Dining events and news from across the valley.
Food
Lumberjacks advertises itself as the place “where the big boys eat,” and they’re not kidding: Portions here run large, and you’ll likely have enough for two meals.
Students at the Charleston campus of the College of Southern Nevada have a number of options for nearby eateries. Across the street sits a cluster in the Campus Commons Food Court, including Wake Up Coffee Cafe and Moko Tapas Bar, along with familiar favorites such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop.
It’s not often that you find Latin comfort food paired with artisan coffee, but that’s the draw of Makers & Finders.
Dining events and news from across the valley.
Eroica is easily the greatest riesling made in this country, with this, the newest vintage, being a particularly great example. It is a delicious wine that is a miracle with Thai food or spicy Mexican food.
Heinz is adding a dash of Asian-style spice to its ketchup. The company said it is releasing a new product this month: Heinz Tomato Ketchup Blended with Sriracha Flavor.
Find Valentine’s Day dinners and dining promotions across the Las Vegas Valley.
It’s good to have a go-to neighborhood pizza place. La Bella’s Pizzeria is tucked away in a strip mall behind Target off Buffalo Drive near the 215 Beltway, and it serves its neighborhood well.
Sometimes you just want pizza now, but you don’t want to settle for a slice that’s been living under a heat lamp. Pieology Pizzeria solves this dilemma by offering patrons the chance to select toppings for a custom freshly baked, personal-sized pie much like you would at your favorite sandwich shop.
Inside stone pillars on Paradise Road just past Corporate Drive sits Indian restaurant Urban Turban. The restaurant, an offshoot of the original in Auckland, New Zealand, is done in a modern-meets-classical theme, with an open kitchen and marble-topped bar providing the backdrop.
Valentine’s Day is the second-busiest day of the year for restaurants (after Mother’s Day), which means Las Vegas restaurants will be exceptionally busy, so get your reservations early.
Don’t schedule your rocking-chair time just yet, but Cracker Barrel may be coming to Las Vegas. Then again, it may not.
Les Abeilles is a classic Rhone Valley blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre varieties. Give it time to breathe.