Great Cinco de Mayo Guide by the Las Vegas Sun

With the onslaught of Vegas Uncork’d and James Beard Foundation Awards all happening at once, I was thrilled to see this excellent guide for all that is Cinco de Mayo put together by the fine staff at the Las Vegas Sun (you know, the good Las Vegas newspaper that comes to your house wrapped in [...]

Carnevino: The Place I Really Want to Like But Just Can't - Mike's Review

I don’t think there is a restaurant in town that I want to like more than I want to like Carnevino.  I want to like Carnevino because I really dig what Chef Mario Batali is all about.  Not many of the superstar chefs out there come even close to public adamant support of using local [...]

Restaurant Charlie Sleeps With the Fishes

Wish I could give John Curtas props while reporting happier news, but Mr. Eating Las Vegas himself was first to report the demise of Restaurant Charlie at the Palazzo tonight on Twitter.  While the writing was on the wall for some time now, according to Curtas, the restaurant staff found out at 5pm that the same [...]

Great Times in the Form of a Cooking Class at Dos Caminos

The thing I like the most about food is that it is so much more than the flavor enveloping your taste buds.  It’s the social setting it creates as you share plates among friends and loved ones.  It’s a snapshot of the culture of an entire region of people, often times from distant places. It’s [...]

Mario Batali's Carnevino Hosts Screening of The End of the Line

One day, Elizabeth Meltz, Director of Food Safety and Sustainability (that sounds like a fun gig) of B & B Hospitality Group went to her boss, Mario Batali, with a DVD and said, “You’ve got to check this out.”  The boss popped some popcorn, kicked off his Crocs (yes, I will make a Crocs reference [...]

Monday Mise en Place: Dos Caminos Hops on the Cooking Class Train

Dos Caminos

I don’t know if it is a new trend among restaurants in town or if it is just new to me as I’m now (thankfully) getting bombarded with press releases from our lovely PR Firm tasters, but Dos Caminos at the Palazzo resort is the latest to hop on the Cooking Class Train. [...]

The Weekly Bad Picture of Good Food: Walnut Shrimp from First Food and Bar

Although it’s obvious that the iPhone and low-lighting don’t mix, there may very well be no camera on Earth that can truly capture how good these little bites of love are.  Behold the Walnut Shrimp from First Food and Bar; bet you can’t eat just one!

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First Food and Bar

The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino
3327 Las Vegas [...]

Diamonds Are A Chef's Best Friend: Las Vegas' 2010 AAA Four and Five Diamond Award Winners

One of the most coveted awards for a restaurant in North America to receive is a nod from the annual AAA Diamond Awards.  With even more of a readership than Tasting Las Vegas (for now!), restaurants see a great deal of business based from AAA’s recommendations.  AAA reserves their Four and Five Diamond appointments for [...]

Zine Noodles Dim Sum Recognized As A Top 10 Chinese Restaurant in the US

At The Palazzo Resort on the Las Vegas Strip, the Chinese Restaurant News held their 6th Annual Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in the USA Awards Ceremonies and high honors were bestowed upon the Palazzo’s own, Zine Noodles Dim Sum, with a Top 10 finish in the Overall Excellence Category.

According to the press release issued by [...]