People called Michael Dabour “mad” to open his Greek family’s first restaurant in Corona, Calif., practically the middle of nowhere in 1974. That gave him the name.
Food
It’s clear, after multiple seasons of Rainbow Company’s Nevada history series, that the response to these mini-musical skits likely will be affected considerably by how many of the annual shows a viewer has seen.
Sure, you can cut back any day of the week, but the calendar doesn’t always cooperate. Up pops a birthday, an anniversary, a wedding, a birth, and you feel the pressure on an already strained budget.
Bill Sanchez and Dale and Sandra Smutzler asked for reader suggestions for restaurants that serve good meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, and we’ve got ’em in spades.
Watching busloads of high-school students entering the Nicholas Horn Theatre earlier this week to attend a production of the Utah Shakespearean Festival Education Department’s “Twelfth Night,” I was awed once again by the great author’s longevity. The Bard wrote this script around 1601 for a specific London theater company. Yet, here it is 2009 Las Vegas, and he still is being introduced to new generations.
Among hybrid foods, broasted chicken is unique. It’s marinated chicken that’s both pressure-cooked and fried, and it’s being sought by Dale and Sandra Smutzler.
The lid goes down on “The Red Piano” April 22, when Elton John closes out his once-exclusive show at Caesars Palace.
Adam’s Ribs, 4145 S. Grand Canyon Drive, received 51 demerits Jan. 22. Violations included several expired food items. GRADE: Closed
Some 65 readers responded to our call for macaroni and cheese recipes, proving that this classic still is popular and still provides a measure of comfort in these trying times.
Every Italian restaurateur calls his cuisine authentic.
You want 1 pound of ground beef — exactly 1 pound? Or a 2-inch-thick steak, instead of the 3/4 inch that’s the supermarket standard?
Don’t think of Botero as a steakhouse. Think of it, Executive Chef Mark LoRusso suggests, as a “steak restaurant.”
Ay Chung Cafe, 5115 Spring Mountain Road, received 14 demerits Jan. 12. Violations included no hot water at kitchen hand sink. GRADE: Closed for substantial health hazard.