the Nevada-Arizona stateline to procure the contraband. In this case the white stuff is milk. Straight from a dairy. Milk that hasn’t been pasteurized or homogenized. Ottolenghi used raw milk every day in his breakfast smoothie, at least until the woman who’d made the regular milk runs for a handful of Las Vegans moved away. Read more »
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He’s Got What SHe Wants
When it comes to food ladies love, chef Todd Mark Miller should be your wingman
December 20th, 2012
Eva Longoria may be the face of SHe, the “boutique steak house” with a feminine touch opening New Year’s Eve. But it’s chef Todd Mark Miller who’s responsible for keeping the ladies happy. Read more »
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Bank Atcharawan
Chada Thai & Wine's owner offers up a tasty dish you actually can duplicate at home
December 13th, 2012
I first met Bank Atcharawan at Lotus of Siam, when he served me the latest Riesling he had acquired for that restaurant’s impressive list. With his distinctive eyewear and casual demeanor, he looked almost as professorial then as he does now. Read more »
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The Magnificent Seven
Upholding more than a century of tradition, Rao’s young chef de cuisine summons her family’s food history to keep the Feast of Seven Fishes alive
December 6th, 2012
Holiday food traditions don’t discriminate. They crisscross the globe and resonate with anyone who has ever looked forward to a once-a-year dish. So when Nicole Grimes became chef de cuisine at Rao’s, memories of her Hungarian and Polish grandmother’s Christmas baccalà (salted cod) wafting through her Pittsburgh home compelled her to make the restaurant's holidays just as unforgettable. Read more »
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A Plush Place
Sisters to bring the Velveteen Rabbit to life downtown
November 29th, 2012
The Victorian era, known for its sentimentality, idealism and modesty, also gave rise to the Belle Époque and saw the gathering momentum of the women’s movement. Read more »
