Category: Zines

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…

Bon Appetit: GOLDEN STEER – One of America’s Top Ten Must-Visit Classics

Taken his cues, no doubt, from our staff, Bon Appetit Restaurant Editor Andrew (“I’m not a hunk, I just play one in the magazine”) Knowlton has named our very own Golden Steer one of America’s Top Ten Must-Visit Classic Restaurants in this month’s issue.*

Here’s the link, and we’ll soon see you there, to swoon there, over the strains of Dino, Frank and Sammy.

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* ELV is proud to say he has eaten in 9 out of the 10 listed, with only La Dolce Vita in Beverly Hills having escaped his knife and fork. He can, however, claim to have walked past it dozens of times over the years.