Author: John Curtas

Letter of the Week – Pete Peeved by Pallid Pomposity (and unions)

Dear ELV,

As I am preparing to leave this town after 5 years here, I have realized a few things (about our food scene) especially on the Strip…

There is nothing original in this town. Everything is a copycat from another city and it is usually a bad representation of the original. I’m tired of paying the highest prices for food in the United States and getting mediocre food at best. There are awesome restaurants scattered in between the crap. B&B, Joel Robuchon at the Mansion, Monta, Bouchon, Michael Mina, Lotus of Siam, Vintner Grill, Raku, Jaleo, Carnevino, to name a few of my favorites. I know the strip is tourist driven, but the lack of originality and technical skill escapes me. Comme Ça, Sushi Samba, Stack, Olives, Mesa Grill, Emeril’s Fish House, Fix, Lakeside Grill to name a few, are horrible restaurants and if stupid tourists with dumb downed palates weren’t here everyday, they would fail. I take both food and service in account of my reviews of these establishments.

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UNLVino Tomorrow Night

We at ELV — and by “we at ELV” we mean:

this guy: Max Jacobson and this guy:Al Mancini and you know who…will be at UNLVino tomorrow night signing and selling copies of our book. (If you find yourself asking: “What book?” we suggest you look immediately to your left.) We will also be taking more than a few sips for scholarship and hope to raise a toast with all our friends and lovers….of good food and wine.

An Evening in Paris…Las Vegas style! The Grand Tasting wraps up this year’s UNLVino on Saturday, April 2 from 7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at the Paris Las Vegas. Continue reading “UNLVino Tomorrow Night”

BAR MASA – The Best….Period.

ELV note: This is the same review which appears midway through the Las Vegas Weekly article posted below. We thought we’d make it a little easier to read by giving it its own space. Kanpai!

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It is simply the most extraordinary Japanese food Las Vegas has ever witnessed. From the pristine quality to the precise presentations, Bar Masa is a restaurant no Japanese food aficionado can afford to miss.

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