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Congrats to Julian Serrano for JULIAN SERRANO!

Take it away, Robin Leach...

Counter Intelligence: Esquire names Julian Serrano one of the best

By Robin Leach

Julian Serrano is picture in front of — where else? — Julian Serrano.

Grand Opening of Aria on Dec. 16, 2009. Julian Serrano is picture in front of — where else? — Julian Serrano.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

Star chef Julian Serrano is “over the moon” now that one of America’s most feared and revered food critics, John Mariani of Esquire, has bestowed blessings on his new tapas restaurant Julian Serrano in MGM CityCenter’s Aria as one of the 20 Best New Restaurants in 2010. Julian also runs his extraordinary Picasso in the Bellagio and will be doubly thrilled when he learns what my spies have discovered.

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TAIWAN DELI reviewed in Las Vegas Weekly

Chinatown’s Taiwan Deli has tasty bites at ridiculously low prices

John Curtas

Wed, Oct 6, 2010 (8:05 p.m.)

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(Clockwise from top left) Taiwan Deli’s spicy salad, dry noodles with spicy peanut sauce, spicy beef noodles and dumplings

Photo: Beverly Poppe

When the tiny, obscure Champion Gourmet Chinese deli closed in April, you could almost hear the sighs coming from fans of its rich noodle soups and dumplings. Continue reading “TAIWAN DELI reviewed in Las Vegas Weekly”

Ego? What Ego? The World’s Greatest Restaurant Critic Has No Ego…

CLASH OF THE EGOS:

THREE FOOD CRITICS AND LAS VEGAS’ TOP 50 RESTAURANTS -by Robin Leach

Posted September 30, 2010 • 8:04 p.m.

Max Jacobson, John Curtas and Al Mancini.

Photo: Denise Truscello/WireImage

The eagerly awaited and highly anticipated book Eating Las Vegas: The 50 Essential Restaurants has been completed, and the prized selections are now wrapped in total secrecy. Vegas DeLuxe has learned that the manuscript is on its way to the printers and should be on bookshelves in time for a planned mid-November release party.

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