MINUS 5 ICE LOUNGE under construction and opening soon

If someone told you a bar would soon exist in Vegas with a 3 drink maximum, having a 30 minute time limit per imbibing session, and invented and owned by New Zealanders, you’d think they were crazy, wouldn’t you?

Well, they’re not, but the Minus 5 Ice Lounge is (crazy, in a cool way)….and it’s destined to be one hot place very soon. These ice bars started in Auckland, New Zealand and there are 5 others in the world — two each in New Zealand and Australia, and one in Portugal. From what we’ve seen, 3 stiff drinks are just an aperitif to Kiwis and Aussies….but perhaps drinking at 23degrees F will cool even those blokes down under.

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What the f…k?

Would someone please explain to ELV how you can learn about (or enjoy) wine whilst listening to a 90’s has been band named after the effects of a certain botanically-enhanced neutral spirit on W.C. Field’s nose? Or maybe it’s just an excuse to get drunk on something other than Red Bull and vodka…

ELV believes rock n’ roll is for the young and wine is for the not-so-young, and perhaps trying to mix the two is the recipe for a new miserable experience.

Or perhaps ELV is just showing his age.

VALLEY CHEESE AND WINE – 2nd Anniversary

Last weekend, Valley Cheese and Wine celebrated its second anniversary. Quite a feat for a store tucked into a back corner of an obscure shopping center at the far edge of town. Maybe its success has to do with the fact that it has the best selection of cheese, salumi, charcuterie, specialty foods and obscure-yet-bargain-priced wines in town. That, and it also has Bob Howald and Kristin Sande as owners — famous fromagerie folks who are always on Forme, have a great Tomme de Savoie together, and don’t ever lait down in their quest to fromage-i-fy the world. The Brindamour between them is so palpable, they may brie the cheesiest couple in town.

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