Mad For Marche Bacchus
By Mary Frederiksen Last week, Glen and I dined at another top restaurant here in Las Vegas. We feel it is our mission to try as many great restaurants as we can before we become too old to enjoy them. It is a tough assignment, but someone has to… Read more
A Day at Valentino’s Restaurant in Las Vegas
By Glen Frederiksen Are you experienced? A little over a month ago, the local Las Vegas paper mentioned that Valentino’s restaurant was initiating a “Sommelier for a Day” program for those interested in the experience. Flights of red… Read more
L’Atelier: Pricey… But Perfect
By Mary Frederiksen One of the many advantages of living in Las Vegas is that there are so many world-class dining establishments. Since moving here in 2009, we have adopted a fun and exciting tradition of having the natal-day celebrant select… Read more
Another Memorable Meal at Primarily Prime Rib
By Glen Frederiksen One of the great things about living in Las Vegas is the abundance of fine eateries that don’t cost an arm and a leg. Only two miles from my house in the Southwest part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area is the South Point… Read more
Arrival of the ‘Warm Season’ Means It’s Time for Summer Sippers
By Glen Frederiksen The Warm Season has arrived here in Las Vegas. Those capital letters we placed on “Warm” and “Season” are no mistake. We take Warm Season seriously around here. For the next six months, through mid-October, daily… Read more
2008 Leasingham Magnus Riesling, Clare Valley
The Aussies like their “stickies” (dessert wines) cloyingly sweet, but their table white wines dry. Even Riesling. And this is a good thing for bargain hunters, as dry versions of Riesling have a good track record for holding up several years… Read more
Lotus of Siam: The Tao of Thai With an Amazing Wine List
By Glen Frederiksen Living in Las Vegas is a gastronome’s paradise. Every three-starred chef in America (and beyond), it seems, has opened a restaurant (or three) here. What cuisine suits your fancy? We have French, Italian, German,… Read more
You Can Take This Food to the (Food) Bank
By Mary Frederiksen One of the best cities to retire to is Las Vegas. This week (Feb. 27- March 3) Las Vegas is putting on an event they call Restaurant Week 2012. To participate, dining establishments have agreed to provide meals that cost… Read more
Drinking Las Vegas on the Cheap
By Glen Frederiksen Okay, I’ll admit it: After 30-plus years of drinking wine, I have become something of a wine snob. So it may come as somewhat of a surprise that I’d be touting wines on the lower end of the price spectrum. My wine-drinking… Read more
Restaurant Wine Lists Enter 21st Century
Have you ever gone to a restaurant, carefully perused the wine list, identified a perfect bottle to accompany your meal, ordered it… only to find out a few minutes later that it’s out of stock? Sadly, that’s not uncommon, and the reason is… Read more
