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No Blue Plate Special

I admit spending more than $250 for breakfast at the Beverly Hills Hotel that included a caviar and sour cream omelet, or $1,600 split four ways for a steak dinner in Washington, D.C. But in Las Vegas, another expensive restaurant town, my taste for scotch and good food has left me with some pretty hefty credit card bills.

18 places for Asian cuisine

Sushi? Dim sum? We’ve got you covered. Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with Asian restaurants this week.

Darden company to sell Red Lobster

Because Red Lobster has been losing customers over the years due to new eateries, lower-priced competitors and short wait times, the CEO of Darden, a multi-brand restaurant operator, is planning to sell.

Aversion to kimchi finally overcome at Mother’s

A reader asked me recently why I don’t review many Korean restaurants, and at first I couldn’t answer. When I think of Korean food, it’s favorably; the flavors of the classic bulgogi are especially appealing. And then it hit me: kimchi.

Darden selling Red Lobster for $2.1 billion

The owner of Red Lobster said Friday that it would sell its seafood chain to investment firm Golden Gate Capital in a $2.1 billion cash deal.

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Dining Pick of the Week: Lina’s Mexican Restaurant

Lina’s spacious dining room features oversize paintings, floor-to-ceiling windows and several small and family-size booths, all with a great view of television screens and projector that take center stage on fight nights.

Dining Pick of the Week: Cafe Darak

New to the Spring Valley area, Cafe Darak offers various types of coffee in an unusual setting.

On the menu: Salsa

Add some spice to your life during May — National Salsa Month — with one of these concoctions.

Fast food protesters threaten overseas action

In an effort to raise worker wages to $15-an hour, labor organizers turned up the pressure on McDonald’s and other fast-food chains on Thursday, with plans to stage actions in more than 30 countries.

Growing, foraging entrepreneur helps plant seed for downtown market

Talk about suffering for your cause. Kerry Clasby’s family was hit by a parasite similar to giardia, and as a result, Las Vegas residents and visitors have access to some of the best fruits and vegetables in the country.

Wine of the Week: Rocca delle Macie Campo Maccione

This wine is fairly mature for its relative youth, being from the 2008 vintage. I think that sangiovese-based wines will always be a little more rustic in character, but that makes them charming in their drinkability and distinctively Italian.

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