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Evening in park entertaining, diverse

“The Dive,” “One Dress,” and “Rock On” at the Katherine Gianaclis Park for the Arts aren’t exactly grown-up plays. They’re “moments” of I’m not quite sure what. They’re worth seeing less for what they achieve than what they might become.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Apache Joe’s Bar & Grill restaurant, 5020 Broadbent Blvd., received 16 demerits July 13. Violations included food residue on oven and stove exteriors. GRADE: B

Go-to Player: Vinegar works wonders nearly everywhere you use it

It’s a pantry staple in any even remotely well-stocked kitchen, but in many cases vinegar is woefully underused. Yes, you can use it to color Easter eggs, or as a basis for salad dressing. You probably know that malt vinegar is good sprinkled on french fries, balsamic vinegar on strawberries. But here are 10 uses for vinegar from The Vinegar Institute that may not have occurred to you.

Let the food hunt begin

So many requests, so little space. So this week we have a column dedicated to them.

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No need to be crabby about seafood

Not that I’m feeling particularly crabby today, but we have crabs in the news for two readers.

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza boasts of ‘intense flavor’

It’s a funny thing about pizza lovers: They’ll argue nearly to unconsciousness about the proper way to make a pizza, but they’re perpetually intrigued by other twists in the pizzamaker’s art, too.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Boulder Station lobby bar, 4111 Boulder Highway, received 24 demerits July 9. Violations included soda gun holster dirty. GRADE: C

Back in Vogue

The vagaries of fashion — the ups and downs of hemlines and heel heights, the way colors and coiffures shift in and out of style — got nothin’ on the culinary world.

Readers come through with HP steak sauce

In the prime (har!) of steak season, reader Terri Hohl is looking for HP steak sauce, and HP steak sauce she shall have.

The Grotto Red

Wine: The Grotto Red

RESTAURANT REPORT

Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, Aliante Station, 7300 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas, received 20 demerits June 29. Violations included front make table not maintaining proper temperature. GRADE: B

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