Extreme — maybe even obsessive — attention to detail is a requirement for success in the restaurant business, and it’s certainly worked for Gordon Ramsay.
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Esther, you did good.
The influx of Hawaiian immigrants that’s given the valley ninth-island status is perhaps most apparent in the restaurant industry.
Whole Foods Markets and IFA Country Store are places that carry anasazi beans, according to Taste of the Town readers.
We’re clearly in a simpler time as far as restaurants go — more casual, less ceremonial — and a place that uses such a homely dish in its very name has great appeal right from the beginning.
Sometimes readers don’t report a source for someone searching for a product because it just doesn’t exist in the Las Vegas area.
Real Asian noodles — to which those crispy fried things dumped out of a can bear no comparison — are gratifyingly easy to find in Southern Nevada these days, from noodle houses to ramen places and Asian restaurants of all description.
By all means, try Shake Shack to find out what all the excitement is about. But don’t be surprised if the experience leaves you somewhat less than shaken.
So, you may have noticed that there appears to be a nationwide trend of food critics “going public” and allowing — even encouraging — photos of themselves to be published. If you have, you may have wondered if I’m going to follow suit.
It’s been a while since I’ve been to downtown stalwart Casa Don Juan, and hearing it had opened a second location in the ‘burbs nudged me to give the mothership another look. Turned out to be a good move: I noticed some changes, and they were positive ones.
The Midori self-identifies as a sushi restaurant, and they’re not kidding. For the most part it’s all sushi, all the time — nigiri sushi, sashimi, standard rolls, special rolls, baked rolls, deep-fried and crunchy rolls, low-carb rolls (wrapped in cucumber with no rice) and on and on.
The C.A.S. in Pot Liquor C.A.S. stands for Contemporary American Smokehouse, and in that context, the restaurant serves just what you’d expect: ribs, smoked chicken, pulled pork and brisket. But …
The hearty Irish dish known as corned beef and cabbage isn’t just for St. Paddy’s Day, lads and lasses. True lovers of the stuff can find it at select local pubs.
Whole-bellied clams. They’re one of the foods readers seem to miss most from the East Coast and New England, one of the things they most frequently say they want to find in Las Vegas. As far as I know, Lazy Joe’s Fish &Chips is about the only place in town that serves them.
Chefs and restaurant owners have been fooling around with some pairings that may seem a little odd at first blush but turn out to be a fine idea, an example being the Hawaiian/Mexican of Braddah’s Island Style.
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