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• TikTok might get banned… what will the foodie influencers do???

• Why You Can’t Get a Restaurant Reservation

• Unstripped Las Vegas chef lineup, new location, & ticket details

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned: 

• YEN Viet Kitchen

• Bazaar Meat By José Andrés

• Raku

• Mott 32

• Esther's Kitchen

• Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine

• Kabuto Edomae Sushi or YUBUYA

• Aroma Latin American Cocina

• Carolina's Mexican Kitchen

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• New article on eatinglv.com – Spanish Inquisition, Part Dos – Madrid
• The FOMO mentality that the internet & social media have created
• How to get a reservation at The Golden Steer: become a weekday warrior
• Why do so few restaurants in Las Vegas have happy hour?
• Reminiscing our Detroit pizza phase
• Dive bar recommendations
• John loses his curmudgeon cranium over flamed food (...again)
• The bar seating situation at Esther's Kitchen
• Le Thai 2 is the best restaurant in the shittiest shopping center in Las Vegas… prove us wrong!!!
• Ferraro's Ristorante vs. Basilico Ristorante Italiano
• Burgers cooked with negligence

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• The Golden Steer Steakhouse
• Safta 1964 by Alon Shaya Pop-Up at Wynn
• Desert Bread
• Aromi Italian Restaurant
• Ocean Prime Restaurant
• 1228 Main Las Vegas
• Herbs and Rye
• Red Dwarf
• Hard Hat Lounge 
• Stay Tuned Burgers
• Raku
• Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine
• Esther's Kitchen
• Le Thai 2
• Ferraro's Ristorante
• Basilico Ristorante Italiano
• Trattoria NAKAMURA-YA
• BBQ Mexicana
• Oscar's Steakhouse 

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• ⁠You can grab high-end French groceries at Cafe Breizh⁠⁠⁠ (best baguettes in town)
• Aroma Latin American Cocina⁠⁠'s Steve Kestler named a finalist in the Best Chef: Southwest category of the 2024 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards
• Forte Tapas has sadly closed after 15 years
• The Silver Stamp wins Best Mom and Pop Shop from Entrepreneur Magazine
• Area 15 distillery has closed
• District Deli and Coffee opens
• Bar Ginza opens as a Japanese whiskey bar
• San Diego pizzeria Mr Moto expanding to southwest Las Vegas
• Panino named best woman-owned establishment by Yelp
• Artiface Bar replaced by Doberman Room

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned: 

• Life's a Bagel
• Other Mama
• Harlo
• Cafe Breizh⁠⁠
• ⁠Aroma Latin American Cocina⁠⁠
• The Silver Stamp (That 70s Bar)
• ⁠⁠Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar⁠⁠

• Esther's Kitchen - March 28, 2024, is ‘James Trees Day’ in the City of Las Vegas per Mayor Goodman, who gave him a key to the city this week
• Yukon Pizza founder & owner, Alex White, declared World Champion Pizza Maker - Non-Traditional category this year at Pizza Expo
• Fun fact: Traditional Pizza was won by Sergio Balderas of Truly Pizza in Dana Point, which 00 Pie & Pub Mike Vakneen is a co-owner of with John Arena and Chris Decker of Metro Pizza
• Evel Pie declared #1 Pizza Place in Las Vegas by… drum roll… Trip Advisor
• Nightmare Cafe closed
• Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville closing on April 15
• Trevi Italian Restaurant closed overnight to make room for retail
• Emmitt's Vegas opened end of last month but did a VIP Grand Opening on Thursday
• Rick Bayless to open Tortazo restaurant at Caesars Palace
• LA VECINDAD Cantina is open!
• Leños Restaurant to open this year in the historic commercial center
• Suzuya Patisserie is planned to take over the space where Half Bird was on Spring Mountain

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned: 

• Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar
• Mijo Modern Mexican
• Esther's Kitchen
• 1228 Main Las Vegas
• Esther's Kitchen (Brunch & Dinner)
• Cafe Breizh
• The Legends Oyster Bar and Grill
• Lucky House Seafood Restaurant
• Piero's Italian Cuisine
• Mott 32 Las Vegas
• Ocean Prime Restaurant
• Peter Luger Steak House
• Don's Prime
• Aroma Latin American Cocina
• The Golden Steer Steakhouse

LA Food:

• Dan Tana's | Italian Restaurant
• Totoraku (Secret Japanese Steakhouse)
• Dupars
• Burger Crawl - Hinano Cafe (Venice) & Heavy Handed (Santa Monica)

• The Sundry Food Hall is getting rid of QR codes & retooling/reconfiguring (as they should) 

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• Nicco's Steakhouse
• Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar 
• Mother Wolf
• Piero's Italian Cuisine
• Don's Prime
• Winnie & Ethel's Downtown Diner
• PublicUs
• The Silver Stamp
• Vesta Coffee Roasters
• Knife Pleat
• Irv's Burgers in Newport Beach

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• Another road show… this time from Ocean Prime Las Vegas
• Deep dive into Ocean Prime's menu & wine list
• Burger sluts, high steaks, & cocktail smoke
• What John Curtas thinks makes a great steakhouse & what’s mandatory for success
• Steakhouse litmus tests & categories: local, great chains, douchebag central, under the radar, and the awful
• How to talk to a sommelier if you’re not that familiar with wine

Ocean Prime Happenings:

• Sunday Jazz Brunch & Bubbles 11 - 3pm
• Half Off Happy Hour from Lounge Menu
• Live Music Thurs (6-10pm) and Fri & Sat (7-11pm) in the lounge
• Prime Lunch: $45 - three courses, available weekdays until 3pm

Food News You Can Use:

• Jamon Jamon Tapas is opening March 21st in Henderson… pizza & a children’s menu?
• When Bar Bohème opens, Esther’s Kitchen owner James Trees says that every day at 4 p.m., staff clad in black vests and white shirts will carry baguettes from the oven at Esther’s down Main Street to Bar Bohème

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• 7th & Carson Downtown Kitchen & Bar (our St. Patrick’s Day rec)
• Monzù – Italian Oven + Bar
• Featherblade Craft Butchery
• Esther's Kitchen
• The Golden Steer Steakhouse
• Barry's Downtown Prime Steakhouse
• Oscar's Steakhouse
• Scotch 80 Prime
• Harlo | Steakhouse and Bar
• Carversteak Las Vegas
• SW Steakhouse
• Ocean Prime Las Vegas
• Peter Luger Steak House
• Don's Prime
• Gordon Ramsay Steak
• Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar
• STRIPSTEAK Steakhouse
• Strip House Steakhouse
• Bazaar Meat By José Andrés
• Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
• Jean Georges Steakhouse
• Delmonico Steakhouse
• Lawry's The Prime Rib
• STK Las Vegas
• Papi Steak
• Nusr-Et Steakhouse
• Toca Madera
• Echo & Rig
• Andiamo Steakhouse
• Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse
• Hank's Fine Steaks
• Cleaver Restaurant
• Triple George Grill
• Heritage Steakhouse
• Hugo's Cellar
• The Steak House
• Bob Taylor's Original Ranch House

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• Matteo's Ristorante Italiano vs. Carama throwdown
• The burger slut, Italian food whore, & sushi snob debate burgers
• Restaurants with razzle-dazzle
• We’re in an Italian food renaissance
• Supper Club trend in Vegas? Don’t get Mr. Delilah started.
• The only clubs we like are club sandwiches
• Our feelings on burgers with eggs… 

Listener Questions:

• What are our favorite food-focused movies?
• Tips for parking on the Strip?
• Planning a dinner/brunch one-two punch at Fontainebleau or Resorts World
• Our feelings about the Supper Club trend in Vegas… overhyped BS for the Instagram crowd or are any of them worth it?

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Food News You Can Use:

• Barcelona breakdown on eatinglv.com & not-so-kind opinions about Catalonian food (lots of pictures for the millennials)
• Soho House in New York is closing
• Stay Tuned Burgers Newsflash: they do puppy patties!!!

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• SoulBelly BBQ
• Palette Tea Lounge
• Milpa
• Aroma Latin American Cocina
• IZAKAYA GO
• Bazaar Meat By José Andrés
• Khoury's Mediterranean Restaurant
• Carama - Mandalay Bay
• Don's Prime
• Mini burgers at CUT, Las Vegas
• Peter Luger Steak House
• Nevada Brew Works
• Nicco's Steakhouse
• Wally's Wine & Spirits
• Viva by Ray Garcia
• Brezza Italian
• Mother Wolf
• La Fontaine
• Don's Prime
• Carversteak
  

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• Can Sam, The Baron of Bavette’s, get through an entire show without talking about Bavette’s? Answer: no.
• Our preferred non-alcoholic beverages
• John’s most frequented restaurants last year (besides 1228 Main)
• John’s strategy when ordering at restaurants
• Ash’s Fontainebleau croissant crawl & other good Vegas spots to grab a croissant
• All'Antico Vinaio vs. Panino… which sammy slays?
• Shots were FIRED on X over Wasabi… Sushi Bro Sam dukes it out with John

Food News You Can Use:

• Is a Barcelona breakdown coming soon on eatinglv.com?
• Esther's Kitchen’s new spot opening on March 7
• Two new Hot Pot Restaurants to open in Resorts World
• Wineaux at the UnCommons opens Saturday (by Shawn McClain from Balla Italian Soul)
• Ash got the inside scoop on Monzù since Dave Portnoy’s pizza review

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• Esther's Kitchen
• IZAKAYA GO (John’s go-to in Chinatown)
• Café Cutó
• Chez Bon Bon
• Cafe Breizh
• Burgundy Cafe & Bakery
• Vesta Coffee Roasters
• Osteria Fiorella
• All'Antico Vinaio (the Pinkberry of sandwich shops)
• Panino on Decatur - INCREDIBLE
• Via Focaccia at Ellis Island
• Kaiseki Yuzu
• SoulBelly BBQ
• Milpa LV Mexican Cafe
• Peppermill Las Vegas
• Palette Tea Lounge
• Irv's Burgers
• Whataburger at Waldorf Astoria
• Pro Tip: if Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar is full, go to Side Betty Grill because they share a kitchen

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• Why Eater Las Vegas is such a dumpster fire
• Trust your tastebuds, not listicles
• Aromi Italian is the best Italian in Summerlin
• Token vegan restaurants
• La Fontaine – love or hate?
• Valentine's Day madness
• Female sushi bros
• Foodies with TikTok brains are infecting our food realm
• John’s boomer aggression of the week

Food News You Can Use:

• New Mexican wine coming soon on eatinglv.com…
• Cantina Contramar now opening late 2024
• La Fontaine just started doing dinner service
• Chyna Club opened
• Yummy Kitchen closed, but looking for a new location
• Other Mama expanded, added another 1,000 square feet of space
• Guy Fieri gets blasted by Yukon Pizza for underwhelming Super Bowl tailgate party
• Dave Portnoy’s Las Vegas pizza review highlights: Dom DeMarco's, Monzù, & Red Dwarf
• Esther's Kitchen's opening date pushed back a week

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

John

• New York Bagel N Bakery
• Don's Prime
• Kaiseki Yuzu (with WAPO’s Tom Sietsema)
• Aromi Italian Restaurant
• RAKU,
• Cheongdam Food Hall
• Balla Italian Soul 
• Brezza Italian

Ash

• Brasserie B
• Sawaan
• La Fontaine
• Mulberry Street Pizzeria
• Croissant Crawl inside Fontainebleau
• Chyna Club
• China Mama
• Le Thai Vegas
• Los Arcos Birrieria y Taco Shop

Sam

• Kaiseki Yuzu
• Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar
  
• 
  Mother Wolf part trois

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• NEW ON EATING LV - The Best Restaurant in Town… Kaiseki Yuzu
• Updates on the Wynn restaurant by Alon Shaya from a source we can’t divulge
• RAO’s is looking to come back to Las Vegas

Recent Ventures:

John…

• Brasserie B by Bobby Flay at Caesars Palace
• Ocean Prime vs. Peter Luger
• Esther's Kitchen OG Location farewell tour
• Liquid Diet
• Stray Pirate Tropical Cocktails and Effects

Ash…

• Aroma Latin American Cocina
• Jaleo 
• Winnie & Ethel's

Sam…

• Wally's
• Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar 
• Kabuto Edomae Sushi

Spots Mentioned:

• Allegro Italian Restaurant in the Wynn (huge late-night crowd)
• Peppermill Las Vegas
• Izakaya Go
• Cleaver Restaurant
• Herbs and Rye
• Ichiza
• Lamoon 
• Lamaii (change in management and I haven’t been yet so it's a toss-up) 
• Starboard Tack (I haven’t tried this… but I hear a lot of people go)
• The Golden Tiki
• Stay Tuned Burgers in the Hard Hat Lounge - dive bar, but perfect
• Red Dwarf - if you can stomach Detroit pizza at that hour (wings and salad, too)
• The Sand Dollar - Again, pizza only, but live music!

• As a public service, we talk about service…
• John’s perspective on the 2024 James Beard Award nominations
• Restaurant rundown: Mother Wolf, Balla Italian Soul, Spago, Kaiseki Yuzu, La Popular, Winnie & Ethel’s, Forte Tapas, and The George Sportsmen’s Lounge
• What makes the best & worst restaurants in town? Email cheers@eattalkrepeat.com to give us an earful
• Should John drop a 52 not Las Vegas top restaurants or 50-100 greatest of all time?

Food News You Can Use:

• Coming soon on eatinglv.com… John’s idea of what makes the best restaurant in town
• Award-winning Chef Alon Shaya announced the opening of a new Mediterranean restaurant at the Wynn in 2022… crickets ever since
• The 2024 James Beard Award nominees came out
• Congrats to Chef Steve Kessler from Aroma Latin American Cocina, Chef DJ Flores from Milpa Mexican Cafe, and Chef Bryan Howard from Sparrow + Wolf for Best Chef: Southwest nominations; and Oscar Amador Edo from Anima by EDO for Outstanding Chef nomination
• Filipino pop-up bakery MILKFISH Bakeshop made the list, but pastry awards are a joke
• Is Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine moving?
• Ash and Sam tour the new Esther's Kitchen location

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned: 

• Mother Wolf: Good, but doesn’t give a “can’t wait to go back” feeling
• Balla Italian Soul: Blown away by the crowd & food
• Forte Tapas
• Winnie & Ethel's Downtown Diner
• Spago: Go for the Veal 'Wiener Schnitzel'
• Kaiseki Yuzu: Raw a-FISH-ionado
• La Popular At Palms Hotel: You can’t go wrong with anything you order
• The George Sportsmen's Lounge at Durango Resort: FAH-get about it… Incredibly bad food
• Le Cellier Steakhouse in EPCOT at Disney World

• 52 Essential Restaurants of 2023 on eatinglv.com
• Esther’s Kitchen reveals opening date for new location
• Mezcla - Ceviche & Tequila Bar closed & opening a new concept
• Yu-Or-Mi Sushi DTLV menu changes
• Is Bar Bohème French bistro really opening?
• LA VECINDAD opening a new location
• Is Arty's Steakhouse really opening in Commercial Center?
• Bank from Lamaii is gone
• The Patio Wine Garden closed & to come back as Sawaan
• Lamoon has a new/longer menu (sea bass is chef's kiss)
• Fin and Feathers now open in the Arts District (John’s over-under is a year)
• 1228 Main is pet-friendly & makes dog treats

Restaurant Rundown:

• Washing Potato
• Nicco's inside Durango Resort
• Matteo's Ristorante Italiano
• Ohlala French Bistro
• New Asian BBQ
• Cafe Berlin Las Vegas
• Oodle Noodle – Homemade Japanese Udon & Tapas
• Stay Tuned Burgers at the Hard Hat Lounge
• Irv's Burgers
• Soulbelly BBQ’s Cuban sandwich 
• Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine
• Nevada Brew Works
• Yukon Pizza
• Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar
• Peter Luger Steak House
• Nusr-Et Steakhouse
• Delmonico Steakhouse
• Featherblade Craft Butchery
• Oscar's Steakhouse

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• BREAKING NEWS: you can email us at cheers@eattalkrepeat.com
• The 52 Essential Restaurants now available on eatinglv.com
• Sad news: Mark Andelbradt passed away
• Casa Don Juan owner sentenced to prison 
• Joël Robuchon's Chef Is Leaving Vegas for Dallas

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• Amalfi by Bobby Flay
• Brasserie B
• Durango Casino and Resort
• Fontainebleau
• Kyu Restaurants
• Kabuto Edomae Sushi 
• Restaurant Guy Savoy
• Mott 32
• 1228 Main Las Vegas
• PublicUs
• Bungalow Coffee Co 
• Meráki Greek Grill
• LPM Restaurant & Bar
• Pendry Newport Beach
  

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• 52 Essential Restaurants is now available on eatinglv.com
• Word on the street is that Lamaii has been sold
• Durango Casino & Fontainebleau recaps
• New ordinance on the Strip

Recent Ventures/Spots Mentioned:

• Fiorella Pasta
• Mother Wolf (best cacio e pepe in town)
• Kyu Las Vegas
• Don’s Prime
• LPM Restaurant & Bar
• Basilico Ristorante Italiano
• Yu-Or-Mi Sushi DTLV
• Cipriani Las Vegas
• 1228 Main Las Vegas
• 00 Pie & Pub
• Half Bird Chicken & Beer
• Oakville Grocery
• Esther's Kitchen
• Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine
• Good Pie
  

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• Sam’s Crudo Report
• John attended the Fontainebleau Las Vegas’ star-studded grand opening & reports back on Don’s Prime
• John & Ash debate Chinglish Winebar
• The worst food in the state is in the retail ghost town of Lake Las Vegas… you heard it here first
• Food litmus tests to know whose opinions to trust
• Why restaurants need to enforce dress codes
• You can thank baby boomers for raising a generation of asshole, crap-tastic public slobs
• Mr. Anti-Burger (John) gets a burger
• Give us all your restaurant furniture pet peeves for us to cover next week

Food News You Can Use:

• New content coming soon on eatinglv.com (Azzurra Cucina blog & John’s Worst Meals of the Year)
• Durango Casino & Resort (the anti-casino casino) & its plethora of palate-pleasing purveyors like Yu-Or-Mi Sushi, Vesta, & Irv’s Burgers are finally open
• JIN JIN Korean Chinese Cuisine - gut-busting rib-sticking comfort food (order the Garlic Shrimp & thank us later)
• Winnie & Ethel's Downtown Diner - get the pancakes & cinnamon rolls (only on Saturday & Sunday)
• Casa de Raku - Mexican in a sushi bar setting - will it make it?
• Jamón Jamón is hiring… are they planning on reopening soon?

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• It's a tough week in Vegas, and our hearts break for the victims, their families, and our entire community. And we’re eternally grateful to the first responders who rush into danger to help and protect
• A lot to cover: Desert Companion awards, Durango spots, Henderson/Hendertucky, and everything in between
• Braeswood BBQ & Horse Trailer Hideout beef
• Dog Pirate Tiki Bar? Say less
• 1228 Main Las Vegas accommodates Ash’s B/S
• Sandos that slap (as the kids these days say)

Desert Companion 2023 Restaurant Awards:

• Restaurateur of the Year: Penny Chutima (Lotus of Siam)
• World Cuisine of the Year: Izakaya Go
• Rising Star: Matt Meyer
• Hall of Fame: Sen of Japan
• Strip Restaurant of the Year: Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano
• Pastry Chef of the Year: Sebastien Polycarpe
• Excellence in Service and Management: Barry’s Downtown Prime
• New Restaurant of the Year: Naxos Taverna
• Chef of the Year: James Trees
• Restaurant of the Year: Azzurra Cucina Itialiana

2023 Best Bar Awards:

• Cocktail Lounge: The Chandelier
• Best Beer: The Silver Stamp
• Best Wine Bar: Garagiste Wine Room
• Best Sports Bar: Sporting Life Bar
• Best Theme Bar: The Golden Tiki
• Best New Bar: The Triple Down

Food News You Can Use:

• Our thoughts on the 2023 Eater Awards for Las Vegas
• Half Bird Chicken & Beer closed its Chinatown location and now relying solely on the Henderson spot that just opened
• Braeswood BBQ closed Art’s District location, and new concept is Kick Ass Tacos opening on Rainbow & 215
• Yukon Celebrates 1 Year: the event features $1 slices and other food specials, raffle prizes, and a toy drive for local children in need. Visit yukonpizza.com for more info
• Winnie & Ethel's Downtown Diner does dinner, too!

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• SomiSomi Soft Serve & Taiyaki
• Palette Tea Lounge
• Esther's Kitchen has a new sando - their take on a Cubano (it slaps as the kids these days say)
• 1228 Main Las Vegas accommodates Ash’s B/S
• Stray Pirate - Dog Pirate Tiki Bar, say less
• Xiao Long Dumplings
• 8oz Korean Steak House and Bar Meat Fest
• ShangHai Taste
  

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• Anima by EDO is Yelp’s #1 new restaurant
• 138 Restaurant closed
• Rosa Ristorante is out of business
• Bar Ginza coming to the Arts District

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• Aroma Latin American Cocina
• Rainbow Kitchen
• Sojo Ramen
• Mian Sichuan Noodle
• Winnie & Ethel's Downtown Diner
• Stay Tuned Burgers at Hard Hat Lounge
• Yu-Or-Mi Sushi DTLV
• Those Guys Pies
• Capriotti's
• Good Pie
• Pizzeria Ortica
• Cipriani Las Vegas
• Yukon Pizza
• 00 Pie & Pub
• Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana

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• Sam tries John’s red wine stain remover trick
• Peter Luger Steak House lowdown for all the meat lovers
• Restaurant etiquette & how to tell someone to have better table manners
• Apple Pay/Cashless Pay – do we love or hate?
• Local Vegas food news you can use
• Pet peeves of the week

Food News You Can Use:

• Joy Burgers almost closed, but social media saved the day
• Esther’s Kitchen has a new executive chef, Sean O’Hara, from French Laundry
• Peter Luger Steak House OFFICIALLY opened on November 1st
• Winnie & Ethel's Downtown Diner is finally open!
• Golden Steer is expanding for the first time in 50 years
• New eatinglv.com article: Peter Luger Steaks Its Claim
• Culinary Union picks on the little guy at Durango Casino (Vesta Coffee Roasters)
• Serial ice cream shop burglaries across Las Vegas linked to the same group of thieves

Pet Peeves of the Week:

• Bussers trying to remove plates before you’re done eating
• Too many wait staff circling your table
• People who hold their knife and fork with their fists
• Baby boomers… saving this rant for another time
• Loud kids/poorly behaved kids in restaurants
• Bad table manners

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• ⁠⁠138 Restaurant⁠
• Aroma Latin American Cocina⁠
• Bouchon At The Venetian
• Main St Provisions⁠ 

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• John & Sam over-served themselves during a boy's night out at Izakaya Go & live to tell the story
• Gateway drug Japanese food recs for the gringos
• How to coat your arteries during fall & winter
• High-end & underrated restaurants in the Las Vegas Arts District
• The tasting menu debate with Chef James Trees has been on John’s mind all week long… so he continues his argument
• Our conclusion on tasting menus: they’re unnatural, time-consuming, & criminally expensive
• The Strip’s out-of-control pricing & why John’s over it

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• Bouchon At The Venetian 
• Water Grill
• Bardot Brasserie
• The Legends Oyster Bar & Grill
• Izakaya Go - all around best Japanese pub grub
• Raku - go for the yakitori skewers
• Monta Ramen - go for the ramen
• Kabuto Edomae Sushi, Kaiseki Sanga Las Vegas, & Yui Edomae Sushi - go for the sushi
• Basilic Restaurant - honorable CA mention
• Aroma Latin American Cocina
• Veranda Restaurant
• PublicUs - great pastries 
• Mian Sichuan Noodle - not for gringos
• Chengdu Taste
• 1228 Main - best chicken pot pie we’ve ever had
• Esther's Kitchen
• Garagiste
• Main St Provisions
• Al Solito Posto
• Harlo | Steakhouse and Bar
• 138 Restaurant

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• John’s 52 essential restaurants on eatinglv.com coming mid-November
• Fountainbleau Las Vegas’ restaurant list & which ones we’re looking forward to (Mother Wolf, Don’s Prime, & Cantina Contramar)
• New York City’s Junior’s cheesecakes is coming to Las Vegas 
• NORMS (or as John calls it, Westcoast Waffle House) is getting ready to open its first location in Las Vegas

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• Monzù – Italian Oven + Bar: better than ever with a revamped wine list & expanded menu
• HaSalon Las Vegas: criminally expensive for vegetables & things get WEIRD after 8 PM (but if you’re shallow and like shallow music… go!)
• Los Arcos Birrieria y Taco Shop (secret menu item you NEED to order: Birria Empanadas)
• 00 Pie & Pub
• Yukon Pizza
• Pop Up Pizza - Las Vegas is the most underrated pizza in the city
• Esther's Kitchen (get the sausage and pepper pizza)

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• John surprises Sam and Ash with a John Curtas mask?
• Does THE John Curtas actually pay for his meals?
• Twitter trolls
• John's Michelin star list & top three delis
• CUT’s $65 burger… was it worth it?
• Ash's 4-day food fast

Food News You Can Use:

• NY Times article, Michelin’s Coveted Stars Can Come With Some Costs, by Julia Moscan
• Chef Patrick Munster’s leaving Main St Provisions for the new steakhouse in Fontainebleau
• Fontainebleau’s dropping their restaurant list next Monday

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• Weiss Restaurant Deli Bakery (the best old-time Jewish deli in town)
• Life's A Bagel
• Siegel's Bagelmania
• New York Bagel N Bakery
• Saginaw's Delicatessen Sandwiches
• Miznon | Israeli Street Food (Veggie centric, Mediterranean cuisine)
• HaSalon Las Vegas - New Mediterranean Dining Vegas
• Win Kee HK BBQ & Noodle
• Partage
• 00 Pie & Pub
• Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana
• Yukon Pizza
• Good Pie
• 1228 Main Las Vegas
• Joël Robuchon
• Restaurant Guy Savoy
• é by José Andrés
• Bazaar Meat By José Andrés
• Anima by EDO
• Le Cirque
  
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• New addition to John’s best new restaurant list: Aroma Latin American Cocina by culinary vet, Steve Kessler
• Tacos & Tequila closes (again)
• Shang Artisan Noodle to expand
• Solamente Pizza, a product of Vegas Test Kitchen, is opening in Town Square
• Vegas Unstripped is happening on October 14

Recent Ventures/Spots Mentioned:

• Taverna Costera
• Monzù – Italian Oven + Bar
• The Golden Steer Steakhouse
• Good Pie - Las Vegas
• Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine
• Trattoria NAKAMURA-YA - Las Vegas
• Toca Madera
• Esther's Kitchen
• Ferraro's Ristorante
• RAKU
• Sparrow + Wolf
• Partage
• Anima by EDO
• Vetri Cucina
• Scotch 80 Prime
• Harlo | Steakhouse and Bar
• Marche Bacchus
• Kaiseki Yuzu
• CUT By Wolfgang Puck
• Bazaar Meat By José Andrés
• The Golden Steer Steakhouse
• Balla Italian Soul
• Jaleo
• Delilah Lounge & Fine Dining
  

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• John Curtas shamelessly plugs his ⁠Best New Restaurants of 2023⁠
• The ketchup on steak debate rages on
• Aged fish
• John's pet peeve: restaurant names that try too hard to be cool

Recent Ventures/Spots Mentioned:

• Sam's so-so review of 138 Craft Chophouse in Henderson challenged by John and Ash
• Is Aroma Latin American Cocina Ash's new favorite spot
• Hachi
• Milano Restaurant & Bar
• John reviews Limoncello Fresh Italian Kitchen on West Sahara
• Coffee Cup in Boulder City
• New Asian BBQ is the place for dim sum
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• Breaking news: China Mama RE-OPENING
• A Caesars Palace insider confirms Peter Luger Steak House to open at the end of October or November

Recent Ventures/Spots Mentioned:

• Tinned Fish Club
• Jaleo Las Vegas (best paella in the United States... you heard it here first)
• PublicUs

Spring Mountain Road Recommendations:

• Japanese: RAKU, Las Vegas, IZAKAYA GO, Kaiseki Yuzu, & Kabuto Edomae Sushi
• Chinese: China Mama, Yummy Rice, & ShangHai Taste
• Vietnamese: YEN VIET KITCHEN & District One Kitchen and Bar
• Dim Sum: NEW ASIAN BBQ
• Thai: Lamaii & Lamoon
• Steakhouse: Rincon de Buenos Aires & Sparrow + Wolf
• Other: Half Bird Chicken & Beer
  

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• Aroma Latin American Cocina by Chef Steve Kestler
• Azzurra Cucina Italiana
• Kaiseki Yuzu - Sushi Bro Sam: activated
• Double Zero Pie & Pub w/ John Arena (Metro Pizza)
• Basillico - 6th time a charm?
• Wild Fig BBQ - shoutout to fellow brisket hound, JB
• 1228 Main… agaiiiin
• Delilah Lounge & Fine Dining
• Nobu Newport Beach

Food News You Can Use:

• Peter Lugar
• Summertime Blues – Love to Hate and Love to Love
  

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• Lawsuit attempts to stop hot LA eatery from opening at Fountainbleu
• Mexican restaurant, Leoncito, going into Red Rock this October
• Hard Hat Lounge is returning to business by the end of September
• Meatball Hero serves freshly made Italian-inspired sandwiches from a renovated 1954 Silverdome trailer
• Some regional chains are moving in like Bojangles, Whataburger, & Zippy’s 
• Nevada Brew Works is ending its ½ off burger Wednesday special
• Balla’s half-priced steak verdict 

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned: 

• Marche Bacchus
• Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar
• A Restaurant in Newport Beach
• Capriotti's Sandwich Shop
• 00 Pie & Pub (pro tip: make a reservation)
• Taqueria Los Catrines
• 7th & Carson Downtown Kitchen & Bar
• Rincon de Buenos Aires
• Braeswood Barbecue 
• ONE Steakhouse
• SoulBelly BBQ
  

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• Summertime Blues – Top 10 Things We Love to Hate on eatinglv.com (aka John’s shit list)
• Arts District spots like Vesta Coffee Roasters and Yu-Or-Mi Sushi Bar are expanding to southwest Las Vegas
• Durango Casino & Resort is set to open on November 20th 
• Michael Mina is opening a spot at Mandalay Bay
• The titty tax at Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club

Recent Ventures:

• Taste of Asia in Las Vegas at Suncoast Hotel and Casino
• IZAKAYA GO
• Daeho Kalbijjim Las Vegas
• Hot Chicken Sandwich at 1228 Main (pls sponsor us)
• Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine
• Ocean Prime Las Vegas
• Delilah Lounge & Fine Dining’s Beef Wellington
• B.S. Taqueria at The Sundry

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• Paris Part Deux on eatinglv.com
• Wynn has a $120 cocktail called the Matterhorn
• In-N-Out maskless policy
• Foxtail Coffee Co. is opening two new spots replacing Starbucks' spots
• Local Las Vegas spots named as America’s favorite mom-and-pop shops: The Silver Stamp and ITs IZAKAYA
• Balla Italian Soul in the Sahara announces deals for Nevada locals and industry professionals
• Yukon and Tacotarian are doing a mashup
• Esther’s 2.0 updates

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• 1228 Main
• Carson Kitchen
• YU-OR-MI SUSHI
• Nevada Brew Works
• New Asian BBQ
• 00 Pie & Pub
• Half Bird – Chicken & Beer: In-N-Out type burgers with a higher education
• Marche Bacchus
• Brezza | Italian Restaurant
• Viva by Ray Garcia
• B.S. Taqueria
  

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• Taste of Asia by Karrie Hung at the Suncoast Hotel & Casino: UH-mazing
• The UnCommons at The Sundry Food Hall: B.S. Taqueria by Ray Garcia, Bar Oysterette, & Mizunara
• Ash’s 1228 Main adventure with Amanda Signorelli from The Golden Steer Steakhouse

Rapid Fire Q&A Spots Mentioned:

• Other Mama
• Estiatorio Milos
• Naxos Taverna & Kallisto Oyster Bar at Red Rock Casino
• Aburiya Raku
• Cleaver Restaurant Las Vegas
• Herbs and Rye
• Lamoon
• The Patio Wine Garden
• IZAKAYA GO
• Krung Thai Restaurant
• 138 Restaurant
• Harlo | Steakhouse and Bar
• District One Kitchen and Bar
• Viet Noodle Bar
• Sparrow + Wolf 
• Main St Provisions
• Vetri Cucina
• Osteria Fiorella
• Life's A Bagel
• New York Bagel N Bakery
• Johnny Mac's Sports Bar & Grill
• Trattoria NAKAMURA-YA
• Matteo's Ristorante Italiano
• SAHARA Las Vegas - Balla Italian Soul
• YU-OR-MI SUSHI
• Curryzen
• Yukon Pizza
• Good Pie
• Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine

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• 1228 Main celebrity dinner with Sam as a special guest
• Yummy Kitchen
• 138 Restaurant: John takes his third trip out there, and it is better than ever
• Tacotarian… mind numbingly not good
• Houston TX Hot Chicken
• YU-OR-MI SUSHI
• Casa Don Juan

Food News You Can Use:

• Thank you, City Cast Las Vegas, for the newsletter feature!
• Triple George’s $20 lunch (pro tip: go to In-N-Out instead)
• Havana 1957 Cuban Cuisine coming to the Flamingo
• You know it’s bad when they include a 4% charge to go towards health insurance for the staff

Pet Peeve: dinner conversations that take a left turn (bowel movements, blow jobs, colonoscopies, etc.)

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• Ash’s recent trip to Palm Springs
• The Crudo King of Las Vegas tries a new crudo
• The Fussy Feinschmecker debates the Ultimate Master Debater, Matt Brooks, about Michael's Gourmet Room
• The marriage of good food and good wine

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:

• 1228 Main's dinner reveal: limited menu... but get the chicken pot pie
• Ocean Prime Las Vegas: flashy, dashy, & civilized
• Michael's Gourmet Room
• Esther's Kitchen

Pet Peeves:

• Cockroaches from 1984
• Chalice pours
• Taking plates away when only one person is done eating
• When you’re with 4-6 people and an appetizer only comes with 3 pieces
• Stop eating steakhouse sushi
• Sushi belongs in sushi restaurants

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• Steer and Loathing in Las Vegas
• Mariscos el Fresco's closing: sad but expected
• Balla Italian Soul is in trouble…
• Arty’s Steakhouse in the Historic Commercial District (Rebar & Davy’s owner) opening in Commercial Center

Recent Ventures:

• New patio at Oscar's Steakhouse
• Spago, Beverly Hills
• Wexler's Deli
• Connie & Ted's
• Yukon Pizza: Pastrami burger
• China Mama 2.0 in Shanghai Plaza
• 00 Pie & Pub | Pizzeria and Bar
• Nevada Brew Works (go on a Wednesdays for ½ price burgers)
• Atomic Liquors
• 1228 Main
• Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar
• Kabuto Edomae Sushi
• Cathédrale Las Vegas

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• James Beard results?
• All things 1228 Main & John’s sweet/savory picks
• Old-school Vegas restaurants
• Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Restaurant
• Basilico Ristorante Italiano
• Dogs at restaurants

Spots Mentioned: 

• 1228 Main⁠
• Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Restaurant⁠
• Basilico Ristorante Italiano⁠
• Hugo's Cellar - Las Vegas (read John’s article on eatinglv.com if you’re ever having a bad day)
• Peppermill Las Vegas 
• Piero's Italian Cuisine
• The Golden Steer Steakhouse
• The Steak House
• Chicago Joes Restaurant
• Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Restaurant
• Bob Taylor's Original Ranch House
• Anima by EDO
• Harlo | Steakhouse and Bar

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• Part 1 of John's April in Paris is up on Eating Las Vegas
• Donut Bar permanently closed
• Smashed Pig on Fremont now gone too
• ...and Mandalay Bay's Fleur by Hubert Keller closing
• But Saga Pastry is reopening on East Flamingo!
• Beware of restaurant catfishing!
• Las Vegas has three finalists in Monday's James Beard Awards

Recent Ventures/Spots Mentioned:

• 1228 Main: Croissant heaven opens Monday
• Esther's Kitchen: The food is getting even better
• LV's three James Beard finalists: Anima by EDO, Kaiseki Yuzu, and Garagiste Wine Room
• Weera Thai on Rainbow: Sam thinks the meat is too dry, but willing to give it a second try
• PublicUs: Get the cappuccino or the reimagined Cubano sandwich
• John sends some Cajun tourists to Scotch 80 Prime, Matteos, and Bazaar Meat
• A Restaurant: Stick to Newport Beach, don't go to the Crystal Cove location!
• Marche Bacchus: Ash pits it against Oscar's for a short rib and burger showdown
• Pancakes at Du-Par's at Suncoast Casino

Pet Peeves:

• Post-Covid coffee shops still won't let you dose your own cream and sugar

• Espresso martinis without the three-bean garnish

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• Celebrity chefs and the institutionalization of mediocrity 

• The Las Vegas Arts District's recipe race to the top

• Don’t degrade the art of hot chickenry

• Jiro Dreams of Sushi birthed the dreaded sushi bro

• The traditional pride of sushi making

• The elite meat to eat meat

• Food news you can use & pet peeves

Food News You Can Use:

• Todd English's Olives in Las Vegas Is Permanently Closing

• Sweets Raku closing (NOT Aburiya Raku *ahem Channel 8*)

• New York Times article confirmed that Eat. Talk. Repeat. was ahead of the crowd… QR code menus are being showed out the door

• China Mama Restaurant is getting closer to opening in Shanghai Plaza

• Half Bird – Chicken & Beer going to Henderson (Hendertucky)

• Houston's Hot Chicken opening in the Arts District on June 2

Recent Ventures/Spots Mentioned:

• Farmhouse at Roger's Gardens: defining what farm to table is in Newport Beach, CA 

• SoulBelly BBQ: Ash went for the “brunch menu” (hint: there is no brunch menu)

• Forte Tapas (don’t let the menu scare you) 

• 00 Pie & Pub | Pizzeria and Bar (Mike Vakeen place… look him up) 

• Hell’s Chicken on Spring Mountain Road

• Harlo | Steakhouse and Bar in Summerlin

• L2 Texas BBQ on Warm Springs (Ash’s next venture)

The Elite Meat to Eat Meat:

• Bazaar Meat By José Andrés

• Scotch 80 Prime: Chef Marty Lopez is playing a different game than everyone else

• 138 Restaurant in Henderson

Pet Peeves:

• Two tops are now too big

• If you’re going to put a menu on the internet… make sure the menu actually exists

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• New eatinglv.com article: Late-Stage Las Vegas + The List
• Sweets Raku, the Chinatown staple for delicate desserts, is closing
• Valley Cheese and Wine is trying to find a buyer (aka: closing)
• Peppermill is going 24 hours again starting June 2 only on the weekends

Spots Mentioned:

• Matteo's Ristorante Italiano (great unsung Italian/pasta heaven)
• Estiatorio Milos
• Milano Restaurant & Bar 
• Aromi Italian Restaurant
• Al Solito Posto
• Esther's Kitchen
• Balla Italian Soul
• Amalfi by Bobby Flay
• Vetri Cucina is the kingpin
• Osteria Fiorella
• D'Agostino's Trattoria 
• Ferraro's Ristorante

Recent Ventures:

• Sam went to Anima by EDO and highly recommends the cappelletti pasta with the short rib ragu, basil, tomato cream sauce, vodka. He also shocks John and Ash with his recent venture to Atomic Liquors on Fremont Street… not his usual sushi bro vibe, we know.
• Ash highly recommends Vaca (authentic Spanish cuisine) in Newport Beach, California, and also ventures to SoulBelly BBQ in the Arts District and Colorful Noodle on Jones and Tropicana.
• John recaps his recent trips to Matteo's Ristorante Italiano and Chinglish Winebar, and decides he needs psychoanalysis to figure out why he has such a visceral reaction to paid parking.

Iconic Las Vegas Restaurants:

• Piero's Italian Cuisine
• Bob Taylor's Original Ranch House
• Peppermill Las Vegas
• The Golden Steer Steakhouse
• Oscar's Steakhouse
• The Steak House at Circus Circus
• Lotus of Siam

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• Your one stop guide for Paris coming soon on eatinglv.com 
• The Dorsey Cocktail Bar being converted into dueling piano bar – Juliet
• Cathédrale Las Vegas - opening May 1st: “draws on flavors of France, Spain, Italy, and Greece”… count us out
• Acclaimed French restaurant LPM to open first Las Vegas location at Cosmopolitan (le Petit Maison)
• Yu-Or-Mi Sushi Bar opens NEW back patio bar area
• Rush Hour at Nomikai – 5.13.23 – buy a beer and get a free sake shot (RSVP here)

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned: 

• Esther’s Kitchen
• NoMad Bar
• Arc Butcher & Baker – Newport Beach, CA
• Louie's by the Bay: Modern Italian Steakhouse Restaurant – Newport Beach, CA
• CUT, Las Vegas (so good Sam didn’t even put ketchup on it)
• Le Thai 2
• Vics Las Vegas
• Marche Bacchus

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• The Voltaggio Brothers’ new restaurant, Retro

• John has the inside scoop on Vegas Test Kitchen’s closure

• Stay Tuned Burgers is moving into Hard Hat Lounge

• New restaurants: Chef Roy Ellamar to open Fine Company in Summerlin

• Golden Monkey Tiki Lounge in Resorts World

• Marché Bacchus announces Chef Bradley Ogden is back

NEW RESTAURANT ALERT: 1228 Main in the Arts District is set to be a French bistro open breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Featuring a full breakfast menu with pastries and coffee, a business-type lunch vibe, and a California cuisine dinner menu influenced by Italy and France with an everchanging menu.

Spots Mentioned: 

• ¡VIVA! by Ray Garcia

• Frankie's Tiki Room – Las Vegas

• The Golden Tiki

• Red Dwarf

• 138 Restaurant | Craft Chophouse in Henderson’s incredible burger concept

• Nusr-Et by Salt Bae (it’s a no from Ash)

• Main St Provisions

• Mariscos el Fresco's- if there’s one Mexican place you go to for Cinco de Mayo, it’s here

• Water Grill- great oysters in oyster offseason

• Lamoon - Las Vegas- great wine list, inventive dishes, excellent pedigree

• The Daily Bread Bakery Cafe

• Lamaii – Modern Eatery Wine Cocktails

• The Patio Wine Garden

• Bouchon At The Venetian (love everything except the oysters)

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• Gott's Roadside
• Bouchon Bistro
• Oakville Grocery
• El Camino Tapas Restaurant Praha
• Bistro Parisien - English - Le bon Georges: the breast part of John’s meal at Le Bon Georges was watching chef Lobet Loic break down a “mammile de vache” from the part of a cow that no one ever thinks of eating
• Yukon Pizza

Food News You Can Use:

• Fire at China Mama
• Big Wong Restaurant is closing

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• Eric Prato - Garagiste Wine Room I Merchant 

• Oscar Amador - Anima by EDO

• Kaoru Azeuchi - Kaiseki Yuzu

Food News You Can Use:

• RIP Arby’s co-founder Leroy Raffel

• Lotus of Siam is going to Hendertucky *sigh*

• Happy National Tater Day, boys

Spots Mentioned: 

• Colorful Noodle

• Dim Sumlicious

• Chengdu Taste

• Ssoju Korean Pub (not a disappointment)

• Forte Tapas | European Comfort Food & Tapas (what warlords eat)

• Jamon Jamon Tapas

• Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine

• Anima by EDO

• Esther's Kitchen 

• Ada's Wine Bar rebrand

• Al Solito Posto is supposed to get some TLC

• 138 Restaurant’s Killer Burgers Pop Up

• Yukon Pizza is now delivering… very dangerous (porky pro tip: order a pizza or smash burger, and while you wait, grab a NY slice)

Pet Peeves of the Week:

• Fat people in tight clothes

• PREMIUM all you can eat

• Chefs with flame throwers

• Frozen butter

• iPad kids at restaurants

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• Ash & the Bloviating Barrister had a rough night… gets a little wild
• Petition for the Food Gal to be our on-site fact checker
• Jack in the Box stole our song
• A quick wine detour (go to jamessuckling.com if you want to learn about wine from the best)
• Learn how to walk into a restaurant from the expert himself (read more on eatinglv.com) 
• Hint: hold your head high, be polite, and be nice even if the hostess stand has a higher IQ than the hostess
• Celebrity chef brand whoring at its finest
• Girl Scouts Samoas cookies = Oreo cookies
• Ash’s Oreo’s pro tip: pour your milk in a frozen glass for the ultimate dunking experience
• NEW “I Can't Wait to Go Back There” restaurant
• Beef jerky & gas station beef

Food News You Can Use:

• The Mirage converting to the Hard Rock Hotel? Snoozeville.
• Rosa Ristorante on the ropes? Or are we just seeing signals of it being a passion project and not a money maker by the chef going to work with Brisson at Brezza?
• Letty's De Leticia's Cocina Deserving of Triple D
• Report Back: Martin Yang’s M.Y. Asia at Horseshoe Casino & Hotel fka Bally’s

Recent Ventures:

• Anima by EDO (INCREDIBLE food)
• Naxos Taverna at Red Rock Casino (best seafood John’s seen off the strip EVER in the history of Las Vegas)
• LAMOON (good pedigree)

Pet Peeves of the Week:

• Ash (they’re always hyper-specific, obviously): Don’t give her a slice of lemon give her a wedge. Changing up a staple menu item without letting her know
• John (tries to keep it under control): “Foodies” are nothing more than narrow-minded little schlubs.

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• Our formal apology to the people of Northern Nevada
• Georgia BBQ rundown
• John finally found the unsubscribe button on emails!
• Hot To Walk Into a Restaurant (hint: it helps to walk in like you own the place)
• What makes a power lunch a power lunch?

St. Patrick’s Day Recs:

• 7th & Carson Downtown Kitchen & Bar (if you’re hungover… go for the Irish breakfast)
• Soulbelly BBQ
• Crown and Anchor British Pub
• Saginaw’s Delicatessen (go for the pastrami)
• Siegel's Bagelmania

Power Lunch Recs:

• Table 34 Las Vegas
• Cipriani
• Spago (local friendly)
• Triple George Grill
• Marché Bacchus
• Joe’s Stone Crab
• The Capital Grille
• Esther’s Kitchen

Hole in the Wall Hidden Gems:

• Mariscos el Fresco's (the great unsung Mexican hero of Vegas)
• Red Dwarf Las Vegas
• The Patio Wine Garden
• Sushi Hiroyoshi
• Big Wong Restaurant
• Trattoria Nakamura-Ya
• Big Dan Shanxi Taste
• Those Guys Pies
• Sin Fronteras Tacos
• Jamon Jamon Tapas
• Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine
• Stay Tuned Burgers at Vegas Test Kitchen

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• Make sure you check out THE List — February 2023
• Guy Savoy loses a Michelin Star
• Do Michelin Stars mean anything anymore?
• Is Rosa Ristorante struggling?
• Chef Martin Yan coming to the Vegas Strip with M.Y. Asia
• How John Curtas got laid-off (fired?) from NPR
• Former Harvest chef Roy Ellamar opening up in Summerlin
• Carson City considering new rules for street vendors
• Wakuda's private omakase bar
• The secondary reservation market
• The new trend of restaurant memberships
• Ash needs Cuban food recommendations
• Follow @staytunedburgers on IG
• The Yukon Pizza smash burger
• Hard Hat Lounge
• Half Bird Chicken & Beer
• The burger at Soulbelly BBQ
• Main St. Provisions
• Fish and Chips at 7th and Carson
• Braeswood BBQ
• We've got some issues with the Fish & Chips list from Eater Vegas 
• EDO
• Excellent tacos from Hola Mexican Cocina + Cantina
• Good Pie
• Adventurous eats at Sea Salt Live Sashimi
• Sam finally goes to Jamon Jamon and returns with rave reviews
• Sen of Japan
• Sushi Bro Sam goes to Kaeseki Senga
• The importance of rice in sushi
• Pet peeves
• Breakfast places need more than one kind of hot sauce

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• John’s new blog breakdown THE List — February 2023
• Burger talk that’ll get your appetite worked up
• Default hole in-the-walls
• Classic burger throwdown
• Yelp bullsh*t
• Sam joins John in the grumpy old guy category while Ash remains the emotional support millennial
• Cheeseburgers with a bottle of b*tchin’ red wine
• Should In-N-Out be BYOB?
• The two BEST burger spots in all the land
• Where John Curtas & Associates would go for their last burger before their execution
• Tips on how to prepare your burger meat
• Backyard BBQ burger bun preferences

Burger Categories & Spots Mentioned:

Fast food:

• In-N-Out Burger
• Five Guys
• Shake Shack
• The Habit Burger Grill
• Fatburger

Small casual one-offs:

• Yukon Pizza
• Stay Tuned Burgers (pop-up at Vegas Test Kitchen)
• Nevada Brew Works
• Soulbelly BBQ
• Main St. Provisions
• Jamon Jamon Tapas

Fancy-ish expensive:

• Bavette’s Steakhouse & Bar
• Oscar’s Steakhouse (burger off against Bavette’s?)
• Delilah Lounge & Fine Dining
• The Capital Grille
• La Cave Bar & Restaurant- go for the sliders
• CUT, by Wolfgang Puck- also, go for the sliders

Honorable mentions:

• Nusr-Et by Salt Bae- burgers with beefy intensity that will have your eyes rolling back in your head
• Those Guys Pies- best cheesesteak

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• Nusr-Et Las Vegas (go for lunch) – is the burger really that good?
• PRIME Steakhouse in Bellagio
• Balla Italian Soul Restaurant at SAHARA
• Raku Las Vegas – is it the best restaurant in town?
• Yu-Or-Mi Sushi Bar in the Arts District – a great neighborhood sushi spot. Also a pretty decent happy hour!
• Jean Georges Steakhouse at ARIA

Las Vegas Headlines:

• Jamón Jamón Tapas moving? John will get the dirt.
• Aureole Las Vegas is out, and Voltaggio Brothers are in. Read more via Vegas Eater.
• Two Vegas pizza joints make Yelp’s top 100 pizza spots list. Manizza's Pizza ranked 37, while Pizza by Biaggio in Henderson finished at 98… never heard of ‘em.
• Le Cirque at Bellagio – why is it more expensive than Le Bernardin in NYC?
• Arts District favorites Vesta Coffee Roasters and Yu-Or-Mi Sushi Bar headed to the newest food hall. Even Vetri Cucina is sending a spin-off.

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• Hail, Britannia! Part Two
• Who’s more hip — John or Ash?
• Is it time we all stop tipping? Hint: yes.
• The murky, salty mystery of Worcestershire Sauce
• Sam, the Grey Poupon man
• Korean food is having a moment in Las Vegas
• Sam’s kimchi journey
• “Premium” all you can eat is an oxymoron
• Espresso martinis are the caviar of the booze world

Valentine’s Day Pro-tips:

• Don’t go out
• If you do go out, go to Marché Bacchus or Vetri Cucina
• Best place to break up with someone: Superfrico
• To all women planning to break up with someone: do it at a steakhouse

Recent Ventures:

• Mariscos El Frescos - great Mexican seafood… GO
• Vesta Coffee Roasters, hipsters, and dogs
• Sen of Japan
• Jong Ro Chicken - fast-casual alternative to Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
• Napal Baji BBQ
• Mr. BBQ Las Vegas- premium all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ
• Main St Provisions - get their short rib
• Vetri Cucina - the most romantic restaurant in town
• Cipriani Las Vegas

Las Vegas Headlines:

• Peppermill Las Vegas- closed Feb 5-8 because of deep clean up post-50th birthday celebrations
• Summerlin is getting their third Randy’s Donuts
• Chef Bradley Ogden is taking over Marché Bacchus
• LAGO by Julian Serrano

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• Krystal Burgers (AKA the White Castle of the South) because you know John loves White Castle
• Antoine's Restaurant
• Galatoires Restaurant
• Cochon by Chef Donald Link
• Miss River by Chef Alon Shaya is coming to Vegas
• Restaurant August by John Besh
• Brennan's Restaurant & John's cotton candy adventure
• Old Absinthe House… absinthe makes the heart grow fonder

Las Vegas Spots Mentioned:

• Cipriani Las Vegas (order the Beef Cheek Ragù… and pizza)
• Sam’s date night at Brezza
• Vetri Cucina (order the crudo, duh)
• Restaurant row at Resorts World
• Genting Palace
• Esther’s Kitchen

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