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Help is on the way for Lana and Len Lacombe, who are almost out of anchovy-stuffed olives for their martinis.
This is part of a new lineup of wines coming from the highly innovative and productive grape-farming and growing Delicato Family Vineyards, which is meant to invoke the Belle Ambiance — meaning beautiful spot — also found among the vineyards of the family.
Al’s Beef, a franchised operation of the Chicago original that dates to 1938, opened in January. Its specialty is Italian beef sandwiches, which come in two sizes plus extra-meat options and a beef-sausage combo.
We conducted a highly unscientific poll on Facebook to find out which place Las Vegas (at least, those of you who like us on Facebook) prefers. Here were the main points of contention:
Cooking game meat can be tougher than tracking down the prey from which it originated, but it doesn’t have to be. The Nevada Department of Wildlife is planning cooking classes to help hunters understand the way to handle and cook game meat. The first was on March 22 at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts.
Russian, Brazilian, Middle Eastern, Indian, Greek … an eclectic set of options this week as Neon spotlights ethnic restaurants this week.
The Founders’ Grand Tasting — the centerpiece of the four-day UNLVino, which begins April 9 — will take on a new look in this, the 40th anniversary of the event. Instead of being held in a hotel ballroom, as has been the case in many of the previous years, it’ll be in the Keep Memory Alive Events Center at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health near downtown.
The Empty Bowl Benefit, scheduled for April 5, draws talent from Green Valley High School, the Nevada Clay Guild, Aardvark Clay, the Fiber Guild and various artists.
If you’re a fan of potato pancakes, you understand why they could become a point of symbolism in a classic novel such as Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” — and why Taste of the Town reader Marion Hennings is looking for them. In typical fashion, her fellow readers have tips to report.
Far from ironic, The Lucky Country Rose offers a juicy and delicious mouthful at a fair price.
The rolling kitchen is among the 14 Freightliners that the seven teams of Don Schumacher Racing use to travel the NHRA Mello Yello Series circuit. The convoy will hit 24 locations across the country from February to November.
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