ELV Clarifies, Chews on Shoe
As the worst President in the history of America once said: Let me make this perfectly clear: Eating Las Vegas has enormous respect for the job Heidi Knapp Rinella does at the Review Journal. She is a good writer who is stuck with editors who are stuck in 1982.
We thought our little piece of satirical conversation posted yesterday made that clear.
If it didn’t, we are sorry.
We are also sorry not to have recognized the enormous, colossal, prodigious and Herculean effort that our good buddy Norm! undertook in giving constant coverage to the Vegas Uncork’d events last weekend. Our dig at the lack of food and restaurant coverage was in no way intended as a swipe at him or his super-charged social media-making, that brought immense attention to the festivities.
It was, however, a pointed dig at the consistent lack of interest the R-J Editorial Staff takes in anything related to one of the few world class things Vegas has to be proud of (besides an imploded housing market, valet parking and computerized slot machines).
If anyone took it any other way, we regret the misunderstanding.
As someone (we think it was us) once said: As a satirist, ELV is a great restaurant critic.
Restaurant reviews, quips, picks and pans-with some seriously salivating history-from the man who eats his way through Sin City every day.
May 13th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
I realize Gladstone isn’t supposed to quote Disraeli, but what happened to “Never complain, never explain?”
May 13th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Agreed with you on all counts, John. I didn’t really think you were knocking HKR so much as the RJ editors, but a little clarification helps. All respect to Heidi for what she’s been able to do, and to Norm for having his pulse on the restaurant scene, but Sherm and Tom and their Olive Garden power lunches aren’t doing the town any favors.
May 13th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
humility is quite becoming of you ELV…
May 14th, 2010 at 2:28 am
You can learn a lot about a town by reading its newspaper. In this regard, LV is strictly bush league. I mean they dont even run Doonesbury fer chrisakes.
As to HKR, ELV you are gracious and kind. But her reviews are as lightweight as the paper she writes for. Tune in this Friday for a review of Macaroni Grill!
May 14th, 2010 at 7:01 am
“Let me make this perfectly clear: Eating Las Vegas has enormous respect for the job Heidi Knapp Rinella does at the Review Journal. She is a good writer who is stuck with editors who are stuck in 1982.”
I got, Mr. ELV. I got it. No need to apologize here. It’s not Ms. Knapp-Rinella’s fault that her editors won’t let her eat real food. The blame belongs with The R-J’s bosses who don’t think we’re smart enough to realize there’s better food than what The R-J’s ad buying customers are trying to make us believe.