Now that it’s getting serious with the summer heat, we need to drink good, fresh and steely wines that “speak” to our palates as well as our wallets. I found just such a wine in the unlikeliest of places.
Food
Cheffini’s, from Daniella and Jose “Chepe” Villamil, opened in June as an outgrowth of the late-night hot dog cart that the couple and partner Fabian Arias operated for the past four years, usually in front of Emergency Arts on Fremont Street.
The immensely popular White Castle burgers are finally finding a permanent home in Las Vegas.
You might go looking for American food on these menus and wind up off the map — in a good way. Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with casual American restaurants this week.
Sundown in Downtown, from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. North, will include small bites, signature cocktails, Latin music, strolling performers and the museum’s summer exhibit, “Hatching the Past.”
Be a good egg and consider celebrating the end of National Egg Month with one of these dishes.
While a lot of Taste of the Town readers are in search of restaurants that serve their favorite foods, Henry Arambula is looking for something he wants to cook at home — specifically, Polish sausage. And his fellow Taste of the Town readers have a few suggestions.
Last month I was visiting Chile, and Concha y Toro really stands out as one of the oldest and greatest wineries in that part of the world.
The Bier Garten, which opened in early spring, is outdoors on the Plaza’s frontage on Main Street. Its site includes almost 3,000 square feet of grass, trellises with vines and a wall of more than 900 plants, which help create an atmosphere reminiscent of the leafy beer gardens of Bavaria.
If it’s Italian green beans you’re looking for, no other type — not cut green, or French-cut, or wax or whatever — will serve as a substitute for these broad, meaty beans with lots of flavor. And fellow readers have found them for Mark Whittington.
The Commissary, which opened late last month, is on the first floor of the Downtown Grand’s West Tower, just across Third Street from the casino.
Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with Italian restaurants this week. Restaurants are rated on a letter-grade scale, from A to F. Opinions by R-J critic Heidi Knapp Rinella (H.K.R.) are indicated by initials. Price symbols are based on the cost of an average entree: $ = entrees less than $10; $$ = entrees from $10 to $20; $$$ = entrees from $20 to $30; and $$$$ = entrees more than $30.
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