It’s going to be a beery weekend in Las Vegas.
Food
Wine: The Velvet Devil Merlot
Wow. Talk about a regional favorite. After I posted a query from Tony Thurber, looking for New Jersey-style pork roll, his fellow Taste of the Town readers responded en masse.
The new location of Mac Shack opened last week, joining the original restaurant that opened in 2010.
The Chefs on Stage component of the Life Is Beautiful festival will be a clear reflection of the festival itself — fun and free-spirited, with plenty of music.
There are likely to be a lot of familiar faces for those who visit the Culinary Village part of the Life Is Beautiful festival this weekend.
For the literal-minded among us: No, they won’t be changing lead into gold in the Alchemy Gardens at the Life Is Beautiful festival this weekend. But they will be changing things into something better.
Wine: Alma Rosa Chardonnay El Jabali Vineyard
Sometimes, although it may seem difficult to believe, a food item may not be available in this melting pot of a city of ours.
Elixir, from the group behind the two Remedy’s locations in Henderson, opened Sept. 21, said Bobbie Rihel, director of operations.
Cultists — called Cravers — turn out in droves in Las Vegas for White Castle’s tiny burgers.
When more than 35 local chefs, restaurants and mixologists gather at the Palms Thursday night, they’ll be feeding — and in high style — people who aren’t hungry on a regular basis. But the focus of all of these united efforts is to help those who are.
When I received a query from James Mourglia, who’s looking for Watkins vanilla extract and ground cinnamon, I figured that, at best, we’d end up with an online source. Once again, hawk-eyed Taste of the Town readers surprised me.
Greg and Jeanne Forrest opened the original Layers at Sunset Road and Green Valley Parkway in Henderson in 2004 and moved to 665 S. Green Valley Parkway in 2010. The new location, near the Beltway and Sunset Road, opened in April.
