Restaurants
Gourmet

Mark’s Duck House

The brilliant dumplings served at Mark’s Duck House were accompanied by sensational dishes of Chinese sausage, fried rice, and the best won-ton soup I have ever tasted. They were perfect...

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Our 38th Wedding Anniversary Dinner

My wife and I had a quiet celebration of our 38th wedding anniversary (I robbed the cradle for sure, and did it in style) at our favorite local haunt, the...

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L’Atelier du Robuchon

One of the greatest meals I have had this year was at Robuchon’s casual outpost in the MGM Grand Hotel. Readers should realize there are two separate restaurants. The more...

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Lotus of Siam

Many people consider this to be the finest Thai restaurant in the United States. While I am not an expert on Thai food, there was little to quibble about. In...

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Olives

One of the ubiquitous branches of Todd English’s famed Olive restaurant, the food here is excellent, and I highly recommend it. The carppaccio of beef was superb, as was the...

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Noodles

This is one of my favorite places for lunch in Las Vegas. We enjoyed a beautiful presentation of Dim Sum as well as some great noodle dishes. Noodles’ Dim Sum...

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Fleur de Lys

It’s been a long time since I dined at Alsatian chef Hubert Keller’s flagship restaurant in San Francisco, but I recently ate at his Las Vegas venue, the quiet, tasteful...

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Restaurant Guy Savoy

My former colleague, Pierre-Antoine Rovani, told me his best meal in Las Vegas was at Guy Savoy, run by Guy’s son, Franck. He actually thought it was better than the...

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Palena

This charity dinner to benefit The Wine Advocate Fund for Philanthropy was auctioned off at the June, 2006 event that netted over 1.3 million dollars. The dinner, which included the proprietors of...

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Little Saigon

In my opinion, Little Saigon is the finest Vietnamese restaurant in the Washington, DC area. Although situated in a small, somewhat dumpy strip mall, the quality of the cuisine is...

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