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Taste of the Town readers find ciabatta loaves but not rolls

For Kathy Boland, who’s looking for ciabatta rolls (not loaves) and pretzel rolls, her fellow readers have lots of suggestions for the latter, though not the former.

Small Plates: Street Car Po’Boys and “Junior’s Home Cooking”

Street Car Po-Boys, from James and Gwen Bartholomew and their four granddaughters, opened Dec. 23. Gwen Bartholomew is a Louisiana native who grew up in New Orleans but had lived in Los Angeles before moving to Las Vegas in 2010.

 
New app lets you wake up and smell the bacon

Want to wake up to the sound of bacon sizzling on the stove with its aroma drawing you out of bed? There’s an app for that.

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Taste of the Town: Crepes of things to come, unearthed by alert readers

Mmmm … crepes. Mmmm … berries. As berry season approaches, berry-filled crepes sound even better. So I’m glad Taste of the Town readers have suggestions for Ingrid Stewart, who’s looking for the crepes from a source other than IHOP.

Wine of the Week: Grifone Primitivo IGT

Yet another killer value wine from the south of Italy, down in the “heel” of the “boot” that forms the nation’s outline.

Blue Bell scooping free ice cream tastes on Thursday

Blue Bell Ice Cream will be available in Las Vegas starting Monday, and if you can wait til Thursday, you can get a free taste at several spots around the valley.

Family business supplies farm-fresh greens to local chefs, markets

Brett Runion is a programmer for a gaming company. But his roots are in Iowa, and two years ago he traveled there to take a look at his grandparents’ old farmhouse. He had read his grandfather’s biography and learned a lot about the life of a farmer, impressed with “how hard they worked.”

Smal Plates: Wild and ‘Cooking Light Global Kitchen’

Wild, an offshoot of Miki Agrawal’s New York restaurant of the same name, opened in September and will celebrate its grand opening on Thursday. The “farm-friendly” restaurant and juice bar is at the Ogden high-rise residential building in downtown Las Vegas.

Taste of the Town: Egg foo young fans don’t care if dish is authentic

Egg foo young might not be an authentic ethnic Chinese dish, but if well made, it can be pretty satisfying, with its crispy exterior, light interior and crunch from the vegetables used. And fellow Taste of the Town readers have suggestions for Gail Simon, who’s looking for the best.

Wine of the Week: Casa Lapostolle Merlot

It is no wonder I keep coming back to Chilean wines; they collectively represent some of the best values in the market today. Casa Lapostolle is in this category.

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