Dining Profiles
Cocktail Culture
Grains of Truth
Poppy Den nourishes Relyn Timbal’s passion for sake
February 28th, 2013
Growing up in Hawaii, Relyn Timbal fell in love with the Japanese culture that pervades her homeland. At Kamehameha Schools, the private college prep she attended from kindergarten through high school, she chose Japanese as her language elective, hoping this would lead to class trips across the Pacific. Read more »
Dining Profile
Stand By Us
Midtown Lounge’s Atom Miller and Kevin Schanda put down roots in their old stomping grounds
February 21st, 2013
Atom Miller and Kevin Schanda are Las Vegas kids. The two grew up in the 1970s and ’80s, running around the Montara neighborhood off Tropicana and Pecos. Miller’s single mom worked at the Horseshoe Casino—her aunt once owned a lease on some ground under the fabled property. Schanda’s dad was responsible for one of the city’s firsts when he pioneered time-share sales at the Hacienda. Read more »
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 »
Cooking
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 »
Dining Profile
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 »
Dining Profile
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 »
Dining Profile
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 »
Cooking With
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 »
