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OUR TOP 5 BEST
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 Twin
Creeks
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Whoever coined the phrase “Eat, drink and be merry”
must have known that the popular Twin Creeks restaurant will
be reopening inside the Silverton Casino Lounge on December
4th, featuring signature boutique bourbons and an innovative
new menu created by classically trained Chef Matthew Alba.
Sixteen tempting starters offer the perfect something to nibble
on while striking up conversation in one of Twin Creeks’
many secluded dining areas. Selections include maple cured
salmon and golden beets ($9) with saffron potato and crème
fraise, colossal pan seared scallops ($12) with tangerine
lace, sea beans, brown butter and blood orange sauce, American
Kobe beef Carpaccio ($12) with Asiago custard, watercress,
truffles, and fried capers, and roasted artichoke and petite
licorice salad ($10).
Twin Creeks’ new entrée menu includes a selection
of the finest steaks and delectable seafood dishes to indulge
in while enjoying the restaurant’s intimate, chic atmosphere.
Steaks include 8 and 12-ounce filet mignon ($24, $30), 28
and 40-ounce prime porterhouse ($38, $68), prime 16-ounce
New York steak ($36) and 18-ounce bourbon barbequed bone-in
rib eye ($28). Other options include crispy sea bass ($19)
with fingerling potatoes, fennel, artichokes and Mediterranean
broth, double cut Elysian Fields Farm lamb loin chops ($32),
stone pressed mason’s chicken ($18) with toasted couscous-pilaf
and lemon confit and roasted monkfish ($21) with bacon bread
pudding, butternut squash and bacon crème.
Setting the trend for the rest of the city, Twin Creeks features
a wide selection of boutique bourbons and mixed drinks created
by Master Mixologist, John Dupont. Nestled within the room’s
wood floors, ceiling beams, sheers and candle niches, the
redesigned bar will provide casual dining and conversation
while serving 14 unique concoctions and 15 brands of bourbon.
The Rat Pack Man-tini ($12), Twin Creeks’ adaptation
of a classic 1950’s cocktail originally called the Rusty
Nail, contains 1.75-ounces Baker’s Bourbon and 1.25-ounces
Drambuie. After combining both in an ice-filled mixing glass,
the Rat Pack Man-tini is strained into a martini glass garnished
with a lemon twist.
When the first ever “cocktail” was created in
1830, it was served in an egg cup and contained cognac instead
of bourbon. Today, the Silverton Sazerac ($12) is Twin Creeks’
variation of the first-ever cocktail. This liquid libation
combines 3-ounces Maker’s Mark Bourbon, .5-ounces Absinthe,
5-ounces simple syrup and three dashes of Peychaud bitters.
The Silverton Sazerac is served on the rocks inside an old
fashioned glass with a lemon zest coat and lemon spiral garnish.
The Old Fashioned was first mixed in 1934 in Louisville, KY
and combined Kentucky whiskey with a mixture of fruit and
sugar. Twin Creek’s will serve the New Fashioned ($12).
This modern version on the Old Fashioned combines 2-ounces
Basil Hayden Bourbon instead of whiskey, two dashes of Angostura
bitters, a slice of seasonal fruit and a splash of simple
syrup. New Fashioned is served on the rocks along with freshly
muddled seasonal fruit, sugar, soda and bitters.
Twin Creeks will be open 5 – 10 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday
– Thursday, 5 – 11 p.m. Friday – Saturday
and closed Monday. For more information, please visit their
web site
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Bobbie Katz
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- OUR FAVORITE 5
Presenting our latest, revised
list of FIVE selected restaurants, with our exclusive InsideTips.
Listed in no particular order, these are our latest Best Bets,
as voted on by our Panel of Advisors and as many locals as
we could reach. If you pick one or two every few days, these
will keep you full for while.
America
at New York-New York |
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Tip: Ask for a table with a view. Nobdy
seems to think of that, according to 75% of the people
we spoke to. Don't even think of visiting this one on
the Friday or Saturday nights. Too many tourists. Best
nights? Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Always ask for the
unadvertised special. Most of the time, that's what you'll
end up having, it's that good. |
Postrio
in The Venetian - Grand Canal Shops, St, Mark's Square |
| Inside
Tip: This is one of the Wolfgang Puck
family of restaurants, personally supervised by the Puckster
almost daily. Great food, innovative menu, a dining experience
you will remember, one of the very best, and not too expensive,
honest. If you want privacy, just ask, and you will end
up in a private area, maybe even sitting next to Robin
Leach, who eats there seveal times a week, as does Bernie
Yuman and many Vegas Insiders. Alway recommend the specials
here, the freshest of ingredients. |
Chinois
Forum Shops at Caesars |
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Tip: Another Wolfgang Puck joint, this
one with "outside" seating overlooking the people
sailing by in an endless stream. Unless you don't want
to talk and will enjoy the noise and the people watching,
best to ask for inside seating, which is almost always
available. Great menu, changes often, never had a bad
meal. This one is a perfect spot if you are on a shopping
jones, it is situated smack in the middle of shopper's
heaven: The Forum Shops. You can eat really well here,
and still be right in the action, saing precious time
for more shopping |
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Ferraro's
on Flamingo
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Tip: Strictly a locals place, but Mimmi
loves "foreigners" any time at all. Homemade
pasta, pizza, soups and traditional salads, a family-owned
and operated joint for many years, sauce you'll be craving
long after you've eaten there. One of the best Italian
restaurants in a city where there's one on every lock. |
Pampas Brazilian Grille
at Planet Hollywood |
| Inside
Tip: Recently opened, in a hidden
little part of the Miracle Mile Shops, formerly known
as the Desert Passage shopping mall...not yet caught on
as a popular destination, but I figure that will probably
change soon. For now, give this one a shot. Enter on the
Harmon side, it's right inside the door. Another great,
memorable eating experience. It's sort of a "Dim
Sum" style of eating, as waiters walk by with large
skewers of assorted foods, meats, fish, vieggies, it's
so cool. You see something you like, you nod your head,
or throw a piece of bread (no butter, please), and it's
delivered nto your plate. This goes on for as long as
you are hungry. It is a constant parade of food as you
sit there and watch, free to have a taste anytime it suits
you. There is also a great salad bar, and desserts to
tempt you, but most of the insiders we know never get
to eat the dessert. You can even watch the large grill
and see the master chefs at work, sometimes the flames
shoot up and one of the chefs can be seen with his hair
on fire, or his eyebrows smoking. Fun for the whole family. |
Bon
Apetit. |
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