Eat This Now – SCARPETTA’S $24 Spaghetti

The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of mankind than the discovery of a star – Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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A word to the wise, though. Some nights the dish is loaded with tomatoes, some nights it isn’t. Some times you get a nice zing from the pepperocini oil used to finish the dish, sometimes you don’t. Executive Chef Dan Rossi tells ELV he’s still training his cooks to get it consistently right, but even when it’s a tad off, this dish is quite a dish.

SCARPETTA

In The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino

3708 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Las Vegas, NV 89109

702.698.7960

http://www.scottconant.com/restaurants

Letter of the Week – Au Revoir to ALEX and All That

ELV note: The following comes from our Facebook exchange with Eric Gladstone about the whys and wherefores of ALEX‘s closing in the Wynn tomorrow night, and what it means for Las Vegas’ dining scene. Consider it a supplement to Gladstone’s article this week in the Las Vegas Weekly about the demise of this short lived (May 2005-January 2011) grande dame.

Dear ELV,

The patron who would best appreciate Restaurant Alex is not the patron Wynn/Encore is looking to attract anymore. Unless he’s bringing his 20-something son or daughter along, with access to the credit card [Speaking of the credit card, they might want to note that—specials aside–.fine dining price points certainly haven’t gone anywhere—Lakeside Grill’s entrées average in the $50 range. Perhaps linen suppliers are the most endangered species in the equation.] It’s hard to recall any example in modern Las Vegas history of a property changing its customer focus so dramatically.

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