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    At First Bite: Accent Marks the Spot

    Nov 01, 2017

    Bandito’s lively food and vibrant atmosphere are novel — but much more than a mere novelty.

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    DC Road Trip 2016
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    Road trip beef jerky review haiku roundup

    Mar 30, 2016

    Reviews of recent jerky I tried on the road, written in haiku.

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    Eat City
    Briggs Oyster Co.
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    Fresh catch — two new seafood joints for discerning locals

    Mar 01, 2016

    I’ve always thought of the dining options at Suncoast to be … well, I’ve never thought of them at all. That’s why the recent arrival of Briggs Oyster Co. came as a surprise.

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    Las Vegas Chefs Offer New Twists On Turkey Day Leftovers

    Nov 27, 2015

    Thanksgiving dinner is nearly as treasured for its leftovers as for the feast itself. In fact, wise professionals, as well as home chefs, cook with the...

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    Thai sausage
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    At First Bite: Street food with style

    Sep 24, 2015

    Chada Street serves Thai cuisine with both uncompromising flavor — and surprising takeout prices.

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    Feast Mode
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    Street food with style

    Sep 11, 2015

    Chada Street serves Thai cuisine with both uncompromising flavor — and surprising takeout prices

    DC Blog
    Eat City

    Table for Two: Actor James Woods educates Debbie Lee on the virtues of minimalism at Public School 702.

    Aug 13, 2015
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    Scallop Crudo
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    Meatballs, meet modernism

    May 26, 2015

    At Lago, Italian classics get a fresh makeover for the modern palate 

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    Gelato Messina
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    Eat this now: Chocolate fondant and Athenian Burger

    May 26, 2015

    One of the Westside’s new sweet spots, Gelato Messina has display cases filled with shiny mounds of frozen concoctions ranging in flavor from pistachio and pear-rhubarb to blood orange and vanilla.

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    Dining
    Coffee Roast Beef Sandwich
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    Eat this now: Coffee Roast Beef Sandwich

    Apr 23, 2015

    Coffee house, wine bar, gourmet lunch spot — the way PublicUs is trying to be all things to all people, you’d think it was running for president.

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    Best of the City Bonus: Good better best

    Mar 16, 2015

    To find the best of something, you have to look for it — examine the candidates, weigh their merits, reach a conclusion. Here, then, four crawls that do just that

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    Eat this now!

    Mar 01, 2015

    Arepa Benny at Makers & Finders Coffee and duck onfit cinnamon roll at Comme Ça.

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    Out of left field

    Mar 01, 2015

    If your idea of bar food is uninspired chicken wings and fries, The Sporting Life brings some friendly gourmet competition.

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    Crab crepe with wood ear mushrooms
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    Feeding les masses

    Mar 01, 2015

    Michael Mina goes mainstream at his new Parisian concept, Bardot Brasserie — but these dishes please without pandering.

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    The Sporkful’s Thanksgiving Is For Eaters

    Jan 26, 2015
    Dan Pashman, the host of Cooking Channels' “You're Eating It Wrong” and the author of the new book “Eat More Better: How To Make Every Bite More...
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    Hidden Kitchens World

    Jan 26, 2015
    The Kitchen Sisters return with guest stars Academy Award-winner Frances McDormand, Gael Garcia Bernal the star of “Motorcycle Diaries” and “Rosewater,”...
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    Things We Love Right Now: School Starting, Bacon Jam

    Jan 26, 2015
    Clark County School District Mainly, I’m grateful for the academic calendar that called my overachieving, high-school senior stepdaughter back to the...
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    Notes From My Dinner At Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Bar

    Jan 26, 2015
    Editor’s note: This is real. Preamble "Welcome to Flavortown," the server says. She delivers Guy Fieri's signature phrase in rote, employee-handbook...
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    Eat this now: From the sea

    Aug 01, 2012

    Charlie Tuna Oink Cheddar at Balboa Pizza Company I’m on a quest for the most mouth-watering, tear-inducing, pleasure-sense-peaking tuna sandwich ever created. (Hey, we all have dreams.

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    KNPR's State of Nevada
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    Tea Lovers, Pizza and Eating in the Dark

    Jun 14, 2012
    Imagine eating an entire meal in complete darkness with a restaurant full of people. Could you tell what you were eating? Las Vegas Citylife food critic, Al Mancini recently dined at the Artisan Hotel at an event called The Eclipse Dark Dining Experience where patrons dine without their sense of sight.
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    Eating Cheap on the Strip

    Apr 11, 2012
    Las Vegas brags about having a wealth of high-end restaurants with top-notch celebrity chefs. But that notoriety also comes with a pricetag.
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    Las Vegas' Top Restaurants for 2011

    Dec 15, 2011
    Las Vegas' star as a top dining destination continues to rise. On and off the strip more and more gourmet restaurants, some pricey, and some affordable, are catching the attention of locals and visitors to the city.
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    UNLV Special Menus Collection

    Sep 17, 2010
    We'll talk with a former chef and a restaurant expert about the evolution of dining in Las Vegas and the story some old restaurant menus can tell about how dining has changed over the past few decades in Las Vegas.
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