Mac Shack

A new restaurant recently opened from the owners of one of my favorite Italian restaurants in Las Vegas, Nora’s. It’s a new concept for them. Think of it like the ‘Pei-Wei’ to PF Chang’s. In other words, Nora’s, only more casual. I saw a few familiar items on the menu, including the crazy alfredo, as [...]

Monta Ramen

I was pretty excited to hear that a new ramen-ya (ramen shop) had opened in Vegas, a few doors down from one of my favorite Japanese restaurants, Raku, no less! As far as I know, there have only been two true ramen-yas in Vegas. One is still open, but on the opposite side of town [...]

RM Seafood: Top Chef Masters’ Dinner

Two of my favorite cooking shows are Top Chef and Top Chef Masters. A couple of weeks ago, I’d heard that Rick Moonen was hosting a charity dinner at RM Seafood, along with this season’s TCM winner, Marcus Samuelsson. All proceeds were to benefit a wonderful local charity, Three Square, which serves to fight hunger [...]

Valley of Fire State Park

Life has left me a bit swamped for the past few weeks, and I have more unwritten blog entries in my queue than I care to think about! I hope to catch up in a week or so. In the meantime, here’s some photos I took a few weeks ago at the Valley of Fire [...]

Taste of the Nation, Las Vegas 2010

This was the first year I attended Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation event, and it certainly won’t be the last! It was held at the Palm’s Rain Nightclub on June 2, and it was the perfect evening for the event. We walked to the pool area, the sun was still out, and there [...]

North End Pizza

A new pizzeria in the NW area of Vegas, North End is a family run restaurants specializing in East Coast style pizzas. And they’re really good! In fact, I think they’re the best pizzas on this side of town. The crust is thin, a bit crispy on the bottom, yet chewy inside. The sauce is [...]

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