Like many other “counter foods,” pastrami has been getting a lot of attention lately from foodie circles, and nowhere more than Los Angeles, home of Langer’s–which many claim to have the best pastrami in the country (Katz’s fans…hold on, hold on). These past few weeks I had the chance to return there, and try a [...]

I want to tell you about an incredible weekend I had…last June. I know, I know, this “blog thing” is supposed to be a little more current than that. But after I missed the chance to report about the Aureole Wine Weekend at the time, I got distracted by other things. Until now. Because Kevin [...]

“How it felt to kill somebody? I think that’s sort of a weird question.”
A few weeks ago, I published a short Q&A with surviving Vegas mob member-turned-informant Frank Cullotta, on the occasion of his appearance for a discussion in Vegas. But since my colleague John Katsilometes reported today about Mayor Oscar Goodman’s tour of the [...]

As some might know, gourmet/creative food trucks are the biggest trend in Los Angeles right now, bringing creativity to street food, and to LA, that hasn’t been seen in some time. It’s a hit-and-miss experience of course, as the trend gets exploited, but at it’s best, it is not only a great alternative to the [...]

Think Burlesque is dead and gone? Think again, with this peek inside Vegas’ annual Burlesque Hall of Fame pageant weekend (click above to download full PDF)!

You know things are changing when French wines have to fight for shelf space in the US. Click here for my Escape Hatch report on a recent Los Angeles tasting.

Food festivals touting Star Chef appearances are nothing uncommon these days—they take place seemingly everywhere from Aspen to the Bahamas—but in Vegas, they like to do things a little bigger. Which is why Bon Appetit’s fourth “Vegas Uncork’d” fest (up and down the Strip May 6-9, 2010) not only featured healthy quotients of local and [...]