Tag: Las Vegas

Las Vegas Dining Guide: 15 Places to Eat Now from Upscale to Casual + Where to Stay

While many seek the bustle, party, slots and commercial lights of Vegas, I’ve never been such a person. The nearly-gone Rat Pack, old school, kitschy-glitz Vegas is much more my scene, growing up a jazz and old movie lover as a kid in the 1980s and 1990s. I don’t find much of that anymore (see Golden Steer below), even as I saw glimpses of it during my first visit to Vegas in the 1990s before the Flamingo and other great pieces of history changed their look dramatically.

Despite the exhaustion I feel even after one day of Vegas’ heat, crowds and partying, even since my 20s, there are gems worth seeking out. Here are 15 places to eat, from high to low, upscale to fast casual — and three hotels with different strengths. Read more →

Top 11 Gin Cocktails in US Bars Now

Covering the 11 top gin cocktails of the month around the country at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks now at these bars/restaurants (click on each for the featured cocktail): The Saratoga, San Francisco Henrietta Red, Nashville Clay, New York City The Good Lion, Santa Barbara Trifecta Tavern, Portland, OR Clique at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas Copper Spoon, Oakland… Read more →

11 Top Cocktails Around the US Now — April 2018

Covering the 11 hottest cocktails of the month around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks now at these bars/restaurants (click on each for the featured cocktail): Prime + Proper, Detroit Trick Dog, San Francisco Tocador, Vancouver Test Pilot, Santa Barbara Effervescence, New Orleans Redbird, Los Angeles Woolworth on 5th, Nashville Mosto, San Francisco The Violet Hour,… Read more →

8 Hotels Where You Can Eat & Drink Right

Published at Liquor.com on February 6, 2018, my article on eight unique hotels around the world that also do right by food and drink:— Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver — The Dewberry, Charleston — The Kahala, Oahu, Hawaii — The Pottinger, Hong Kong — The Zetter Townhouse, Clerkenwell — Conrad, Chicago — The Venetian, Las Vegas — Freehand, Los Angeles Article… Read more →