Starting March 8, Southern Nevadans will have a chance to reconnect with the Las Vegas Valley’s equine past when Horses4Heroes Inc., a Las Vegas-based nonprofit organization, moves to Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs to offer the public horseback riding and other family-friendly activities.
Brett Runion is a programmer for a gaming company. But his roots are in Iowa, and two years ago he traveled there to take a look at his grandparents’ old farmhouse. He had read his grandfather’s biography and learned a lot about the life of a farmer, impressed with “how hard they worked.”
Wild, an offshoot of Miki Agrawal’s New York restaurant of the same name, opened in September and will celebrate its grand opening on Thursday. The “farm-friendly” restaurant and juice bar is at the Ogden high-rise residential building in downtown Las Vegas.
Egg foo young might not be an authentic ethnic Chinese dish, but if well made, it can be pretty satisfying, with its crispy exterior, light interior and crunch from the vegetables used. And fellow Taste of the Town readers have suggestions for Gail Simon, who’s looking for the best.
Proud of its pioneer past, Kingman, Ariz., preserves and promotes its history as a crossroads community to appeal to today’s travelers.
Shane DeMille, a dietitian at University Medical Center, has been a registered dietitian for 15 years. In that time, he hasn’t seen much change in the dietary guidelines for reducing the risk of heart disease.
Dave Berry, a Maine native who’s looking for B&M Baked Beans in a jar — which he says are smaller than their canned counterparts and have a more pronounced molasses flavor — has a kindred spirit in Rob Lindley, who emailed that the beans are “an old family favorite for decades.” Lindley and Richard Schilhavy reported that they’re available at the commissary at Nellis Air Force Base, but for those who don’t have commissary privileges, Ann Brown faxed that they’re also available at Glazier’s Food Marketplace, 8525 W. Warm Springs Road. …
Found in the “corner” of Spain, which is right above Portugal, Rias Baixas is famous for its dry aromatic white wines, of which the albarino naturally is the king.
Longtime Las Vegans probably recall predawn trips to park along the Tonopah Highway north of town for a really big free show — an atomic bomb going off in the desert on the Nevada Test Site.
With Valentine’s Day on a Friday this year, it promises to be a busy weekend for Las Vegas restaurants. Here’s a listing of their special menus.
