Category: KNPR

In Case You Missed It – Bloggers Gone Wild! on KNPR

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Click here to hear this morning’s Food Talk on News 88.9 FM – KNPR Nevada Public Radio, wherein Slapsie Maxie and moi interrogate, illuminate, eviscerate, hypothecate and pontificate about various subjects in today’s food and restaurant world.

Today’s topics included:

An interview with uber-restaurant writer John Mariani on his recent trip to Las Vegas;

Local bloggers Mike Dobranski and Jillian Plaster on what, why, how and when they blog about Vegas’ restaurants;

Max and my Top Five Wine Peeves; and

EAT IT OR BEAT IT, where we cross swords over:

Lola’s,

Nero’s Steakhouse, and

El Segundo Sol.

In Case You Missed It – Wine Talk on KNPR

Click here for the link to “Wine Talk” on KNPR a couple of Fridays ago, wherein Max and John grill, kebab, fillet, carve, and incise John Mathew Smith of Wirtz Beverage Company and Jeff Wyatt of Marche Bacchus about the current state of our wine world.

Actually, most of what we do is chew the fat over:

* What’s happening in the world of wine?

* Has France lost its dominance?

* How have currency fluctuations affected what we’re buying and drinking?

* How do wholesalers and retailers react to such recessionary times?

* What new world wines are hot?

* What has the Asian economic boom done to wine prices? and, ELV’s favorite topic:

* Why are wine prices so friggin’ high on the Las Vegas Strip?

But strangely, no one thought to bring any fermented juice with which to wash all this erudition down.

We at ELV are obviously losing our edge.

Squid Cartilage at ICHIZA

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If you’ve ever had a hankerin’ for a little deep fried squid cartilage — and let’s face it who hasn’t? — then point to the poster on the wall at Ichiza (that doubles as a menu for the place) and get yourself a plateful of the little nippers.

They’re surprisingly good — sorta like popcorn shrimp, only a bit more toothsome — and go quite nicely with a glass of junmai daiginjo sake.

And while you’re at it, grab some oysters in ponzu sauce, some jalopy fried rice, slimy raw wasabi octopus, and a little albacore sashimi, for one of the better Japanese snack meals around town.

Click on the link below to hear why Slapsie Maxie and ELV are so crazy about this place.

ICHIZA

4355  West Spring Mountain Road

Las Vegas, NV 89102-8784

702.367.3151