My favorite restaurants in Las Vegas? That varies greatly, not only from year to year but from day to day, as I continually discover new spots and re-examine venerable ones.
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By almost every measure, “Glee” was the series of the year. Emmy Awards. Grammy nominations. Sold-out concerts. More magazine covers than you could shake a half-naked Lea Michele at. The musical comedy dominated seemingly every arena but one: consistency.
Las Vegas entertainment this year may best be summed up by the Steely Dan chestnut “FM”: “Nothin’ but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song.”
Andy Williams prefers singing “Mary, Did You Know?” But he understands people pay to hear him sing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” and he is not going to disappoint them on Christmas Eve.
Banh mi get off to a good start because the bread used to make them — especially as they’re made at Hue Thai, on Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas — is the perfect launching pad.