Bread really is the staff of life, and it seems most of us are always looking for the best loaves. In that vein, readers have suggestions for Vicki Desy, who’s looking for a bakery, preferably west of the Strip, where she can get pumpernickel or Russian black bread.
Food
Known in Utah for its baked-from-scratch breads and pastries, mainstay Kneaders Bakery & Cafe is headed to the Silver State this year with two locations.
Wahlburgers, founded by chef Paul Wahlberg with celebrity brothers Mark and Donnie, has announced franchise deals with five new franchise groups to open more than 30 stores in several major metro markets including Las Vegas, the company said Thursday in a statement.
Tickets are on sale for the 42nd annual UNLVino, set for April 14 to 16.
San Diego-based Donut Bar announced Wednesday that it will replace the shuttered O Face Doughnuts.
Coffee Hunter is bringing Stumptown Coffees to a new coffee bar at 7425 S. Eastern Ave.
PT’s Brewing Co., 3101 N. Tenaya Way
Shake Shack’s expansion into the Las Vegas Valley continues, as the burger joint is adding its third location in Southern Nevada.
We can only imagine the reaction of the second-graders at Booker Elementary School when Crystal Momii showed up in their classroom and said she was going to cut the cheese.
Occasion: Well, as things go these days, winter turned to spring before we even got through February, so this is a superb little pinot noir that can pair with anything you throw at it. As I have extolled on any number of occasions, pinot noir is the most versatile red wine that you could possibly hope to encounter in the wine world. It is a lighter-bodied style of wine that matches a wider range of foods than, say, cabernet sauvignon and sangiovese. This is also available at a ridiculous price point.
When Wendy Bailey emailed a few weeks ago in search of Kraft Roka Blue and Old English cheeses for making a family favorite cheese ball, she promised to share the recipe if Taste of the Town readers came through.
Two new Smashburgers are set to open soon in Nevada.
Following the December announcement that Cracker Barrel would be opening its first Las Vegas location at the Silverton in late July, the restaurant chain has confirmed a second location will be headed to Southern Nevada this year.
Under the copper ceiling of the Downtown 3rd Farmers Market, something was brewing Saturday morning. It wasn’t trouble — it was tea, and lots of it.
I remember, not too many years ago, when the concept of seafood in the desert was a punch line complete with rim shot.