GIORGIO RISTORANTE Ides Of March Dinner on News 88.9 FM KNPR – Nevada Public Radio

So good is Chef Nico Chessa’s one night only Ides Of March Dinner this Sunday at Giorgio Ristorante in the Mandalay Bay, that ELV — besides telling you about it in the basso profundo baritone* for which he is known — decided to post a few tasty snaps of it in advance!

FYI: The total cost is $49/person, which includes three big pours of three excellent, Italian wines, each well-matched to the food.

Click here to hear today’s commentary about this extraordinary meal on KNPR, which also applauds the wonderful things uber-chefs Rick “Sustainable Fish Man” Moonen and Adam Sobel are doing with their new lounge menu at RM Seafood, or continue reading after the jump.

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GOLDEN STEER STEAK HOUSE

There are only three places on earth, where ELV orders the same thing every time he goes: the double-double (animal style) at In-N-Out Burger, the jarret de porc a la choucroute at Brasserie Lipp in Paris (France, not Texas), and a Caesar salad, New York strip, and toasted ravioli at the Golden Steer Steak House. When we do, in a small, personal, bizarre little way, we feel for a few minutes like everything is right with the world. Continue reading “GOLDEN STEER STEAK HOUSE”