As you may have noticed, we’re reformulating the recipe for the Taste section this week.
Heidi Knapp Rinella
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“Good vs. Evil, An Evening With Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert,” will showcase two very different personalities (and careers and philosophies) at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at The Pearl at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $59; visit www.Palms.com or call 944-3200. …
This is, without a doubt, the very best part of my job: telling you about a jewel box of a restaurant that you probably haven’t heard about. And let me start by saying I’d return to Thai Thai Restaurant for the fresh rolls alone, because they were simply amazing.
Arlene Milas is looking for store-made Polish sausage, fresh and smoked, in Henderson. Taste of the Town readers came through with that, and a couple of other suggestions.
The 24th annual Splendor in the Glass, a benefit for Southern Nevada Public Television, is set for 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the LVH, 3000 Paradise Road. The wine- and beer-tasting event will include samples from more than 60 wineries and breweries, plus hors d’oeuvres, a live wine auction, silent auction and live music. Chef Hubert Keller will demonstrate one of his signature recipes and will donate 25 autographed copies of his “Souvenirs” book. Tickets are $75 in advance, $90 at the door; advance tickets are available online at VegasPBS.org or at Lee’s Discount Liquor, Total Wine & More and Whole Foods Market. …
If I hadn’t known that Megan Romano was an experienced pastry chef with a stack of plaudits, I think I would have suspected it just by looking at the food at her Chocolate & Spice bakery-cafe.
For Ashok Yadev, who’s looking for canned chili beans – not to be confused with chili with beans – readers say the key words are “Bush’s” and “Great Value.”
Through the decidedly freezing economic climate of the past few years, plenty of restaurants – including a number that were well operated, served excellent food and certainly deserved to survive – fell by the wayside for one reason or another, most of those reasons related to the fact that there just weren’t enough feet coming through the door.
The Aliante hotel (formerly Aliante Station), 7300 Aliante Parkway in North Las Vegas, has three new restaurants. The Salted Lime is centered on a margarita bar and serves south-of-the-border cuisine and happy-hour specials. Bistro 57 serves more than 57 wines plus breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner plates such as Croissant French Toast and Salad Nicoise. And the Medley Buffet has Mexican, Chinese, Italian and American live-action food stations. …
Sometimes, you just have to give it up and go with the flow.
Sometimes I get a Taste of the Town letter that strikes a chord, and this week this was it:
Love it or hate it, you may want to know that it’s lutefisk time again. Vegas Viking Lodge of the Sons of Norway has scheduled its annual dinner for Jan. 26 at the Elks Lodge at 1217 Nevada Highway in Boulder City. Seatings will be at 3 and 6 p.m.; tickets must be purchased by Jan. 20. On the menu: lutefisk with melted butter or white sauce, roasted pork, boiled potatoes, peas and carrots, lefse and Norwegian cookies. Packaged lefse (10 for $10) also will be available, as will aquavit. Tickets are $18 for adults, $5 for children 10 and younger and are available by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope with a note on how many are attending which seating, plus a phone number and a check made out to the Sons of Norway, to Gwen Knighton, 2156 Marstons Mills Court, Henderson 89044. For more information, call 869-5775. …
Antoinette Bourque is looking for Barilla and Ronzoni pastina – a tiny cut I remember my mother-in-law recommending when my children were small – and Taste of the Town readers know where to find it. Candy Bakko of Kingman, Ariz., reported finding both at the International Marketplace at 5000 S. Decatur Blvd. and Guy Marigliano of Siena Foods at 6125 S. Valley View Blvd. said his store carries Ronzoni and Pastene brands of pastina. …