600 students participate in massive farmers market, Oct. 23,2019. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sean Gassaway, room chef at the Sourdough Cafe at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur in Las Vegas, makes horseradish potato chips by heating prepared horseradish to remove some of the moisture, mixing it with kosher salt and further dehydrating it, tossing it with house-made chips and serving it as a monthly special with a bratwurst on a roll, sauerkraut, spicy mustard and a cup of cheese dip. (Heidi Knapp Rinella/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Scott Simon, executive chef at Carson Kitchen in Las Vegas, makes a Green Eggs and Ham Flatbread with pistou, smoked mozzarella, tasso ham and eggs. Heidi Knapp Rinella/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Executive Chef Nicole Brisson gives a tour around Eataly Las Vegas, located in the Park MGM. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)
Panel talks Impossible Burger at CES during launch at Border Grill on Monday, Jan. 7. (Ben Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tim and Chemaine Jensen of Village Meat & Wine explain the different types of poultry available for the holidays. (Heidi Knapp Rinella/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Intuitive Forager Kerry Clasby talks about losses she suffered in California’s Woolsey Fire in Malibu in November. (Al Mancini/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sonia El-Nawal of Rooster Boy Cafe in Las Vegas talks about having a benefit for Kerry Clasby, known as the Intuitive Forager, who suffered losses on her farm in California’s Woolsey Fire in Malibu. (Al Mancini/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
South Point is among few casino operators that still offer “cheap food, good odds,” says Anthony Curtis, a publisher of books on Las Vegas. The resort’s video poker slots return 99%, compared with about 96% or 97% on the Strip, according to Curtis. “Gaughan knows that you get them in the door with food and liquor and entertainment and you make a few bucks when they gamble,” says Ted Newkirk, founder of Access Vegas.
South Point is unique among Las Vegas resorts for its 4,600-seat equestrian arena.
“The secret is you have to find people that want to play [on the casino floor],” says Michael Gaughan, owner of South Point
Donald Contursi talks about Lip Smacking Foodie Tours, which offers walking tours of restaurants on and off Las Vegas Boulevard with food samples and tidbits of history about the places they visit.
McDonald’s Planning Big Change for Happy Meals The restaurant chain has made a pledge to make one of their signature meals healthier by 2022. Happy Meal choices will be hamburgers and four- and six-piece Chicken McNuggets. However, parents will still be able to ask for cheeseburgers. Here are a few more
key notes: • Bottled water will be added
• Chocolate milk will contain less sugar
• More fruits, vegetables and grains
will be served French fry sizes will also be smaller. McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S. will serve Happy Meals containing 600 calories or less by June. Ernest Baskin, professor of food marketing at St. Joseph’s University (Money)
Chloe Kim Just Shredded the Women’s Halfpipe. The Internet Is Calling Her the Greatest of All Time Kim took the world by storm with her dazzling performance in the women’s halfpipe final, which earned her a gold medal. The 17-year-old not only crushed it at her first Olympics with a near-perfect score of 98.2 but won over the hearts of spectators with her humor. Kim tweeted this gem just hours before her gold medal performance and it isn’t the first time she posted about food. The American also became the youngest woman to capture a medal in snowboarding. She’s a rockstar!
Sugar Factory makes a Valentine Smooch Martini for Valentine’s Day
The Laundry Room serves specialty cocktails — if you can get in
Notable Las Vegas chefs, bartenders host outdoor cookout (Al Mancini Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Serve yourself at a “wine ATM.” Hostile Grape at M Resort lets you pour your own. (Janna Karel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Monkey Bar at SLS serves the Peppermint Bliss cocktail
Freed’s Bakery shows us how they make their chcolate chip cookies
Jean Phillipe Patisserie does a wild display for every season. This holiday season, it debuted chocolate elves at its Aria and Bellagio shops. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
10 best things to do in Las Vegas on Halloween weekend
Sun Keeler, owner of Food Deco Art, produces vegan, gluten-free edible lace in numerous designs and colors (even chocolate), which add elegant embellishment to the plainest cakes. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A nice twist on the classic bread board, served at Topgolf. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
It’s a party brunch drink at LAVO Italian Restaurant & Lounge with this Giant Bloody Mary, complemented with seafood. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sun Keeler, owner of Food Deco Art, produces vegan, gluten-free edible lace in numerous designs and colors (even chocolate), which add elegant embellishment to the plainest cakes. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The taste of pumpkin pie, if pumpkin pie were a cocktail. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A twist on the classic buffalo chicken wing. This dish is served at Sonoma Cellar at Sunset Station in Henderson. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)