This Just In – EATING LAS VEGAS Book Launch to be “Ultra-Exclusive” (and sadly, by invitation only)

Chef of the Century to Host Eating Las Vegas Book Launch Party

Las Vegas—Master chef Joël Robuchon will personally host the launch party and unveiling of the eateries selected and reviewed in the hotly anticipated book Eating Las Vegas: The 50 Essential Restaurants.

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In Case You Missed It: Food Talk with Max and John on KNPR

Click on this link* to hear last Friday’s Food Talk with Max and John on News 88.9 KNPR’s State of Nevada, wherein we discuss:

Why truffles aren’t as good as they used to be** with Artisanal Food’s Brett Ottolenghi;

Maintaining quality in all of Wolfgang Puck’s fine dining empire with Chef/Managing Partner/Former Enfant Terrible David Robins;

Las Vegas’s 5 Most Romantic Restaurants*** (as seen through the eyes of two middle-aged white guys with 5 marriages between them); and,

EAT IT OR BEAT IT, wherein we tell you whether to run to, or away from:

Dad’s Grilled Cheese

Taiwan Deli

Michael’s

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* You’ll have to click on each individual segment to hear them.

** Brett O. agrees with ELV that summer truffles aren’t worth the taste or the money (and that black truffles not from France are often inferior). Memo to chefs: Stop trying to con customers with summer truffles!

*** 5 Most Romantic Restaurants in Vegas

AIR DATE: October 22, 2010

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Looking for a romantic Las Vegas dining experience? Max Jacobson and John Curtas compare notes on five top choices in romantic dining.

Marche Bacchus
2620 Regatta Dr # 106
804-8008

Le Cirque/Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Blvd South
693-7223

Prime Steakhouse/Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Blvd South
693-7223

Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare
Wynn Las Vegas
248-3463

Top of the World
2000 South Las Vegas Blvd.
380-7777