The days of only four coffee options — black, cream, sugar or cream and sugar — are long gone, as we all know. Today, you can get a coffee drink with so many options it’s impossible to list them all.
Food
This is one of my favorite everyday drinking wines. It is from the superb Sicilian producer Planeta, one of the great little family-owned wineries making tremendous value wines from this historic island.
This week we have good and bad news for Taste of the Town reader R.N. Dutcher. First, the latter: No, fellow readers haven’t found the shrimp dip you described. And now the former: You asked, alternatively, for a simple recipe, and there readers came through in spades.
Crush Eat, Drink, Love — from The Morton Group restaurateurs Michael and Jenna Morton and with William DeMarco as executive chef — opened in December, with a menu of wood-fired pizzas and small and large plates intended for sharing.
Chayo Mexican Kitchen + Tequila Bar opened last week at The Linq, Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s dining and entertainment district between the Flamingo and the Quad, serving a blend of traditional and updated Mexican food.
Playoff parties may have one fewer dip option this year. Kraft Foods says some customers may not be able to find Velveeta cheese over the next few weeks.
Wine: Valreas Cotes du Rhone Villages “Cuvee Prestige”
Regular readers of this column know I never repeat the lead item; requests that come in after the first batch usually end up in the “More on …” section toward the end. But this liver and onions thing is just nuts.
It’s time for comfort food to heal the wounds of the hectic holiday season, and soup to warm the soul. And what, after all, is more comforting than a bowl of soup?
Critic picks two affordable wines as his tops for 2013; Kono Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is the white and Smashberry is the red.
Bouchon Cabernet Sauvignon is a fine dark ruby-red color with a semi-opaque spinel-red core going out into a light pink-colored rim definition with medium viscosity.
Last week, on the night before my column appeared with a request from Tom Richards for “a decent plate of liver and onions for about $10,” a copy editor approached my desk with a comment that was along the lines of, “Liver and onions? Really?”
Zikiz, which opened in early October, is a counter-service restaurant that serves American wraps with Mediterranean flair, said Ed Rizk, owner.
Well, 2013 officially has trickled down the kitchen drain, which raises the question uppermost on the minds of foodies: What will we be eating in 2014?
Two dining trends that started gradually in Las Vegas during the past couple of years picked up speed in 2013.
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