Category: Openings

Tacos Galore!

ELV note: East Charleston Blvd. between Maryland Parkway and Eastern is fast becoming its very own micro-climate of fast, fresh Mexican food. Here are three of the best — worth seeking out if you can pull yourselves out of Summ-r-lame or whatever white bread micro-climate you hale from…

Tacos el Gordo…. [nggallery id=819]…opened a couple of weeks ago in an old Wendy’s across the parking lot from the original Los Tacos. It is an awkward (to say the least) experience not recommended for those who aren’t fluent in Spanish. Continue reading “Tacos Galore!”

Alan Richman Strikes a Blow for Benno

ELV note: This Friday morning, on KNPR 88.9 FM – Nevada Public Radio, we interview Alan Richman about everything from ethical eating, to how to order wine for the table in a restaurant, to his running feud with Anthony Bourdain. Here’s a delectable dose of him interviewing and tasting the food of acclaimed New York chef Jonathan Benno of Lincoln, an upscale Italian eatery soon to open in Lincoln Center in New York City (as opposed to the Lincoln Center in Butte, Montana).

And just why do you put a bay leaf in anything anyway?