Food
Anna’s Garden, 5740 Spring Mountain Road, received 39 demerits June 21. Violations included soup cooled improperly. GRADE: C.
Readers sometimes ask why people search for the foods of their youth. Simple. It’s because those foods are connected to fond memories. I well remember the first Big Boy I had. It wasn’t Bob’s, but another franchise, and it was quite the big deal in the days before the ubiquitous Big Mac rendered special sauce not so special.
The origin of the margarita is as cloudy as the lime juice in it. Hussong’s in Ensenada, Mexico — founded in 1880 by German immigrant Johan Hussong — lays one of at least eight claims to the tequila cocktail. (In 1941, its story goes, bartender Don Carlos Orozco mixed tequila, Damiana and lime for the first known time and served it over ice in a salt-rimmed glass to Margarita Henkel, daughter of the German ambassador to Mexico.)
The light at the end of the tunnel looks a little less like an oncoming train these days, but we’re far from singing “Happy Days Are Here Again,” especially in Las Vegas.
Amore Pizza & Pasta, 3945 S. Durango Drive, received 38 demerits March 25. Violations included no thermometer at cooks’ line make table. GRADE: C.
Fat Bastard Merlot is a deep dark blood-red color with a semi-opaque core going out into a fine crimson-red rim definition and medium-high viscosity.
Think of it as a tasty twofer, the way Roma Deli II & Wine Shop offers not only sit-down dining featuring a menu of Italian favorites, but the ability to scout the nearby deli cases for something good to take home, too.
Cool Place Cuban Cafe, 2055 E. Tropicana Ave., received 26 demerits Dec. 22. Violations included no working thermometers in prep table coolers. GRADE: C
Wine: Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Vintner’s Cuvee XXXI
Regular readers of this column know we tend to accumulate quite a backlog of requests, so let’s start the new year out right (and a happy one to all, by the way) by clearing a whole bunch. The following readers are looking for:
El Patio Mexico bakery, 4550 S. Maryland Parkway, received 15 demerits April 20. Violations included expired desserts in display case. GRADE: B
Regular readers of Taste of the Town know that we tend to run, give or take, about a six-month backlog for requests. The file’s getting particularly fat right now, so let’s clear some out:
If you’d like to do something special for Mom on Mother’s Day, consider doing it with berries. They’re colorful, flavorful, easy to prepare (no peeling or coring and minimal cutting) and — an extra bonus — they’re even good for her.
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