Here’s a recipe for those who want to give the traditional German cookie a try.
Heidi Knapp Rinella
RJ food critic Heidi Rinella takes you inside your favorite Vegas eateries and let's you know what's worth the bite. Hungry for more? Head to bestoflasvegas.com for all of your foodie needs
Boulder City’s Coffee Cup has been featured on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” so which is it? Well, it doesn’t have a drive-in, so we can rule that out. That leaves diner or dive, and I’d place it somewhere in the middle.
It seems that just about everybody’s doing small plates/tapas these days. But I can’t think of anybody doing it better than David Clawson Restaurant.
Wolfgang Puck’s Downtown Summerlin restaurant will survive the suburbs, where other celebrity chefs have failed, because of a varied, accessible menu and attentive service.
Every deli offers an Italian sub, but Taste of the Town readers offer their suggestions for the best.
The food at Sugar Factory Town Square was well-executed but didn’t offer much in the way of creativity. The emphasis, it seems, is mostly on the drinks.
Sauce is the backbone of any Italian place, and Sauce’s sauces, coupled with innovative touches, definitely delivered.
Taste of the Town readers find Jack Daniel’s mustard, cioppino in a bottle, juniper berries and chicken mole.
Biscuits Cafe departs from the norm of breakfast-and-lunch places in decor. While the interior is attractive, it’s fairly streamlined and not so cluttered that I found myself wondering about the poor soul who has to dust it all. When it comes to the food, though, Biscuits Cafe tucks snugly into the genre.
What makes Crazy Pita so popular? It’s not the food, because you can find more inspired versions elsewhere. But Crazy Pita seems to have hit on a winning combination of super-friendly service, low prices and convenient locations.
Unlike its predecessors, SkinnyFats may actually have a chance of survival, in large part because it manages to deftly bridge the healthy/heifer gap.
The food at Giada was fantastic, the airy restaurant with its sweeping view of the Strip very pleasant, and service really very good — aside from some subtle and not-so-subtle upselling.
Alisa Catanzaro emailed that her 89-year-old father, John, told her recently that he couldn’t afford his favorite dessert back in the ’60s, so she decided to make him Charlotte Russe at Christmastime.
They don’t bring you chips and salsa when you sit down at Mercadito. And frankly, we didn’t even notice until later, because there’s so much going on at this Mexican restaurant that isn’t a typical Mexican restaurant.