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Vandalism. It seems to be on the rise in more tourist-visible areas.  From shoes hanging on lines over Sahara Avenue, to shoe prints in parking garages, to elevators, to casino bathroom stalls … defacement near the resort corridor seems to be slowly on the rise. Since my first visit here, Las Vegas has always had quite a [...] - [Read more]

In a city where a decade seems an eternity, the Peppermill Restaurant has managed to stick around since 1972. A lot has happened since then, but the Peppermill’s winning combination of good food, huge portions and friendly service has remained the same. It’s the reason three generations of loyal customers keep coming back, including me. [Read more] - [Read more]

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ELV wasn’t his usual self the other day, so instead of polishing off a bottle of viscous, lychee-redolent gewurtztraminer (Zind-Humbrecht or Trimbach, usually), followed by a nice, perfumy Volnay, he decided to slug down a couple of cocktails at lunch — just to take the edge off the afternoon…if you know what we mean.

And since the best cocktails closest to his office just happen to be at Wynn/Encore (courtesy of mixmistress Patricia Richards), off to a liquid lunch we went.

Two drinks later — a Wazuzu Smash and a Yuzu Black Cherry Collins, we were happy as a besotted clam and a tad hungry, so we got the sushi and barbecue meat samplers — just to take the edge off our appetite…if you know what we mean.

And that barbecue platter was pretty pedestrian (semi-dry pork, not-so-fatty-duck, and so-so chicken if memory serves through the alcoholic haze), but the sushi platter was pretty fabulous…but also pretty darn expensive ($60). The fish slices would be considered crassly large by a Tokyo sushi master, but they’re probably just the right size for overfed Americans, and the rice they came on — and the composition in general — was flawless.

Our lunch for one was really enough for two and came to: $122.84 + $23.16 tip = $146.

$146 may seem expensive, but Wazuzu is now offering a $30, three course dinner that’s quite a bargain. We haven’t had the special dinner per se, but we’ve tasted just about the entire menu, and the food offered for that price represents a 50% discount from the normal menu.

It’s been a long week already and it’s only Tuesday.  A round-trip, cross-country flight in less than 24 hours can put one in a state of agitation fairly quickly.  Especially when one has to deal with the TSA multiple times. TSA: “Sir, why do you have two laptops in your possession?” Me: “Because I am hell-bent on [...] - [Read more]

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Lake Las Vegas provides a beautiful backdrop for the large movie screen set up on the lawn and movie-goers are encouraged to bring a blanket or low-back chair to use. Please be advised that no coolers are allowed. ...

Today is French Independence day, and we at ELV can think of no better way to celebrate than with a glass of wine at Marche Bacchus — our one, true French bistro. Severing the heads of our aristocracy is, of course, optional.