Chili Cook Off Held at Lake Las Vegas Resort

There are always interesting events taking place in Las Vegas. On Saturday, February 13 I attended the second annual Silver State Regional Chili cook off at Lake Las Vegas. The event, which drew over 1,000 attendees, was co-sponsored by the International Chili Society and The [...]

Hash House A Go Go Opens At Imperial Palace
With Good Food, Large Portions and Creative Menu

Imperial Palace is now home to the second Las Vegas location of Hash House A Go Go, one of the city’s truly unique restaura nts. I have eaten at the first Vegas Hash House on Sahara and can [...]

Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant was one of my favorites when my business travels took me to Las Vegas during the 1990’s. The restaurant, opened on West Flamingo Rd in 1992 by Gino Ferraro and his wife Rosalba, focused on authentic Italian food prepared the way it’s made in Italy. The family closed the Flamingo location [...]

Martini Time with Chef Tina Martini

It’s All About Healthy Cooking

I attended a preview of “Martini Time with Chef Tina Martini” at the M Resort Spa Casino which debuted on January 26. It’s Las Vegas so you would thin k I might have been enlightened as to how to make a perfect martini. [...]

The margaritas are strong, the décor copies the original cantina, and the food is Mexican-American with a Baja California twist.
Hussong’s Cantina opened January 21 at the Shoppes at Mandalay Place.  The 3,700 square foot restaurant recreates all the charms of the original cantina in Ensenada ,Mexico including a replica of the original bar..  Located in [...]

A packed crowd at Lagasse’s Stadium at The Palazzo welcomed former World Heavyweight Champion Boxer Joe Frasier last Friday at its initial “Legends of the Sport Program. Frasier, along with co-host Nehme Abouzeid, director of business development for The Venetian/Palazzo, commented during the showing of the critically acclaimed film “Thrilla in Manila.” The film depicts the [...]