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8 places to celebrate National Margarita Day in Vegas today

As these things tend to go, the origin of the margarita is lost to the ages. Hussong’s Cantina, which opened in Ensenada, Mexico, in 1892 and has two outlets in Las Vegas, says the drink was created at its flagship in 1941 by Don Carlos Orozco. Smithsonian magazine says Carlos “Danny” Herrera dreamed up the margarita at his Rancho La Gloria restaurant in Tijuana 1938 in an effort to make tequila more palatable for a customer who was said to be allergic to all other kinds of liquor.

Drinking more coffee may help prevent alcohol-related cirrhosis

Make that black coffee order a double. Upping your coffee intake may help reduce your chances of developing alcohol-related cirrhosis, according to a review done by the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics of multiple existing studies.

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Entertainment Diet: Todd Clore

Running your own restaurant doesn’t leave much in the way of spare time, but for this week’s Entertainment Diet, we asked Clore what he does in the little time he has.

F. Pigalle is a fun, funky and novel spot downtown

We knew we were in trouble when our server at F. Pigalle said the red wine was burgundy — which, we felt sure, wasn’t Burgundy, mainly because it’s all-you-can-drink, included with dinner, and therefore probably arrives in tanker trucks.

It’s time to buy Girl Scout cookies

If you love Girl Scout cookies, keep your eyes peeled because the Scouts are selling them at various locations around the valley, through March 6.

Make your stews worth the wait

Look over the selections in the meat case at your neighborhood supermarket and you’re likely to see packages labeled “stew meat.” If you’re planning to make stew, you’ll want to ignore those, because local chefs say that’s not a good starting point.

 
Hershey announces carrot cake-flavored Kisses in time for spring

Launching just in time for spring and Easter, Hershey’s latest holiday-inspired treats, carrot cake Kisses, feature a white-chocolate base with an orange coating.

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