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Where To Celebrate White Truffle Season in Vegas

Where: 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South [map], 89109
November 3, 2009 at 6:32 PM | by globetrotting gourmet | 0 Comments

Aww, yeah, baby! It’s the return of white truffle season and B&B Ristorante at the The Venetian is all over the expensive prized ingredient with its Regional Tasting Menu showcasing Piemonte.

Sure, autumn may mean braised meats, pumpkin, squash and fall spices to some, but for us it can only mean one thing – the almighty, earthy and utterly opulent white truffle. It’s blink-and-you-may-miss-it season runs a mere three to four months, not including travel time from the town of Alba in the region of Piemonte.

B&B Ristorante bows down to Piemonte and takes diners on a culinary tour de force with its regional tasting menu, only made better with the optional addition of 15 g of white truffle.

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Chef Nancy Silverton Heading To Sin City With Nancy's Luncheonette

Where: 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South [map], 89109
July 27, 2009 at 3:52 PM | by globetrotting gourmet | 0 Comments

We hear whispers in this NY Times article of yet another culinary venture coming to Vegas via the Italian Batali/Bastianich tag team. Tentatively titled, Nancy’s Luncheonette, the Osteria Mozza spin-off, will be housed in the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino.

Chef Mario Batali and his partner, Joseph Bastianich, have already staked success at the Venetian with B&B Ristorante (mmm…mint love letters with spicy lamb sausage) and Enoteca San Marco (styled after NYC’s Otto). The powerhouse has also taken on The Palazzo with Carnevino Italian Steakhouse.

The Nancy in question is Nancy Silverton, who was the force behind Los Angeles's La Brea Bakery and its adajcent restaurant, Campanile. Also, La Brea Bakery bread is found seemingly in grocery stores everywhere in the U.S. as well as in 17 countries worldwide. In 2006, her eagerly anticipated Pizzeria Mozza opened in Los Angeles, followed by Osteria Mozza--both of which have been huge hits on the LA dining scene.

We’re a sucker for her crispy pig trotters, mozzarella bar (hello, burrata with bacon, marinated escarole and carmelized shallots!), and ricotta gnudi with chanterelle mushrooms, so we can’t wait for a Sin City incarnation. The new space will be called Nancy's Luncheonette, not to be confused with a restaurant of the same name in Coxsackie, New York. No word on where inside the Venetian this will be located.

Got news, tips, and gossip about the culinary scene in Vegas? We wanna hear about it!

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The Five Best Steakhouses on The Strip

Where: 89109
June 2, 2009 at 4:13 PM | by Erika Pope | 0 Comments

Before Las Vegas’ dining revolution, the city’s culinary map was dominated by three things: the buffet, the 24-hour coffee shop and the steakhouse which was, depending on the hotel that housed it, alternatively referred to as the "gourmet room." Anyway, in the post-Wolfgang Puck era, steakhouses live on in Vegas and every one that made it onto our Top Five list offers a decidedly contemporary take on the genre.

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