Dining Profiles
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André Rochat
Feed your soul with hearty French farmhouse cuisine, served by the bowlful
January 26th, 2012
The most memorable dish I encountered last year wasn’t served in a tony on-Strip restaurant. And it didn’t come on a dish, but rather a nondescript white bowl, an appetizer prepared and served by students at UNLV’s ninth Chef Artist series dinner under the watchful eye of Las Vegas chef André Rochat. Read more »
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Akira Back
Yellowtail’s executive chef demystifies the delicious, healing elements of Korean cuisine
December 22nd, 2011
Akira Back has a deep respect for the ingredients given by Mother Nature, and he uses them not only to create innovative Japanese cuisine that tastes great, but to improve the way his diners feel. Read more »
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Chef’s Table to Your Table
Bradley Ogden’s new cookbook has the holidays on lock
December 15th, 2011
This holiday season, with help from renowned chef Bradley Ogden, you can give your menu a little more dazzle. His new cookbook, Holiday Dinners With Bradley Ogden (Running Press, $30), shares with home cooks his recipes and techniques for holiday favorites. “I’ve been cooking holiday meals for years, mostly in restaurants,” Ogden says, “and these were special events not only in others’ lives, but in my own life as well.” Read more »
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Family Matters
At her sister’s Bratalian, chef Alessandra Madeira shines entirely in her own right
November 24th, 2011
If Italian dining is supposed to be about the camaraderie of eating with family, then Alessandra Madeira has always been in the right place. As chef de cuisine of Bratalian in Anthem, Madeira gets to see more locals and their families, rather than the ebb and flow of strangers that chefs would usually encounter on the Strip. Cooking for and with family has been the path that has led her to her post today. Read more »
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Carlos Enriquez
The Block 16 executive pastry chef shares his very Vegas twist on an American classic
November 3rd, 2011
Some might say that Carlos Enriquez has just had his 15 minutes of fame. Last month, after surviving eight weeks of competition on Bravo’s Top Chef: Just Desserts, the Block 16 Hospitality Group executive pastry chef was eliminated from the show and sent back to the real world. Read more »
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How Spicy Tuna Rolls
Chef Eddy Lee keeps customers coming back with his fresh, small-batch sushi
October 27th, 2011
Las Vegas is probably one of the only cities where sushi bars boast dishes called “Tastes Like My Ex-Girlfriend.” Some guests just aren’t interested in traditional Japanese nigiri sushi and sashimi, but instead seek creative combinations of raw fish with other flavors, textures and spices. Which is why Edwin “Eddy” Lee has built himself a following at Spicy Tuna, the intimate restaurant tucked into a strip mall next to Trader Joe’s, at 10345 S. Eastern Ave. in Henderson. Read more »
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Bruce and Eric Bromberg
The Cosmo’s culinary brothers welcome autumn with seasonal side dishes
October 20th, 2011
Bruce and Eric Bromberg acquired their love of food while accompanying their globetrotting businessman father on his travels, and we are the beneficiaries. The concept for Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill sprang from the original Blue Ribbon in Greenwich Village, N.Y., an eclectic restaurant that still offers terrific versions of matzo ball soup and fried chicken. Cosmopolitan CEO John Unwin agressively recruited them, and today, big brother Eric remains mostly in New York City, while younger brother Bruce has relocated to Las Vegas with his wife and children. Read more »
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‘Something About This Place …’
Faithful customers turned hands-on owners continue the tasty evolution of their favorite restaurant, Marché Bacchus
October 6th, 2011
If you’re lucky, maybe you’ll discover a neighborhood eatery that you frequent so often that it feels like a second home. That was the case for Rhonda and Jeff Wyatt, who fell in love with Marché Bacchus, a deli and wine market, that opened across the street from their Desert Shores home. In 2007 when their beloved restaurant went on the market, the Wyatts jumped at the opportunity despite having no previous restaurant experience. Read more »
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When Cups Runneth Over
DW Bistro expansion a sign of good things to come
September 29th, 2011
Finding a new local restaurant is like finding new friends in Vegas: It’s not always easy, but when you do finally come across someone interesting, you hope they will integrate well into your already-established friends, interests and lifestyle. And you hope that they will stick around awhile. That’s the thing about this desert city. Great things and people come, but whether it’s to move on to something bigger and better or the result of hitting rock-bottom, only a few of them stay. Sometimes, however, the really special ones not only stay, they grow and continue to help transform Las Vegas for everyone’s benefit. DW Bistro looks to be one of those local gems. Read more »
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She of the Top Toque
For Mandalay Bay’s new executive chef, making history is second to making good food
September 22nd, 2011
Susan Wolfla doesn’t need your congratulations for being a woman. Mandalay Bay’s new executive chef may have the honor of being the first woman to hold that position in the Strip’s history, but she thinks there are far more interesting topics to talk about. Read more »
