Spring into Spring with Al Fresco Dining on Wake Up With the Wagners

Many thanks to Executive Chef Mike Minor and sous chef Jose Torres from Border Grill for ruining their nights sleep so that we could feature their fabulous food on the air at 6 am.

Here’s the list of our favorite outdoor dining spots:

SPRING INTO SPRING WITH AL FRESCO DINING!

Border Grill – Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino

Mon Ami Gabi – Paris Hotel and Casino

Verandah – Four Seasons Hotel

Poppy Den – inside Tivoli Village

Marche Bacchus – 2620 Regatta Drive, Las Vegas

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* There are only two things a man should be doing at 6am: 1) sleeping; or, 2) coming home and getting ready to go to sleep.

Roger and Me

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I believe that if, at the end of the day, and according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a littler happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime, To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out. – Roger Ebert

I met Roger Ebert once, in 1982, when he and Gene Siskel were just starting to hit it big with their “Sneak Previews” show on PBS. Continue reading “Roger and Me”

Letter(s) of the Week – Objecting to ELV’s Objectifying

The key to a successful restaurant is dressing girls in degrading clothes. – Michael O’Donoghue

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King Hotpants recently wrote us with this somewhat miffed missive:

Dear ELV,

I guess I shouldn’t be disappointed that a critic in a town famous for its objectification of women has a regular feature that objectifies women. But I am.

Mr. Curtas, I challenge you to rise above this kind of crass sexualization and focus on food.

To which ELV responded somewhat harshly:

Dear King Hotpants,

We constantly get compliments (mostly from men, admittedly) about our Hot Hostess Watch feature. We have also, on occasion, featured Hot Hosts and Hot (male) Bartenders.

Anyone thinks ELV uses HHW to “objectify” women, ought to speak to his ex-wives. Now THEY have some stories to tell.

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