Last November, I was plotting a path through CityCenter and all its scrumptious treasures. My first visit to the Strip's latest restaurant wonderland found me at Julian Serrano, and the food was so good, I got stuck.

The Healthy Baby Bundle by LaVanila Laboratories, $42For: Your adorable new niece/nephew/cousin/godchild/foundling (and the accompanying parents who will appreciate the gesture) Why: They'll be so delighted you remembered to get a gift for their little darling that you may be spared babysitting duty for the next few months. Where: Sephora in the Meadows Mall, 870-9182; Miracle Mile in Planet Hollywood, 737-0550; Grand Canal Shoppes in the Venetian, 735-3896; Town Square, 361-3727Skull cardholder wallet, $35For: Your husband, whose wallet bulge you can spot even from where you're sitting, even though he's in the kitchen making himself a BLT.

Few structures still stand tall in Southern Nevada after 75 years -- and fewer that do still leave you in awe. But standing on the Hoover Dam, it's still inspiring to peer over the edge into the river far below your feet.

The Cosmopolitan will unleash Vegas' next big culinary blitz - and bring a renewed focus on local palatesJaleo's arroz mediterraneo paella, with porcini mushrooms, mixed vegetables, olives and thymeWe got our first taste of the upscale food phenom on the Strip with the opening of the Bellagio in 1998. We got another taste when Steve Wynn tried to up his culinary cred with Wynn Las Vegas in 2005, and again when his rival Sheldon Adelson opened the Palazzo.

Many of Southern Nevada's cultural institutions have roots in the historic Mesquite Club, the women's organization that does much more than afternoon teaNearly 100 years ago, a group of Las Vegas women gathered for tea. The city hasn't been the same since.

Whether it's cooked goose or crafted cocktails, you'll shine in style this holiday season.Blue AlertThe tuxedo originated as a deviation in formal wear, a deviation that at the time was considered scandalous, gauche and daring.

Ask your kids where carrots come from, and we bet you ten bucks they say a carrot factory. Consider it a symptom of an era when agribusiness and grocery megachains have turned sustenance into a global cash machine - one that contributes to childhood obesity.

Jet Tila is the chef at Wazuzu, the buzzworthy pan-Asian restaurant at Encore Las Vegas. He is from L.

The new reins behind CoachWondering about that brand new name recently opened near the Trevi Fountain at the Forum Shops? Reed Krakoff is best known as the current president of Coach, Inc. - and the man that brought said label back from designer handbag purgatory and onto the arms of many a well-heeled suburbanite and city-dweller.

A new program brings affordable health care to the uninsured of Las Vegas. It started in Nevada - but it's creating a stir across the nationIn 2007, Reno security guard Ron Watson lost his job - and his health insurance.