David Clawson closed late last week after a one-year run in a hideous location; Tapas by Alex Stratta is about to close after operating for less than a year at a jinxed one. Neither news was a shock, but both closings reaffirmed long-held suspicions and have caused more than a little reflection around the Eating Las Vegas offices.
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Yes, Horst Weinerschnitzel and Little Frenchie are baaaaaaack — with recharged batteries and re-calibrated palates.
We thank a series of great hotels for the former and France and Germany for the latter.
Unlike the crazy kids in this (raunchy, funny, underrated) movie:
….ELV and The Food Gal® didn’t encounter any soccer hooligans, gratuitous nudity or Dutch S&M brothels.
What we did encounter was a different Europe than the one we last visited seven years ago, with a much stronger dollar and 21st Century electronics making things both easier and more interesting.
ELV — the man, the myth, the inveterate world traveler — would like to inform his loyal readers that he will be on a leave of absence from the Eating Las Vegas offices for the next 15 days starting today, as he dines and drinks himself silly in the Mosel and Rheingau regions of Germany… Continue reading “ELV Bids Auf Weidersehen and Adieu for Two Weeks – Epicures Weep/Chefs Rejoice”