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If You Like Mexican, You Must Go To Hussong's Cantina
Reviews are always highly subjective things, obviously, and one man’s juicy brisket can be another’s glorified ketchup (yes, P.U.B., we’re talking to you). So before we tell you what we thought of our trip to Hussong’s Cantina, in The Shoppes at Mandalay Place, we thought we’d give you the verdicts of some other people we know.
Our housemate: “Very good, I’d go there again”.
Our colleague (who went straight after opening): “Great food, poor margaritas, appalling service – we had to wait an age to get our drinks, and our waitress didn’t know what she was doing”.
Our friend who lives between London and LA: “Possibly the best meal I’ve had in America”.
Sexiest gossip columnist alive, Norm Clarke: “There’s a kickin’ mariachi band, but the most addictive menu item might be the grilled corn on the cob”.
Our view? Here goes.
Tags: Snapshot / Freaky Friday / Criss Angel / Believe / Magic Shows / Celebs in Vegas / → All Tags
Venus Williams Makes A Rookie Vegas Mistake: Giving Criss Angel A Chance
Criss Angel has a fan. For real. And not only is she female, but she aint bad looking, and she's pretty important, too. For real.
Venus Williams was in town this week, and, like many other tourists, decided to see a show. Would it be a magic show or a Cirque show? Or maybe a blend of both? Thus it was that she ended up spending Wednesday night watching Believe.
Not only that, but at the end of the show, she was dragged invited backstage to have her picture taken with the looker that is Criss Angel. The mouth may be smiling, folks, but the eyes are screaming “help me”.
Next time, Venus, call us. We'll be happy to suggest alternative entertainment. Like spending the evening as a nightclub toilet attendant could be a start.
Of course, we might take this all back if the soon-to-be-implemented changes make Believe any more bearable. But we're almost certain we won't.
[Photo: Las Vegas Now/Tom Rutan]
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Hussong's Rock n Roll Mariachis Will Croon at You as You Eat
As you might have noticed had you been following our Twitter feed last weekend, we have a new group in danger of overtaking Matt Goss in our musical affections at the moment. Who could possibly remove the halo from the Gossmeister, you might well ask?
Let us introduce you to Gino Juarez, Aurelio Audy and Tito Martinez, otherwise know as the rock ‘n’ roll mariachis at Hussong’s Cantina in the Shoppes At Mandalay Place.
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Oprah May Not Want John Mayer, But Vegas Definitely Does
Hey John, if you're looking for an interview outlet in lieu of Oprah, you could probably twist our arms into doing it.
Never thought we’d say this, but since he clammed up on Twitter, we’re actually missing John Mayer’s relentless updates. Luckily, he’s making up for it by coming to perform in person at Mandalay Bay on March 27.
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Our Friend's Too Good To Be True Offer From Luxor Was Indeed Too Good To Be True
Free stay? We’re in
We know that Vegas hotels are prone to doing great offers. We also know that they’re not averse to doling out the odd room for free to their favorite clients. But a week’s free stay at the Luxor as a reward for staying at the Luxor? Surely too good to be true.
But that’s what our mate Gianni tells us he was offered when he spent a few days there back in August. He reckons that when he and his party checked out, they were offered a pretty amazing deal:
Tags: Freaky Friday / Criss Angel / Luxor / Believe / Magic / Competitions / → All Tags
You Too Can Win Criss Angel's Corvette. Still. You Just Have to Believe It
Tickets to Believe thankfully not included
If only life were as simple as Criss Angel would like us to think it is. For one thing, we could win a $25,000 car if we just wanted to hard enough (and if we knew whether this was a real offer). For another, if we screwed our eyes shut really tight, we could imagine that Believe wasn’t as much of a massive, steaming pile of poo as by all accounts it is.
Enough negativity though, let’s focus on believing. Cos we just entered the competition to win Criss’ Corvette.
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Ready For Unusually Strong Margaritas? Hussong's Cantina Opens Today
We’re about to declare this officially open
Ole! Hussong’s Cantina opens today in The Shoppes at Mandalay Place. We found it at the weekend lurking next door to the Burger Bar and opposite Lush. And when we peered through those curtains (because they’re kind of teasing us, seeing as they’re not entirely covering the place), this is what we saw:
We’re liking the posters on the walls, and we’re loving the pillar box red they’ve used. And those tables look pretty well spaced out as well.
Don’t forget, either, that this is the place which promised “the best party every night”. We’d like to say we’ll be judging it harshly, but if their margaritas really are “unusually strong” then we’re pretty much sold already.
Tags: Crown and Anchor / Pubs / Brits / Cheap Vegas / → All Tags
Easy Now... The Brits Are Coming, And They're Spinning Tunes
Remember when British Airways launched its direct flights to Vegas from Heathrow and we predicted a Brit invasion on the Strip? Turns out either we were wrong, or they’re keeping themselves on the d-low, because we’ve seen disconcertingly few drunken Essex girls and boys in the past week.
One place they’re making themselves felt, though, is the Crown and Anchor pub. And not just in its essential pubbishness, but with its free, weekly Saturday night British Invasion party.
At 9pm, out comes DJ Felix (a proper English name if ever there was one) spinning songs from the 60s to the 90s. We went last week and caught the likes of Erasure, New Order and Depeche Mode. ‘Choons! If he could only throw in some Take That this week, we’ll be sorted.
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Party At Lush On Saturday, Get Lush Stuff For Free
The girls of Lush*
We were walking through the Shoppes at Mandalay Place the other day scoping out the new Hussong’s Cantina when we smelt a familiar smell. It smelt a lot like Lush, one of our all-time favourite shops back home in London. Could it be?
Why, yes it could. Lush makes ultra-fresh toiletries with no preservatives, no animal testing and lots of natural ingredients. It’s also renowned for stinking out the areas around its shops with its fruity soaps/massage bars/bath bombs (see the pic below).
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It’s OK, Luxor, We’re Really Not Ashamed Of You
Maybe it's to stop us taking pictures like these...
This is weird. We strolled into the Luxor last week to be greeted by this sign telling us we couldn’t take any photos. Naturally, we, um, had to take a photo of it (sorry 'bout that, Luxor apparatchiks).
We were half expecting a firm hand on our shoulder, our camera to be trashed and our person marched out the building, but in fact we got nothing. And once we made our way to the lobby, we saw loads of people taking photos. In fact, we even took a picture in the lobby right in front of a security guard and were totally ignored, to our (almost) disappointment.
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The Luxor Pool is Looking a Little Sad
Before you say it, we are well aware that the pool season has yet to start in Vegas. We know that pools, like the bodies that will soon be lying supine beside them, let themselves go during the winter months, and require a spruce up before they reveal all when the sun comes out.
So yes, we are basically passing judgment on the Luxor pool before it shaves its legs, knocks out some PowerPlate sessions and applies its fake tan for the season. But still – how sad does it look?
Fallen masonry, leaves on the pool floor, a deserted little deck chair for the lifeguard…
We actually tried texting “sunfun” to 21691 as it tells us to on the hoarding in the first pic, and we got a reply saying:
The keyword submitted is no longer valid. Please check your spelling and try again.
As we said – sad. Let’s hope she starts her beauty regime soon!
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Meet the Miltons: Paris and Piers Pretend to Tie the Knot in Vegas
Ooh, what a relief. For a minute when we saw this pic, we thought Vegas weddings had claimed a pair of scalps even more gruesome than the Peaches Geldof-Max Drummey coupling. Had Paris Hilton and Piers Morgan really got married?
Luckily, turns out it was all a joke. Or rather, a stunt to promote his new TV show, Piers Morgan in Las Vegas. Although they did run through the full 15 minute ceremony, and take their vows at the Little Church of the West. The only thing they didn't do is sign for it. Any chance someone could find a legal loophole that makes them actually properly married?
Anyway, if you too fancy doing a Milton (actually, that has a ring to it), services at the chapel start from $60, or you can get a slightly less basic Let's Elope package for $199 plus minister's fee. For that, they'll let you and 10 guests into the chapel and give you an 8x10 pic and "custom-designed certificate holder". Who wouldn't want to join the ranks of the famously happy Angelina and Billy Bob, Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford and Bob Geldof and Paula Yates?
In the mean time, shame on you Piers. We expected better of you than faking photos. Oh.
[Photo: Jan Knapik/Splash via MailOnline]
