Automation and Technology… affecting workers from Las Vegas to Mexico
As the Las Vegas Culinary Union loses jobs to automation and technology, you have to wonder how these twin issues will affect Mexico in the next administration. I was sitting […]
Dining with Dave… Don Tortaco in Las Vegas
Sometimes you just have to have the fix. For one of my friends, he’s always jonesing for the Enchirito, a favorite of the Taco Bell set for many years. It […]
5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience… with Eddie Gunn of Taco y Taco in Las Vegas
Traveling for weeks at a time in Mexico, it’s hard not to think of home here in Las Vegas. The struggle for me is that almost as soon as I […]
Dining with Dave… Taco y Taco en Las Vegas…
You might not choose Henderson, Nevada as your taco destination if you are visiting the Las Vegas area. And once you saw the place you were told to visit was […]
5 “Aged” Tequilas Everyone Needs to Experience… with Long Island Lou Tequila
Since I am headed to a tequila tasting here tonight in Las Vegas, Long Island Lou has been on my mind. I’m interested to see if a local Vegas guy has any of the tequilas Lou has told us to try. Lou “Tequila” Caruso came to us through the comments […]
Dining with Dave… Pozole goodness at El Menudazo in North Las Vegas
You will probably have to use your GPS to find the place, if you are even brave enough to try it out. When people decide they want Mexican food in […]
Dining with Dave… La Comida in Las Vegas
Nestled in downtown Las Vegas, in an area known as the East Fremont District, sits La Comida, an appropriately titled restaurant serving up casual Mexican food and drinks in an atmosphere more attuned to Mexico City than Sin City. I have had my eye on this place for months now, […]
Dining with Dave… Frontera Grill in Chicago
It doesn’t take you long to figure out that a meal at Rick Bayless’ Frontera Grill in Chicago is going to be different from your local taqueria. The moment you drive up you are met by the valet and then instantly you find yourself inside a different type of Mexican […]
Faux Mexican? Five ways to know your combo plate may be wonderful, but not available in Mexico…
An old friend who was raised in Mexico told me about the day his dad came to him after they had lived in the states for many years. “Octavio” he said, “Tonight we are going out to dinner to a Mexican restaurant. The food will not be Mexican, but it […]
An Evening with Lila Downs at the House of Blues in Las Vegas
While many people hunkered down avoiding black cats, ladders and broken mirrors on the night of Friday the 13th, a small group of about a thousand people braved the odds and were rewarded with a wonderful night of music at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. From my seat […]
