Heidi Knapp Rinella is an award-winning journalist with more than 35 years of experience as a writer and editor at newspapers in Ohio, Florida and Nevada, and is the author of seven books. She’s been with the Review-Journal as a feature writer and food critic since October 1999.
That Bavette’s Steakhouse &Bar doesn’t fit the stereotypical Las Vegas image of glitz and glamour is obvious on first sight of its stately door crowned by a sweep of studded red leather. It’s a Narnia-esque portal from the cacophony of the casino at the Monte Carlo (soon-to-be Park MGM) to the dusk of the restaurant’s entry lobby. There, all is plush and urbane, with framed art and mirrors covering floor-to-ceiling walls, against which sit overstuffed chairs.
With spring fast approaching, Mon Ami Gabi’s Stripside patio is the perfect place to observe the action of Las Vegas while basking in the sun.
Saturday is National Moscow Mule Day, and the Hard Rock Cafe, 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. South, knows a big way to celebrate.
Few names in American whiskey inspire the same sense of awe as Pappy Van Winkle, or the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillerythat produces it.
By the time California native Justin Kingsley Hall earned a bachelor’s degree in culinary management from the Art Institute of Tampa, he’d been working in the industry six years, but a mentor encouraged him to get a formal education.
The Smith’s at Rampart and Lake Mead boulevards is nearly 13 miles from the Las Vegas Convention Center, but it drew enough people during a recent trade show that one of its delis went through 45 pounds of house-made egg salad in two days.
Those NASCAR racers won’t be driving 55 and neither should you. Cabo Wabo Cantina at the Miracle Mile Shops is featuring the Can’t Drive 55, a blend of Cabo Wabo blanco tequila, Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum, vodka, gin, four fruit juices and a touch of amaretto Disaronno for $15. It’ll be available all weekend, as will beer buckets and shot specials. And on Thursday, you can quaff while watching the Hauler Parade from Cabo Wabo’s Strip-side patio.
“The best pastrami on the West Coast,” Canter’s Deli brags on its website, and it appears they’re not far off.
Don’t be dissuaded by this windy (and unseasonable) cold snap; spring is so near we can taste it. And speaking of taste: If you haven’t tried growing your own herbs, know that it’s relatively easy — and extremely rewarding. Here are some things to help make it easier to grow them.
If the only way you eat radishes is sliced into salads, you’re missing much of their potential.
Thursday night, The Golden Tiki , 3939 Spring Mountain Road, will celebrate the 111th birthday of the late Donn CQ Beach, founder of modern tiki culture and the creator of the Zombie, Tahitian Rum Punch and one version of the Mai Tai.
The chef-owners of Paid in Full clearly like to play with their food, and all the better for anybody who wanders in.
In honor of the Winter Olympics, Virgil’s Real Barbecue at The Linq Promenade is featuring the All American Kicked Up Lemonade.
