Jamie Oliver used fresh fruit and vegetables to try to win the hearts, or at least the fatty arteries, of a West Virginia city. Rachael Ray is working to reform school lunch. And Paula Deen, queen of Southern-fried goodness, recently taught an auditorium of kids how to cook and eat healthy.
Aces Bar & Grill, bar, 7272 S. El Capitan Way, received 17 demerits April 13. Violations included dish machine not sanitizing properly. GRADE: B.
In the glass: Scharzhofberger Riesling is a golden lemon-yellow color with a clean, clear core going out into a fine glassy star-bright-citrine rim definition with very high viscosity showing, based on residual sugar level in the wine.
Forte European Tapas Bar & Bistro, 4180 S. Rainbow Blvd., gives the tapas treatment to the Bulgarian tastes boiling in the childhood homes of owner Nina Manchev — first in her homeland, then in Chicago and finally the Las Vegas Valley.
In the glass: Borsao wine is a deep, dark blackish-red color with a dense opaque blood-red core going out into a dark purplish-red rim definition with high viscosity.
All Star Donuts/Chinese Food, 1615 Las Vegas Blvd. South, received 20 demerits April 5. Violations included no sanitizer at three-compartment sink. GRADE: B.
Black Mountain Golf and Country Club restaurant, 500 Greenway Road, Henderson, received 18 demerits March 30. Personal beverage improperly stored. GRADE: B.
In the glass: Snap Dragon Cabernet Sauvignon is a deep blackish-red color with an opaque purplish-red center going out into a purplish-red rim definition and medium-high viscosity.
Readers sometimes ask why people search for the foods of their youth. Simple. It’s because those foods are connected to fond memories. I well remember the first Big Boy I had. It wasn’t Bob’s, but another franchise, and it was quite the big deal in the days before the ubiquitous Big Mac rendered special sauce not so special.
