The Brew Pub at Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, may have removed its microbrewery and rebranded as The Pub, but that doesn’t mean beer is any less important.
Food
Red wine of the year: Le JaJa de Jau Syrah
New Year’s Eve is almost upon us, which means plenty of glasses will be raised in the name of 2009 (and good riddance to it) and 2010 (may it please be a huge improvement).
Bar at Times Square, New York-New York, 3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South, received 19 demerits Dec. 14. Violations included pink slime buildup on soda gun. GRADE: B
Ah, pierogi. If you’ve ever spent any time in any of the country’s Eastern European enclaves, you know, like Kelly Slade, just how delightful they can be. And her quest for fresh, handmade pierogi in potato-cheese flavor has been answered.
Abyssinia Restaurant and Market, restaurant, 4780 W. Tropicana Ave., received 28 demerits Dec. 9. Violations included food not cooled by approved methods. GRADE: C
When hotelier Phil Ruffin bought Treasure Island in March, he was impressed enough with Social House to take over the reins from Pure Management Group, opening his own Pan-Asian restaurant in the same space. (Social House plans to reopen at Crystals at CityCenter.)
We think it’s safe to say that everyone on your Christmas list has enough gimcracks and geegaws. What they probably long for is a truly usable gift — one they won’t have to dust, but whose taste will linger as a reminder of your good taste (and theirs).
Joan Adams is looking for large and small — but not Minute — tapioca, and readers have several recommendations.
Wine: Champagne Heidsieck & Co. Monopole Blue Top Brut
Considering how addictive peppermint bark is, I can’t even imagine it in ice cream. But now Virginia Fergen and the rest of us can try it, thanks to sharp-eyed readers on both sides of the valley. Jan Pacini found it at Vons at 1940 Village Center Circle in Summerlin and Maureen McCoy at Albertsons at 201 S. Stephanie St. in Henderson. …
Ciao Ciao Apizza Angelato, 4460 S. Durango Drive, received 20 demerits Nov. 30. Violations included employee personal beverages and items not stored properly. GRADE: B
When Caroline Kelliher thinks of Christmas desserts she thinks of panettone, the fruit-studded traditional Italian Christmas bread.
The heyday of the classic supper club may have ended, but that hasn’t stopped Mina Alfafara from taking the classic combo of upscale dining and dancing to a new, exotic level.
