Miami Dolphins quarterback, Dan Marino, a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, is known to millions as a football legend. Marino has established himself as a restaurateur not only in Florida but also in Nevada. Dan Marino’s Fine Food & Spirits is located in the zesty, Hooters Hotel and Casino off the Las Vegas Strip — [...]
Continue reading...2. June 2008
Just one half hour from Las Vegas, where romantics and families love to dine, visit the traditional yet contemporary setting of the Luna Rosa Ristorante, located in the MonteLago Village overlooking Lake Las Vegas. Luna Rosa is, of course, a smoke-free environment and features authentic dishes from all regions of Italy. There are options for dining [...]
Continue reading...28. May 2008
Longtime world-class juggler, Nino Frediani, has opened an Italian eatery in Henderson, Nev., with his musician partner, Enriqo. Frediani, 68, recently returned from Japan and has traveled the world performing. He receives tremendous press noting his age and his incredible performance ability. He has performed in many productions, including City Lights and on luxury cruise liners. While [...]
Continue reading...23. May 2008
Not long ago, I took a drive to Los Feliz area in Los Angeles to check out the Griffith Park Zoo and the Greek Theatre. Later in the evening, my guests, photographer Bill Jones and local TV personality Valerie MacConnell, decided to try out some Italian food. We visited Louise’s Trattoria, located at 4500 Los [...]
Continue reading...8. May 2008
In Los Angeles, you can enjoy some of the ambiance through the culinary delights of Ngoma, an African restaurant, which is the only Pan-African restaurant in Los Angeles. They feature dishes from West, East and South Africa that will arouse your tastebuds in a new and unique way. These dishes are different from those of Ethiopia, the cuisine many diners are most familiar with from Africa…
Continue reading...31. March 2008
Journey to a place and time where your senses can be at ease. Where beautiful golf courses, glimmering waterfalls and a warm breeze from the mountains set your evening. That’s what you find when going to dine at the Lake Las Vegas upscale community. It’s just a half-hour drive from Las Vegas, traveling east on [...]
Continue reading...18. March 2008
Frederick “Fred” Booker Noe III, master distiller and the great grandson of Jim Beam, was the featured speaker recently at the Twin Creeks Restaurant in the Silverton Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, where he spoke about the art and science of producing bourbon. It was a truly interesting presentation by Noe, and the other [...]
Continue reading...5. March 2008
Lucio Italian Ristorante is a quiet hideaway located in The Lakes. It is the perfect setting for romantic dinner or family gathering. The quiet yet busy restaurant caters to families who live in the Summerlin-Lakes area but don’t want to fight the traffic to go to the Strip. Lucio Peccozi, the proprietor, has had the good [...]
Continue reading...28. February 2008
Two young brothers, Steven Reyes and Ernesto Reyes, along with their mother, Graciela Reyes, welcome patrons to their new restaurant, La Cocina Reyes. The family serves authentic Mexican cuisine, perhaps unlike any Mexican food you’ve tasted. Steven, who is an executive with the In-N-Out Burger chain, got his training in gourmet Mexican cuisine at Bob [...]
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23. July 2008
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