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India Masala Bar & Grill advertises that its lunch buffet ($10.99) is the largest in Las Vegas. I haven’t yet experienced it but I have no doubt that if nothing else it’s a big hit, considering the restaurant’s location just west of Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway in the university district and not far from the tourism corridor. But here’s the thing: I couldn’t help feeling that vestiges of the lunch buffet bled over into the dinner hour.
If Las Vegas can take a wide-eyed innocent, whose only crime was rocking a mullet well past its expiration date, and turn him into a raging, narcissistic jackhole, what hope is there for the rest of us?
It does seem impressive that Boyz II Men, or at least three of its singers, stuck together since they were in high school 21 years ago. But eight minutes into their show, it’s no mystery why.
In Detroit, The Scintas are synonymous with Joe Vicari’s Andiamo restaurant and showroom. And so it shall be at the D.
It’s not unusual for Taste of the Town readers to search for foods they’ve tasted in local restaurants, and that was the case with a recent request from Cheri Carr. Carr is looking for a cranberry-walnut bread that she said used to be served at The Flame Steakhouse at the El Cortez.
Roos-N-More, near Moapa, offers a hands-on zoo experience with more than 160 animals.
A lot of the decadent, superficial elements that make Las Vegas such a wicked success get harnessed for the powers of good when the city parties for a cause.
The St. Patrick’s Day celebration at J.C. Wooloughan’s at the J.W. Marriott, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., starts early — on Thursday, with live music daily through March 17. Festivities include a happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday through March 16, with $5 Irish appetizers and 50 percent off Irish draft beer, and continue March 17 when the party starts at noon ($20 cover after 3 p.m.) …
I should have known that something as ostensibly simple as garlic knots wouldn’t be so simple if it came out of Giovanni Mauro’s kitchen.
The good news: The ABC diving contest “Splash” may be the biggest boost for Louie Anderson’s career in a long time.
Donald Pallack is looking for marble rye in a restaurant-style loaf with slices that are all the same size — understandable to anyone who, like me, gets frustrated trying to make sandwiches with really huge pieces and really tiny pieces from the same loaf.
Cee Lo, if you were on my team as a TV talent-show contestant and I was your coach, I’d have some advice for you. And it starts with this:
Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley National Park offers a glimpse into an opulent era in history, continuing to draw curiosity seekers much as it has since construction began on the Spanish-style mansion at Death Valley Ranch in remote Grapevine Canyon in 1924.
It took James Bond, or at least two of his songs, to set the ship right at the Oscars, a reminder that the secret agent’s 50-year reach extends well into Las Vegas.
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