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  1. The Other Critics
    Gold Gets Into ‘Fat, Warm, Breast-Shaped Things’ at Papa Rich; Virbila VisitsL.A. Times names it picks at City Center and The Weekly looks at Papa Rich.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  2. Personalities
    Mike, the Man Behind the City’s Shortest-Lived Hot Spot, Steps Out of HisThe story behind what might have been New York City’s shortest-lived “hot spot.”
    By Daniel Maurer
  3. The Other Critics
    Gold Plans L.A.’s Last Supper; Virbila Finds Tar Pit’s Sticking PointsL.A. Weekly offers try-before-you-die-dishes and Mark Peel’s new place gets a lot right but only some of the time.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  4. Chef Shuffle
    P.J. Clarke’s Hires Larry Forgione for Menu MakeoverThe legendary New American chef will focus on sustainable sourcing. See his new menu.
    By Daniel Maurer
  5. In-N-Out Obsessions
    Joël Robuchon Eats His First In-N-Out BurgerThe “Chef of the Century” goes animal style at SoCal’s favorite chain.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  6. Blehtacular
    How to Tick-Off Sushi PuristsThe Kabuki chain is bringing in some strange takes on sushi rolls.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  7. Empire Building
    Guelaguetza Considers Expansion in Las Vegas and Remodels in PalmsA fancy new look is planned in Palms, too.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  8. Crime Scenes
    Kiyokawa Sushi Chef Mistakenly Jailed for Jack-in-the-Box RobberiesSatoshi Kiyokawa is exonerated after video surfaces showing him in Vegas casinos.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  9. The Other Critics
    The Gorbals Gives Gold Good Pub Grub; La Cachette Bistro Blows It with VirbilaIlan Hall’s small restaurant gets good grades with two critics.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  10. Empire Building
    Checking Out Sage, Shawn McClain’s Las Vegas VentureThe former Custom House chef sets up shop in Las Vegas.
    By Alexandra Peers
  11. Chef Shuffles
    New Chefs at Minestraio and Riveria Keep Close to HomeTwo chefs move to different kitchens and one brings small plates.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  12. How’s Martha Stewart living?
    What Martha Stewart Eats at In-N-OutMartha Stewart likes sloppy burgers.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  13. Mediavore
    Orlando Bloom Sheds Soaked Clothes in Vegas; Sun-Maid Raisin Girl Gets APeople are angry over the Sun Maid Raisin girl’s new look and California recycling programs are threatened by money worries.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  14. Lists
    Famous Chefs Sound Off on Final SuppersSeven chefs discuss their last suppers.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  15. Chef Shuffle
    Leaving Las VegasA pastry chef comes to Trump Hotel via Sin City.
    By Helen Rosner
  16. Empire Building
    Jean-Georges Opens 50th Project This YearAnd a veritable chef megaplex in Vegas.
    By Daniel Maurer
  17. Top Chef
    Top Chef: Michael Introduces Us to Nitro Gazpacho (Again)The cheftestants roll the dice with Todd English.
    By Daniel Maurer
  18. Top Chef
    Odds Are, Top Chef: Vegas Is Going to Be a Good OneWhat’s up with Padma’s sexy-raspy voice, and who’s going to be the biggest douche bag?
    By Daniel Maurer
  19. Top Chef
    First Word with Michael Voltaggio, SoCal’s ‘Top Chef: Las Vegas’ HopefulWho exactly is Southern California’s Chef Michael Voltaggio of Top Chef: Season Six?
    By Hadley Tomicki
  20. Empire Building
    Beso Spreading to VegasEva Longoria’s Beso starts its world tour.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  21. Mediavore
    Invasion of the Zebra Mussels; Discounts Hurt ChainsPlus: steakhouse beef in your supermarket, and Vegas restaurants get hit by the recession, all in our morning news roundup.
    By Leila Cohan-Miccio
  22. Top Chef
    Padma on Top Chef 6: No Vegas Kitsch“The cast does not cook for Elvis impersonators, although I wish they had,” says the host.
    By Meg Prossnitz
  23. Top Chef
    Dinner With Toby Young: Proof That Top Chef Will Be in Vegas?The new season starts filming next month.
    By Daniel Maurer
  24. Openings
    Out With the Old, in With the NudeNew jiiggle joints move into the old Scores locations.
    By Daniel Maurer
  25. Mediavore
    Spain Is the New Global Food Center; Graydon’s Monkey BackersIn our look at the morning headlines, James Beard goes to Vegas and kids take up cooking.
    By Michael Alan Connelly
  26. Mediavore
    California Bans Trans Fats; Watch Fat Ladies at HomeCow verus soy milk, mourning a Starbucks, brunch recommendations, and more, in our daily news roundup.
  27. NewsFeed
    Pop Burger Coming Soon to Broadway, Near HoustonPop Burger honcho Roy Liebenthal dissects his failed projects and looks to the future.
  28. NewsFeed
    Beatrice’s Terrace Opens in Atlantic City July 25; L.A. and Vegas May BeThe ‘Observer’ pens a long overdue profile of the Beatrice Inn, Employees Only, and Smith and Mills owner.
  29. NewsFeed
    Taavo Somer Is Cheesier Than We ThoughtIn a Q&A with the rich-diculous ‘Times’ blog the Moment, he tells us all about his fantasy travel companion.
  30. NewsFeed
    David Chang Muses on Vegas, Austin, and the Culinary World in GeneralDavid Chang discusses nearly every conceivable food-related subject in a series of video interviews at Big Think.
  31. NewsFeed
    Joe Bastianich Taps Adam Perry Lang for Vegas Meat Mecca Joe Bastianich, having just opened B&B Ristorante in Las Vegas with Mario Batali, isn’t letting the sands under his feet settle. In December or January, he’ll open Carnevino at the Venetian. Bastianich is likely handling the wine (he’s out of the country and unavailable for comment), but Daisy May’s Adam Perry Lang will oversee every part of the meat program, from procurement to dry-aging.
  32. Back of the House
    Why Is Alan Richman So in Love With Brooklyn? Given that Alan Richman has become a kind of professional debunker, the Amazing Randi of the food world, it was with some relief that we read his critical overview of Brooklyn in the new issue of GQ. The verdict: Brooklyn rules! Gramercy Tavern, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and the cities of Las Vegas and New Orleans, all victims of his scorn over the last few years, must be fuming.
  33. Mediavore
    Bourdain Lays Into ‘Top Chef’ Hung; Restaurant to Open in Back ofAnthony Bourdain jumps on Top Chef’s Hung even harder than he laid into Marcel last season: “‘Flavor’ counts for very little in a competition for ‘Top Chef.’” [Amuse Biatch] Related: ‘Top Chef’ Biases Finally Out on the Table ‘Top Chef’ Non-Winner Lia on What Went Wrong Kanye West is a soul-food connoisseur, when he’s not eating out in haute Asian eateries like Spice Market and Philippe. [WSJ] An unrelated restaurant will open Thursday in the back room of Setagaya and will feature Thai, Japanese, and Malaysian food. [Eat for Victory/VV] Related: New East Village Ramen Spot Insists It’s More Authentic Than Momofuku
  34. Mediavore
    New Hope for the Moondance DinerWell-heeled fans of the soon-to-be-closed Moondance Diner consider jacking the place up and moving it somewhere else. [NYT] Related: Well, It’s a Marvelous Night for Luxury Condos [Daily Intel] Rachael Ray seizes control of her own E! True Hollywood Story. [Buffalo News] The only difference between the Rao’s in New York and the Rao’s in Las Vegas: The latter has a terrace overlooking the Caesar’s Palace hotel pool. And you can actually eat at the Vegas location. [NYS]
  35. NewsFeed
    Batali, Bourdain, and Ramsay Mentor to Finally Take on America? Marco Pierre White, the London restaurateur who became perhaps the first celebrity bad-boy chef and the youngest to earn three Michelin stars, may arguably have been the man responsible for teaching his onetime protégé Gordon Ramsay how to show his temper. “Perhaps I created the monster,” he confesses in his new memoir, The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef, out next week. Like Ramsay, White was a famous hothead, but don’t expect him to revive his practice of eighty-sixing customers if and when he takes on the American market (possibly as a partner of Mario Batali). We talked to White about his plans for expansion and his upcoming stint as the new host of Hell’s Kitchen.
  36. NewsFeed
    What, New York’s Not Good Enough for RUB Anymore?RUB, fresh off its coronation as the best place for barbecue, apparently cannot be confined by the bounds of our city. We hear from sources inside the restaurant that an immense 9,000-square-foot outpost is in the works at the Rio in Las Vegas, with a planned summer opening. It will look completely different from the cramped New York original, with an open floor plan, 250-plus seats, and three full-size show rotisseries capable of slow-cooking whole pigs over wood fires. And apparently, this is only the start of a RUB plan for global domination: The restaurant’s negotiating to drop outposts into Harrah’s casinos both inside and outside of these United States. James Bond better let out that tuxedo.