Drinking
The Fantastic Drunken Voyage
June 12th, 2013
Ever wonder about the science of intoxication? Laurel Pritchard does—a lot. The UNLV assistant professor of psychology studies behavioral neuroscience and psychopharmacology; in other words, how chemicals wreck your brain and body. She provides this blow-by-blow tracker of each drink’s effect on an average-size woman during a hypothetical night in our city’s famed bars. Cheers! Read more »
Drinking
Seven Sips To Seek
Make a beeline to taste these wines at the 39th annual UNLVino Grand Tasting
April 16th, 2013
With more than 300 wines being poured at this year's UNLVino Grand Tasting, there is definitely something for everyone. From bone-dry to super-sweet, and ranging in price from $5 up to $75 per bottle, no matter what your favorite style, you will find some treasures here—and hopefully, you’ll remember them the next day! Read more »
Drinking
Flavored Tequilas in Full Bloom
April 2nd, 2013
Your rum has been coconut flavored since you were your school’s reigning keg-stand champion. When you got your first job, and finally had a little cash in your pocket, your vodka flavor du jour became your calling card—pepper, Mandarin orange, citron, cucumber. And recently, hipster that you are, your whiskey tastes like cinnamon candies, honey, maple syrup or even bacon. So it was inevitable that your tequila would want to get in on the game. Read more »
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 »
Cocktail Culture
Your Best Bet
January 10th, 2013
The seemingly disparate worlds of poker and mixology have joined forces to wonderful effect at the Ainsworth, the Hard Rock Hotel’s new high-end sports bar and cocktail lounge. Named for a particular variant of poker, Paige Hospitality Group food and beverage director David Heinman’s cocktail, the Blind Stud, is essentially a slightly tipsier Moscow Mule, thanks to the addition of a little absinthe-flavored liqueur. Read more »
Scene Stirs
How to Stock Your Own Pop-Up Bloody Mary Bar
January 3rd, 2013
For the second year in a row, my beloved friend Jeff arrived in Las Vegas for a huge eyewear convention with one thing on his mind (other than which pair of his own frames he’ll wear today): pop-up Bloody Mary bar! What guest doesn’t love ’em? The hard work has been done for you, and if your host is anything like Jeff, he’ll set out all kinds of goodies for you to doctor up your personal pint. Whether your Bloody Mary is likely to induce a hangover or cure one, a well-stocked bar lets you take comfort in the knowledge that you’re not alone. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Bloody Hell
January 3rd, 2013
This is no sweet love hangover. This is the real deal. And it’s bad. Baaad. Inevitably, all that December partying catches up, and suddenly—if not literally—it’s the end of the world as you know it. Now, believe it or not, I’ve been there. More than I’d care to recount, actually. But even in my densest personal brain fog, I’m able to remember that help is just a pint glass away with the perfectly executed Bloody Mary. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Exotic, to a Tea
The Marrakech–Bangkok
December 6th, 2012
It’s an interesting proposition: Create a menu of three truly memorable specialty cocktails that can also be served without alcohol and still stand on their own. Read more »
Dining Profile
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 »
Cocktail Culture
Vegas Knockout
As served at the Double Down Saloon, $5
November 29th, 2012
When musician, author and Double Down Saloon owner P Moss published his second novel in September, Vegas Knockout: A Novel in Stories, about the biggest boxing match ever to come to Las Vegas, he commissioned a shot be created in its honor. Read more »
