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  Seriously chili in here

  Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009

  Some like it hot. Fans of J & J Szechuan like it HOT!!!!

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  Jazzing up brunch

  Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009

  Carlos Guia's new brunch is stocked with goodies, like gumbo and French-toast bread pudding.

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  The well-hidden ‘snacks’ of Los Antojos

  Monday, Nov. 23, 2009

  Mexican standout Los Antojos is finally emerging from 10 years of relative obscurity.

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  The best chicken in Vegas

  Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

  Namaste's tandoori chicken is the best in Vegas, a revelation when eaten with garlic naan.

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  Choose-your-own burger adventure

  Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

  The idea is a fail-safe one: DIY burgers with plenty more to like.

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  A pizza primer

  Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009

  Thick or thin, soft or crispy, sharp or mild, pizza is something we all love.

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  All Thai’d up at Sakun

  Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009

  At this tiny Thai storefront, a bilingual menu reveals wonders like beef salad Lao-style, glass noodles with crab claw and Thai pork stew. Let's put it this way, Max Jacobson is a regular.

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  Proper pastrami

  Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009

  What survive in today’s idiom of Ashkenaz—or Eastern European Jewish—foods are pastrami, corned beef and matzo ball soup, although credible versions are hard to find, even in Vegas. See how Tommy Pastrami matches up.

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  No sticky wicket here

  Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009

  Garfield’s might just be the only place in the city that would look equally at home in Barbados, but the menu is eclectic here, featuring French, Italian and American fare, with hints of North Africa and Asia along the way.

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  Italian shake-up

  Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

  So few Italian places bring anything new to the table, not so at Caffe Dolce.