Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
Heidi Knapp Rinella
RJ food critic Heidi Rinella takes you inside your favorite Vegas eateries and let's you know what's worth the bite. Hungry for more? Head to bestoflasvegas.com for all of your foodie needs
We’ve had a number of Brazilian steakhouses/churrascarias in Las Vegas over the years, and about the only thing most of them have had in common, besides a loose (some looser than others) interpretation of the concept, is that most have been in the tourism corridor.
We’ve had a relatively mild June so far — if a little uncharacteristically gloomy — but we don’t need summer’s official beginning last weekend to remind us that plenty of sizzling days are yet to come, and with them the need for refreshment. So it’s fitting that readers have a local source for an old favorite — Wyler’s Sugar-Free Lemonade Drink Mix, being sought by Julie and Don McCuiston.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
The Grape surprised us in two ways: We expected better wine and worse food.
This week brings good news and bad news on Krakus hams, being sought by John MacMillan and Helen Panegasser: Yes, the deli-sliced Krakus is available in Las Vegas. No, the canned hams don’t appear to be. John Bisci Jr., Delores Sullins, Marlene Peters, Barbara Jo Pfeffer, Judy Kackley, Jeff Wheeler, Connie Benton, Raymond Moreton and Lois Kupec all said the sliced-to-order ham is available in the deli section of various Albertsons stores. …
Someday, somebody’s going to discover Enrique Tinoco and set him up in a restaurant on the Strip.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
In a month or so gardeners in other parts of the country will be trying to get rid of a surfeit of zucchini, but that’s one problem we don’t have in the desert. Still, there’s clearly a lot of interest in the squash; when Dean B. Pomerantz asked for suggestions for restaurants that serve long, thin, battered and fried zucchini, readers were all over it.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
There’s no disputing that Simon Restaurant & Lounge at Palms Place is gorgeous. There’s no disputing that its target market skews young and hip; the energetic soundtrack, pool right beyond the windows (and I mean right beyond) and Palms-compound location are about as obvious as it gets. And we know executive chef Kerry Simon likes to play with his food; witness the cotton candy and Rice Krispie treats on his menu.
If there’s anything I’ve learned in nearly 10 years of writing the Taste of the Town column, it’s that readers love their hot dogs — their specific brands of hot dogs. And with grilling season in full swing, it’s only right that a local source for Caspers hot dogs has been found for Jennifer Esposito and others. Bob Swantek, Susan Raffa, Van Bohrer and Connie Hannon all said they’re back in Costco stores, with Swantek speculating that they may be a seasonal item. …
Housing prices continue their big, splashy and painful cannonball, and job security is an oxymoron, but a hermit wouldn’t have known any of that if he’d come out of his hovel to observe Don Antonio’s on a recent weeknight.
Grapples — apples that taste like grapes — are indeed available in local stores, readers assure Jean Lappin, although she may want to wait a while to get the best of the crop.
This would fall under the category of evidence that’s purely anecdotal — maybe even intuitive — but it may be that our economy is beginning to rebound, if only just a little. The clue: It’s been a while since I’ve seen an empty restaurant even on a weeknight.
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