ELV Hits the Bottle at 6 AM!
ELV note: Scroll across the video to the 34:31 minute mark (remembering the video time tracks in descending order) to witness us toasting the end of the year in style (and with a stylish Cremant de...
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Hot Winetender Watch – Terrin at VALENTINO
She's much more than a bartender ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 1 Terrin can mix a mojito with the best of ‘em, but bring up the subject of a spicy Sangiovese Rosso or a racy Barbera d’Alba and her eyes...
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Letter of the Week
Dear ELV, Relying principally on the recommendation of Eating Las Vegas 2012, I made a reservation for 3 at Twist for last Saturday. On previous trips to LV, we had partaken of outstanding meals at...
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The Recession Must Be Over
At Old Homesteak Steak House last night ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 1 Is it us, or do these prices strike you as insane? Especially when the wine business has been in a recession of its own, and...
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Two Great Deals
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 1 Our staff has been remiss in telling our loyal readers about two great deals on the Vegas food and wine scene. Most insiders have known for years that Spago in the Forum...
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ELV’s Thought(s) for the Day
On tasting wine: A good general rule is to state that the bouquet is better than the taste, and vice versa. – Stephen Potter, One-upsmanship (1952) Excellent wine generates enthusiasm. And whatever...
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Fine Wine Times
I like the best wine drunk at the cost of others. – Diogenes, the Cynic, 412?-323 B. C. [Show as slideshow] The esteemed British wine writer Jancis Robinson defines the Riesling grape as quite unlike...
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Drink This Now – Rieslings at MARCHE BACCHUS
A Critique of Pure Rieslings ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 1 If ever there was an example of why the Germans make the best Rieslings on the planet, these bottles are it. Both are bright, crisp, and tart,...
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VINTNER GRILL in VEGAS Magazine
ELV note: As you may know, we write the “So Many Dinners” column for VEGAS magazine — a column that highlights noteworthy restaurants from around our valley. This month’s feature explores the origins...
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Yonaka: Modern Japanese, Even More Modern-er
So, dig on this new restaurant, friends: YONAKA. It’s been open for less than a month, but already it’s starting to beat out a lion’s share of the hip Japanese-fusion restaurants on the strip by a...
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What Should You Drink at 115 Degrees?
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 1 But it's a dry heat They’re here food fans — the blistering, convection oven days of a Vegas summer — and nothing puts ELV off his feed like a succession of 110 degree...
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Dining Out (and Wine) Options for Thanksgiving on News 3 at Noon
ELV note: you’ll have to scroll all the way to the end of the show (to the 5:15 remaining mark), but if you do you will be richly rewarded with some beneficent banter about baking and boozing your way...
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Sniff This Cork
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 1 ELV read some nonsense the other day about things you should never do when ordering wine. The first one was “Don’t smell the cork.” The second one was “Don’t beat up the...
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The UNLVino Rad Off-The-Hook BLOWOUT ‘14
Hold on to your most radical of hats, bros and broettes, firmly by the brim, and make that red sucker turn a three-sixty, then another 120 degree turn, COUNTER clockwise! Yeah, that’s right, screw...
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Letter of the Week – Fine Wine (Gouging) Times
Dear ELV, One of my first great dining experiences was with my father at Picasso in 1998, and it remains one of the best meals of my life. I’ve returned to Las Vegas dozens of times since then, first...
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Sipping and Savoring Santa Barbara (County)
This article first appeared in John Mariani’s Virtual Gourmet a few weeks ago. Click here to read it in the original format, or continue as you wish with the text below. Solvang, California used to be...
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DB BRASSERIE Deliciously Beckons
ELV note: Daniel Boulud is back, and gastronomes everywhere are licking their chops. But before we dive into reviewing his new spot db Brasserie (opened just three weeks ago), perhaps a little history...
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Hot Hostesses Watch – BIN 702 + A Few Thoughts on Downtown Dining
LaLa and LoLo (we kid you not — those are their actual names*) are two big reasons to do all of your fine wine tasting at BIN 702 in Container Park. The other is: all bottles of wine are 1/2 price on...
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EATING LAS VEGAS – The 50 Essential Restaurants – Number Nine
PICASSO Picasso has been so good for so long that people now take it for granted. Which is a shame since it remains one of Vegas’ most iconic and beautiful restaurants—one that will float a finicky...
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Yonaka: Modern Japanese, Even More Modern-er
So, dig on this new restaurant, friends: YONAKA. It’s been open for less than a month, but already it’s starting to beat out a lion’s share of the hip Japanese-fusion restaurants on the strip by a...
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