Restaurant Review
Kiss the Cook
Culinary royalty adds a jewel to her crown with Bacio’s solid old-school Vegas Italian
July 14th, 2011
Las Vegas has few women chefs you could call bona fide stars outside the realm of pastry, which elevates Carioca Carla Pellegrino to the status of queen among her peers around here. Many of us enjoyed her meatballs, lemon chicken and vodka sauce when she was executive chef at Rao’s in Caesars Palace, and, at that time, a member of the family that owns that restaurant. Read more »
Dining
Diner's Notebook: Off the Strip buzz, Wal-Mart applause and some sage absinthe advice
March 3rd, 2010
Diner's Notebook
Puck’s revelatory cookie, a beautiful new brasserie and high marks for Mundo
February 24th, 2010
There are days when I wouldn’t trade my job for the Megabucks jackpot, and there are others when I’d rather stay home and open a packet of instant oatmeal. Starbucks now serves hot breakfasts, such as the panino (the much underused singular form of panini) I ate with egg, Gouda cheese and turkey bacon. Is it just me, or are pre-cooked eggs slightly less tasty than bubble wrap? Bring on the Quaker’s. Read more »
Restaurant Review
The Fat Greek Gets Bigger
And better, thanks to an ‘embarrassment of riches’ in the kitchen, which was already tops in town
February 24th, 2010
The Fat Greek, a cozy blue and white room in Renaissance Center West, recently acquired an adjacent space and has more than doubled in size. That’s good news for lovers of Greek cuisine, and bad news for the competition. Read more »
