An extensively illustrated behind-the-scenes journey into the culinary scene that is becoming, in true Sin City fashion, one of the world's most exciting. Within the pages of Personal Favorites readers will learn about some of the city's top restaurants and the philosophies, missions and little-known (and often fascinating) personal histories of the people who run them. Personal Favorites takes an up-close and personal look at some of the men and women who have made Las Vegas a world-class dining destination. These are their photos, their recipes and their stories.Profiles, exclusive photos and recipes show the inspiration behind Andre's French, Craftsteak, Hamada of Japan, LeCirque, Nobhill, Olives, Ortanique, Picasso, Postrio, Renoir, Rosemarys and Spago.
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Heidi Knapp Rinella, an award winning journalist and restaurant critic at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, has been a newspaper journalist for the past 25 years in Florida and Ohio as well as Las Vegas. This is the fifth book she has published. Rinella and her hsuband and two daughters live in Henderson, Nevada
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It's a perfect, neat circle: Andre Rochat remembers standing on a stool to operate a sausage stuffer in his parents' butcher shop in France, using the device's horn to force a carefully balanced mixture of meat and seasonings into yards of transparent natural casings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
root galette, goat cheese fondue, yuzu juice, horseradish potatoes, walnut vinaigrette, divided use, green peppercorn sauce Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Las Vegas, New York, San Francisco, United States, Chef Mike, Chef Wendy, Wolfgang Puck, Grammercy Tavern, New Jersey, Hyde Park, Los Angeles, Culinary Institute of America, Andre's French Restaurant, Delius Shirley, Lemon Chips, Monte Carlo, Mother's Day, Norma Shirley, Puerto Rico, Salt Black, Steve Wynn, Yukon Gold New!
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It's a perfect, neat circle: Andre Rochat remembers standing on a stool to operate a sausage stuffer in his parents' butcher shop in France, using the device's horn to force a carefully balanced mixture of meat and seasonings into yards of transparent natural casings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
root galette, goat cheese fondue, yuzu juice, horseradish potatoes, walnut vinaigrette, divided use, green peppercorn sauce Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Las Vegas, New York, San Francisco, United States, Chef Mike, Chef Wendy, Wolfgang Puck, Grammercy Tavern, New Jersey, Hyde Park, Los Angeles, Culinary Institute of America, Andre's French Restaurant, Delius Shirley, Lemon Chips, Monte Carlo, Mother's Day, Norma Shirley, Puerto Rico, Salt Black, Steve Wynn, Yukon Gold New!
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- Think Like a Chef by Tom Colicchio on page 18, and page 29
- Moon Handbooks Las Vegas by Rick Garman on page 257
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