Here are the links to last Friday’s Food Talk with John & Max, wherein we feature:
Interviews with chefs Kim Canteenwalla of Society:
…and Martin Heierling of Sensi and Silk Road:
…followed by:
EAT IT OR BEAT IT:
Golden Steer
308 West Sahara Avenue
384-4470
Ay Chung Chinese Cafe
5115 Spring Mountain Rd
458-6868
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
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
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