Although it already has some 400 Yelp reviews, curiosity about Eataly remains high outside of New York City. I got the chance to visit—on opening weekend actually—and finally have a moment to share some impressions.
First a couple of facts: Eataly wasn’t Mario Batali’s idea. In fact, it was created by Italian electronics retailer Oscar Farinetti, [...]

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 [...]

Emeril Lagasse’s fifth annual Carnivale du Vin brought the charity celebration of food and wine (benefiting his post-Katrina New Orleans-based Foundation for Children) back to Las Vegas, where it was first held, and fittingly so. With four outlets here, Vegas has been a second home of sorts for Emeril, and arguably no city better supports [...]