Author: John Curtas

CRAZY PITA

Just because:

> It’s such a bargain;

> It’s “family-friendly” and good — words that usually don’t collide in the same sentence in ELV’s world.

> The snaps on the KLAS TV segment don’t do it justice;

> The food is so tasty;

> We don’t give enough love to places in the Southeastern part of town (mainly ‘cuz there ain’t many good ones);

> Anything coated with Morrocan preserved lemons is a-ok with us, and;

> Brian Waddell is avid poster on our site (under his bwdining handle);

We thought we’d post a few more tasty snaps of the Middle-eastern delights of Crazy Pita.

www.crazypita.com

BRADLEY OGDEN Burger Victorious on CBS Morning News. Cat Cora and Todd English Gracious In Defeat.

As trumpeted by The World’s Greatest Restaurant Critic* (and now confirmed this morning by Harry Smith and the CBS Morning News crew), Bradley Ogden does indeed cook what may be the world’s greatest burger.

So good did all three burgers look, you can practically smell them through the ether. English tried to bribe the judges with a martini (at 8:30 AM EST- way to go Todd!), while Cora waited until the more civilized hour of 9 AM to “Uncork” on The Widow.

As tasty as these video burgers are, if you want to watch Bradley O. cook one of these puppies up close and personal, you’ll just have to plan on attending Vegas Uncork’d!

Enjoy the video and here is the link to the recipes.

Jeez Louise….two recipe posts back to back! Don’t worry food fans, ELV ain’t goin’ all Dorie Greenspan on you. Soon enough we’ll be back to our old, snarky selves.

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* Self-proclaimed, but also heartily endorsed as such the world over by folks like this.

RAO’S Meatballs

We’re not normally a recipe and cooking Web site — preferring to leave the minutiae of cooking and food obsessions to those cooking and food obsessives who love to debate the finer points of King Arthur v. Gold Medal Flour, or burning questions like: Genovese Sweet Basil: Overrated or Essential?

But if you’ve ever bitten into a Rao’s meatball and fallen in love at first bite, and let’s face it who hasn’t? — then you should take a gander at this recipe for them brought to you by the James Beard Foundation.

And if you’re looking for something to do in The Big Apple on March 21st, you could do a lot worse than headin’ down to 167 West 12th St. in Greenwich Village, and tasting an array of the Southern Italian-American classics that made Rao’s-New York the toughest table in town. Click here for the JBF Event page highlighting this dinner, and if you go, be sure to get a cocktail from Rao’s world-famous bartender Nick The Vest.*

RAO’S NEW YORK

455 E. 114th St.

New York, NY 10029

212.722.6709

RAO’S LAS VEGAS

In Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino

3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South

Las Vegas, NV 89109

702.731.RAOS (Call after 4 PM and ask for “Bubbles” — we kid you not — he’s straight from Central Casting)

www.raos.com

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* When ELV was a bartender, his nickname was: John The Slightly Ill-Fitting Cardigan.