DW BISTRO – First Bites

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There’s a reason you (meaning: a meaningful critic) need to visit a restaurant more than once before publishing a review. And that reason is: sometimes one meal doesn’t give the proper measure of a place, or perhaps, even worse, you may form conclusions about the overall cooking based on a few dishes that the kitchen happened to do either especially well, or poorly that day.

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In Case You Missed It – Food Talk with John & Max on KNPR

Here are the links to last Friday’s Food Talk with John & Max, wherein we feature:

Interviews with chefs Kim Canteenwalla of Society:

AIR DATE: November 12, 2010

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…and Martin Heierling of Sensi and Silk Road:

AIR DATE: November 12, 2010

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…followed by:

EAT IT OR BEAT IT:

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…where we review:
KGB Burgers
Harrah’s Las Vegas
3475 Las Vegas Blvd. South
369-5000

Golden Steer
308 West Sahara Avenue
384-4470

Ay Chung Chinese Cafe
5115 Spring Mountain Rd
458-6868

Desert Companion’s Restaurant Awards Announced

Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to Andrew Kiraly, Sabin Orr and Christopher Smith for making our prose look so delicious. (Click on the link below to read all of this lip smacking news amongst some of the most luscious photographs imaginable…)




The BEEG WEINERS:

Restaurant of the Year: SAGE

Chef of the Year: Pascal Sanchez (Twist by Pierre Gagnaire)

Pastry Chef of the Year: Kamel Guechida (Joel Robuchon and L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon)

Sommelier of the Year: Willi Sherer (Aureole)

Excellence in Management and Service: SPAGO

Neighborhood Restaurant of the Year: ROSEMARY’S

Ethnic Restaurant of the Year: RAKU

Cocktail Bar of the Year: AMERICAN FISH

“Dealicious” Meal of the Year: BOSA 1