Through the decidedly freezing economic climate of the past few years, plenty of restaurants – including a number that were well operated, served excellent food and certainly deserved to survive – fell by the wayside for one reason or another, most of those reasons related to the fact that there just weren’t enough feet coming through the door.
The Aliante hotel (formerly Aliante Station), 7300 Aliante Parkway in North Las Vegas, has three new restaurants. The Salted Lime is centered on a margarita bar and serves south-of-the-border cuisine and happy-hour specials. Bistro 57 serves more than 57 wines plus breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner plates such as Croissant French Toast and Salad Nicoise. And the Medley Buffet has Mexican, Chinese, Italian and American live-action food stations. …
Sometimes, you just have to give it up and go with the flow.
Sometimes I get a Taste of the Town letter that strikes a chord, and this week this was it:
Love it or hate it, you may want to know that it’s lutefisk time again. Vegas Viking Lodge of the Sons of Norway has scheduled its annual dinner for Jan. 26 at the Elks Lodge at 1217 Nevada Highway in Boulder City. Seatings will be at 3 and 6 p.m.; tickets must be purchased by Jan. 20. On the menu: lutefisk with melted butter or white sauce, roasted pork, boiled potatoes, peas and carrots, lefse and Norwegian cookies. Packaged lefse (10 for $10) also will be available, as will aquavit. Tickets are $18 for adults, $5 for children 10 and younger and are available by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope with a note on how many are attending which seating, plus a phone number and a check made out to the Sons of Norway, to Gwen Knighton, 2156 Marstons Mills Court, Henderson 89044. For more information, call 869-5775. …
Antoinette Bourque is looking for Barilla and Ronzoni pastina – a tiny cut I remember my mother-in-law recommending when my children were small – and Taste of the Town readers know where to find it. Candy Bakko of Kingman, Ariz., reported finding both at the International Marketplace at 5000 S. Decatur Blvd. and Guy Marigliano of Siena Foods at 6125 S. Valley View Blvd. said his store carries Ronzoni and Pastene brands of pastina. …
