Here is the link to Steven A. Shaw‘s post on www.egullet.org about our Asian Food Extravaganza up and down Spring Mountain Road* yesterday — culminating with twelve courses at Lotus of Siam last night.
ELV couldn’t have said it better himself.
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ELV POSTS CORRECTION: We mistakenly reported that Woo in The Palazzo had closed. We discovered last night that reports of its death had been greatly exaggerated. All bets are off, however, on its chances for survival. ELV blames his staff and regrets the error.
Now, back to reality.
The headline in Nation’s Restaurant News in June said: “Vegas refuses to fold as economy craps out.” By late September that same banner read: “Hard luck befalls Las Vegas following U.S. housing bust.”
Even though it was published over a year ago, we just finished The Food Snob’s Dictionary by David Kamp and Marion Rosenfeld (2007 Broadway Books) — given to us this Christmas by Anthony Robert Curtas — The Official Number One Son of ELV — a k a our staff. It’s a fascinating, funny, must-read for any food snob or food snob wannabe worth their fleur de sel.
Just for grins and giggles — and because it seemed like the ultimate food snob thing to do* — we thought we’d point out the glaring omissions, annoyances and mistakes contained therein (along with credit given (Forgiveness Factors) for some of the many noteworthy things also within its pages):