Food Critic John Curtas tells us how well-made drinks are doing their part to salvage the gastronomic black hole that is downtown Las Vegas as the art of the cocktail enjoys a renaissance. What began with a small revolution Las Vegas has led to a strip-wide mixology renaissance.

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