Meat Loaf will never be confused with Britney Spears. Maybe that’s the point.
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Regular readers of this column know I never repeat the lead item; requests that come in after the first batch usually end up in the “More on …” section toward the end. But this liver and onions thing is just nuts.
Derrick Barry owes his career to Britney Spears. So I knew the female impersonator would hang on any word she had to say about him.
Snow-capped Charleston Peak and neighboring crags west of Las Vegas remind us that winter is here, despite balmy days on the desert floor. Every storm front moving through the area promises snow, luring crowds to the mountains.
We were really looking forward to Echo & Rig. We’d heard good things and liked the concept of a restaurant and butcher shop as siblings. We also knew it was the hottest thing to hit Tivoli Village lately and so made sure to call for a reservation.
The sideshow is the main show at Beacher’s Madhouse, which Jeff Beacher describes as “a modern vaudeville show.”
By March, there will be seven concert venues between a capacity of 1,500 and 5,000 within a 4-mile radius, including: The Axis at Planet Hollywood, The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and The Brooklyn Bowl at The Linq near Harrah’s.
Last week, on the night before my column appeared with a request from Tom Richards for “a decent plate of liver and onions for about $10,” a copy editor approached my desk with a comment that was along the lines of, “Liver and onions? Really?”
Well, 2013 officially has trickled down the kitchen drain, which raises the question uppermost on the minds of foodies: What will we be eating in 2014?
“Any song in the world,” Bruno Mars challenged the audience to yell up on his opening night in the new Chelsea theater at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. “I just want to play around. Any song in the world …”
Beautiful Dumont Dunes near Death Valley National Park attract more than 120,000 visitors annually. One of the great dune systems of the Mojave Desert, Dumont Dunes provide opportunities for a variety of outdoor adventures.
Two dining trends that started gradually in Las Vegas during the past couple of years picked up speed in 2013.
The Diner, which I never would have found without a reader tip, is pretty much the definition of “tucked away.”
Director Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio revisit the anything-goes late ’80s and early ’90s with such debauchery that it should elicit abject horror but mostly plays as comedy.
Well, the big day’s finally here. The leading-up-to-Christmas hustle and bustle, which seems to take forever and at the same time is never long enough, is over. The packages have been opened, the roast is in the oven and you can take a few minutes to sit down and relax, perhaps with a drink.
