I remember a reader asking a couple of years ago why I suddenly was reviewing so many Middle Eastern restaurants. The answer? A whole bunch of them had opened in a relatively short period.
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Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
LeAnn Rimes is a music industry tweener, closer to Taylor Swift in age but Reba McEntire in longevity.
T o paraphrase the new Michael Jackson concert movie, “This is not it.”
Large-curd cottage cheese: Seems like such a simple thing. But after a request from Chuck Neverovich appeared in this column, Lois Kupec e-mailed that she searched for it for a few years before finding the house Great Value brand at Wal-Mart Supercenters and Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets.
It has all the makings of a new ad campaign from the convention authority.
Some of the new stars of the Strip are Achmed the Dead Terrorist and Winston the Impersonating Turtle. It seems only fitting for Madame to stage a comeback.
Death Valley National Park welcomes the 60th annual Death Valley ’49ers Encampment Nov. 4-8. During the park’s most popular special event, thousands of participants fill Death Valley campgrounds, hotels and resorts, spilling over into nearby desert towns.
Think of Company Kitchen and Pub House as a white zinfandel of restaurants.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
Three of Las Vegas’ more storied divas are back to work. And who knows? Maybe they could all work together.
Lemon curd — that oh-so-tart, slightly sweet English import — is phenomenal when it’s homemade. It’s also kind of a lot of trouble, so it’s fortuitous that readers have found local sources of it for Coleen Norburn.
The last week in October remains special for Nevadans as they observe 145 years of statehood in various ways. Official celebration of the state’s birthday centers annually in Carson City, but other cities in Nevada plan special events as well.
At some point this season, “30 Rock’s” Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) will have to lose NBC as part of a Nigerian e-mail scam. Or trade it for some magic beans.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.