ELV ain’t no arch-ee-teck, but no matter how many times we walk past this sculpture (…usually on our way to Brasserie Puck or Mastro’s Ocean Club):

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…we stop and look at it…

…and it never gets old.

And it makes us think.

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No, not the geezers you’re gonna see at the Super Bowl. These guys, in their prime:

Why are they the best rock band of all time?

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Eating Las Vegas has been informed that Bar Masa does not actually have 418 seats. It has the capacity for 418 seats. The actual seating is for 182 persons.

ELV regrets the error.

In an era known for bad choices in everything from fashion to politics to narcotics, this video pretty much set a new low.

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Yes, it’s true: ELV has decided to take a few days off to visit his ancestral home (sort of) and The Woman Who Gave Him Life (Marcella Ruth Schroader Curtas – D.O.B. 8.10.24 – The Official Mother Of ELV).

Try to get by without us…but if you’re dying for an ELV fix, you can track our gastronomic adventures in north Georgia (Atlanta and Athens) by following us on Facebook and Twitter.

Happy New Year!

Our favorite Christmas carol:

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Here’s a profane and alternative way (from the twisted mind of Brad Neely) to wish all of you a Happy Christmas Eve…

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To our readers: We usually don’t reprint press releases in their entirety, but the statistics in this one seemed too juicy to pass up.

Diners to Restaurants: “Please, Sir, We Want Some More…For Less”
Average Spending Per Meal Could Fall by 20%;
Key Sentiment Shifts Are Seen Since Q1 Poll

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“Jason” wrote us this morning:

“Just found out that Namaste was re-inspected the next day (Oct 17) and received an “A”.”

ELV has interviewed restaurant inspectors from the Clark County Health Department, as you can read here, and knows that restaurants always receive a first inspection (after several pre-opening visits from the Dept.), which often results in a number of demerits being given. Very quickly thereafter (within ten days, in fact), another inspection occurs to see if/how the problems have been rectified. It is very common for a new place to get a (temporary) low grade while it’s still in its shakedown phase.

We never had any doubt that Namaste was a top-drawer operation that would quickly fix whatever issues were brought to its attention.

Dhanyavaad to Jason for the update!

It recently came to our attention that some of ELV’s loyal (and sometimes rabid) fans could not access the site due to malware/spyware blocking programs.

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