It Isn’t Easy Being ELV, But It Is A Lot Of Fun

So many restaurants, so little time…

Yes food fans, yours truly and his staff are up at the crack of dawn today because this is what the day has in store for them:

– Polish and record radio script for KNPR-Nevada Public Radio (this week’s topic: getting busted at Battista’s and pummeled by Paymon);

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“Discovering” LOS ANTOJOS on News 88.9 FM KNPR – Nevada Public Radio

If you’d like to hear ELV deliver the following words in the mellifluous tones for which he is known, click here. Otherwise, continue reading after the jump.

“Discovering” LOS ANTOJOS

The words “los antojos” means small cravings or snacks. It is also the name of a restaurant I “discovered” two months weeks ago even though it’s been in business for fifteen years at the corner of Eastern and Sahara.

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This Just In: Tom Sietsema Eats Las Vegas While Dave Berns Tries To Chew Up ELV

ELV, as our usual, self-aggrandizing self, can’t let two recent media events go unreported on this site.

So in case you missed them: here is uber-food writer’s Tom Sietsema’s recent article in the Washington Post about his recent trip to our humble burg….

…and here is the link to today’s State Of Nevada interview on Nevada Public Radio, wherein we go toe to toe with uber-news guy Dave Berns over the state of our restaurants, dining out, Strip v. neighborhood dining, and the impact Top Chef (Las Vegas) — premiering tonight on Bravo — will have on our tourism.

Ever the contrarian, Berns challenged us at the end of the ten minute interview about all the food (and chef and restaurant) falderol being just an elitist, esoteric phenomenon (a fair enough question) that has little relevance in these tough economic times.

And in our usual refined, restrained, and dignified style, we then proceeded to (try to) beat him like a drum.

But he was gracious enough to let us have the last word…