Category: Chefs

This Just In – Alessandro Stratta Consulting at MARCHE BACCHUS

Breaking: In a move that will surely bring this restaurant onto every foodies’ radar,  Marche Bacchus will officially announce tomorrow that award-winning, world-class, master-of-the-culinary-universe, über-chef Alex Stratta has been brought in as a consultant to the restaurant. One of Stratta’s able lieutenants at the now-defunct ALEX — Joseph Swan — has been installed as Executive Chef at the popular wine shop-cum-bistro, leading ELV to believe the food here is about to take a major leap forward.


Grand Tasting Tasty Snaps

As ELV leaves the snug, cozy, gastronomic confines of Las Vegas for Reno,* he thought a few tasty and personal iPhone snaps from last Friday’s Vegas Uncork’s Grand Tasting might be in order:

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As our day job is calling, we haven’t the time to label each of the 28 pictures, but we will do so upon our return, as well as do another posting or two of some of the other extraordinary food we experienced over those three fun-and-fat-filled-days. (ELV estimates he added another pound or two to his already bulging, size 44 frame.

Bon appetit indeed!

* Or, as attorney John A. Curtas, Lawyer-at-Law likes to refer to it: The Shittiest Little City In The World.

This Just In – Saipin Chutima, Jose Andres Win James Beard Awards

Good evening Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea.

Item: José Andrés wins James Beard Award tonight for Outstanding Chef.

Item: Saipin Chutima of our very own Lotus of Siam ties with some guy from Austin, Texas for Best Chef Southwest. (In other words: The Thai tied.)

Item: Most of the major awards go to New York City chefs and restaurants. (Filed under: So What Else Is New?)

Item: Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon in Portlandia, Oregon wins rising star chef.

Item: Robert (Lucci) Smith and Picasso get passed over for the fifth time for Outstanding Wine Service.

Item: ABC Kitchen, one of the New York restaurants ELV did vote for, wins Best New Restaurant.

Item: Click here for the complete list of winners.

Item: In his capacity as a JBF voter, ELV vows to continue nominating, lobbying and voting for Smith until justice is done!