In case you missed it: Here is link to this morning’s Food Talk with John & Max on KNPR’s State of Nevada: (Stay tuned to the end to hear them mix (and ELV taste) three cocktails in the KNPR studio. Yep, drinkin’ on the job. Again.)

The Art of Mixology

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Click here to hear our interview on KNPR this past Wednesday, wherein, under intense, rapier-like questioning by Dave Becker, Slapsie Maxie, Al “Mad Man” Mancini and ELV hurl bon mots and bon bons at each other…

Here is the link, and here is the script for our Thanksgiving 2010 commentary this morning on News 88.9 fm – KNPR – Nevada Public Radio:

Grandma Schroader’s Sour Beans – Another Beanie Reveal

Here’s some food for thought…

Over the years, fifteen to be exact, I’ve done a number of Thanksgiving commentaries praising everyone from the Pilgrims to my dear, departed dad. I love Thanksgiving for many reasons, but most of all because it is the only incorruptible American holiday. No matter how hard they try, American business (aside from pumpkin and turkey farmers), have been unable to commercialize this most American, and non-denominational of Holidays.

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ELV note: With the big bird day coming up, we at ELV (and KNPR) thought some advice and info from three foodie folks was in order.

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We get ready for Thanksgiving. Max Jacobson and John Curtas are joined by Julian Serrano’s sommelier, Desi Echavarrie, to get some advice on pairing wines with holiday foods, and from Whole Foods Jenny Wagner and Ellyn Chantos tell us what (besides turkey) is in demand every November in the Vegas Valley.

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

Interviews with chefs Kim Canteenwalla of Society:

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…and Martin Heierling of Sensi and Silk Road:

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…followed by:

EAT IT OR BEAT IT:

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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

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Here is the link to last Friday’s Food Talk on KNPR’s State of Nevada, where yours truly and Slapsie Maxie:

> Interview Carlos Pereira from Bon Breads;

> Learn how the Executive Chef (Christian Rassinoux) of a 5,000 room hotel (the MGM) earns his paycheck;

> Discuss our Top Five American-Chinese Restaurants :

1. Full Ho Chinese Cuisine
   240 N Jones Blvd
   Las Vegas, NV 89002
   (702) 878-2378
2. Panda Express
3. Orchids Garden
   5485 W Sahara Ave
   Las Vegas, NV 89146-0308
   (702) 631-3839
4. Jasmine Cantonese Cuisine
   Bellagio Resort and Casino
   3600 Las Vegas Blvd S
   Las Vegas, NV 89109-4303
   (702) 693-7223
5. Cathay House
   5300 Spring Mountain Rd, #107
   Las Vegas, NV 89146-8721
   (702) 876-3838

> And finally, tell you whether to EAT IT OR BEAT IT from:

Archi’s Thai Kitchen

Macaroni Grill

Strip Steak