Confession: Ordering entrées gives me the jitters. Chalk it up to a fear of commitment.

Your duck tongue, your chicken gizzards and your pigs’ feet here. The valley’s more unusual meats are carni-licious!

Our favorite recent dishes that have us coming back for seconds Corn flake-crusted brioche French toast at La Cave Tucked in a hallway off the buzzing Wynn gaming floor, La Cave is oddly located. But a location that seems like an afterthought starts to feel like a secret when you enter the cellar-like space on a Sunday midmorning — and when you turn the corner and find yourself on a sunny patio overlooking the pool, it becomes a secret you’ll want to keep.

Keep an eye on these promising young athletes as they score big, break records — and make their hometown proud BaseballErick FeddeUNLV Junior Baseball Starting PitcherErick Fedde began laying the foundation for his eminent role as UNLV’s Friday night starter years ago — in family games of Candy Land. Intensely driven to win even as a kid, Erick would devilishly pre-arrange the stack of cards so his game piece would leap across the board, ensuring victory.

Go take a walk, run or ride on these seven civic trails — right in your own neighborhoodSure, nature beckons — but we’re often too busy to heed the call. A weekend camping trip? A leisurely daylong hike? They’re wonderful — when our crowded calendars allow it.

What does fantasy football and Dungeons and Dragons have in common? About the same as squash and cricket. Find that sweet spot while grokking Andrew and Scott's venn diagrams.

New water chief John Entsminger on lakes, lawns and how he plans to keep the taps flowing in Southern Nevada (hint: It’s not all about the rural pipeline plan anymore)What do you get for $260,000 a year? We get John Entsminger, the new general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority. For his part, Entsminger gets a big, fat dehydration headache: A region of 2.

We take clean, convenient water for granted. For example, I’m writing this in the shower I’ve been taking for the last two hours! But that’s not the case for millions of people around the globe.

Five days in Vegas with Jack Friedman, my dadMy father was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 14, 1926, and in 1953, he married Florence Ulrich, also of Brooklyn.

Modern classic - Candace Campbell:Model, hairstylist and co-owner, Stone Fox Salon; owner and designer, Indigo Moon.Your personal style? I’m a vintage girl.