THIS JUST IN: Due to a variety of preoccupations, Eating Las Vegas — the man, the gastronome, the seminal voice in the Las Vegas food world — has been dormant for the last week. He promises to rectify this situation later today (or early tomorrow) with his elucidations on the state of izakayas in our humble burg. (Try saying that after a dozen cups of sake.)

IN RELATED NEWS: It never ceases to amaze us that people confuse this Web site (again: Eating Las Vegas)with the atrocity that is Eater Vegas. To give you a quick rule of thumb, just remember these important things when you try to distinguish us:

EATING LAS VEGAS is older (by several years), more learned (by decades) in all things edible, more insightful (because we’re mostly sober all the time), and not bought and paid for by p.r. firms and casino shills.

Eater Vegas is staffed by hacks cribbing for free meals (and drinks…let’s not forget how free alcohol fuels all the fluff) in exchange for its reprinting of press releases disguised as articles. It’s major value is in reporting openings and closings — again because every chef and owner in town knows they can feed it whatever pablum they’re shoveling and get a mention on the site.

The other thing Eater is known for is idiotic click bait like The 14 Things Every Burger Lover Should Know, or The 27 Most Riveting Food Stories of 2014, one of which was Nicholas Cage’s favorite dining spots. Most of the content of this drivel is stolen from other food writers, as the food knowledge of the stringers in the Eater universe is usually confined to eating it occasionally for as little money as possible.

If you’re the sort who loves TMZ TV and actually buys the magazines you see at supermarket checkout stands, you’ll love Eater Vegas.

But if you’re the sort who is actually reading these words, then we applaud your erudition and good taste, and promise to deliver to you something of actual interest and opinion this week.