JALEO is Happenin’

ELV note: This article appears in today’s Las Vegas Weekly, and you can access the original by clicking on the title below.

In Jose Andres’ hands, small plates get big treatment

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One need look no further than the crowds at Jaleo in the Cosmopolitan any night of the week to see that this casual, small-plates, share-and-share-alike restaurant has captured the zeitgeist of how people are eating out these days. Traditional three-course meals might still have their place, but communal dining, Spanish-style, is about as hot as it gets, and no chef is hotter that José Andrés. Which means no restaurant in Vegas is busier right now than Jaleo (HA-lay-o = merriment and/or festivity in Spanish).

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JALEO Tasty Snaps

Sometimes, some tasty snaps are worth a thousand words. – ELV

In honor of ELV’s review of Jaleo in this week’s Las Vegas Weekly, we thought a posting of the dishes he’s enjoyed during his last two dinners here would be a nice way to stimulate your appetite — both for Jaleo’s food and the article being published tomorrow.

Dinner #1

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Dinner #2

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To read about these dishes, in all their Asturian, Catalan and Valencian glory, go to www.lasvegasweekly.com tomorrow after 5 pm, or pick up this week’s Weekly at any number of locations all over town, starting Thursday morning.

JALEO

In The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino

3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South

Las Vegas, NV 89109

702.698.7950

http://www.jaleo.com/index.php/contact/las_vegas