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By Max Jacobson 5/23 9:06am

La Comida Adds New Flavor to Fremont East

If the Strip is for tourists, Downtown is for locals. Once-limited, Downtown’s dining options seem to be expanding like the universe, thanks to new entries such as Joe Vicari’s Andiamo at the D, Park on Fremont, Mingo Kitchen & Lounge and the newly minted La Comida—Michael and Jenna Morton’s upscale Mexican joint Read More

By Xania Woodman 5/16 2:15pm

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Velveteen Rabbit, Reviewed by Xania Woodman

EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re thrilled to present this review of Downtown’s wildly popular new cocktail lounge Velveteen Rabbit, written by Vegas Seven’s Senior Nightlife, Beverage and Dining Editor Xania Woodman. There’s a new breed of bar in Las Vegas, and I’m hoping it multiplies. Velveteen Rabbit tried to open quietly on May 1, Read More

By Nikki Neu 5/14 3:39pm

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What’s Cooking in Rachel’s Kitchen?

The “Rachel” of Rachel’s Kitchen is more likely to be found in elementary school than in the kitchen of the franchise that bears her name. At just 9 years old, Rachel already has four eateries named after her in the Valley—and that number is growing fast. It’s her mom, Debbie Roxarzade, who Read More

By Geoff Carter 5/02 11:40am

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Velveteen Rabbit Soft-Opens: A Quick Look

Last night, the long-awaited Velveteen Rabbit soft-opened. We’ll have more full coverage of Pamela and Christina Dylag’s stylish Arts District lounge in the coming weeks, but for now we’d like to share our first impressions, which were overwhelmingly good. The cocktail menu is terrific (my favorite so far is the Blind Willow, Read More

By Max Jacobson and Grace Bascos 4/15 5:41pm

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Cheap Eats: Downtown Edition

EDITOR’S NOTE: This week, our parent publication Vegas Seven presented its fourth annual Deals on Meals – a roundup of the Valley’s best affordably-priced dishes. Here, I’ve cherry-picked the Downtown dishes, like that Coney Island hot dog pictured above. (My apologies to Anthony Mair for cropping the other delicious foodstuffs out of the Read More

By Xania Woodman 4/11 10:02am

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Project Dinner Table Returns at the Neon Museum

Chefs, start your burners! Project Dinner Table’s 2013 season kicks off April 20 at Downtown’s Neon Museum with the chefs of the MGM Grand. The first in the annual series of communal, outdoor dinners puts participants at one long table that will wind through the bone yard where Las Vegas history, written in neon, is Read More

By Max Jacobson 4/02 4:16pm

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Viva Las Arepas Serves Venezuelan With Love

Viva Las Arepas—formerly the food stand known as I [HEART] Arepas—sits just north of the Stratosphere on Las Vegas Boulevard. Why the change? Someone else trademarked the original name. The new place is a brightly lit, brick-and-mortar restaurant that looks rather like the places you see along Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, where you Read More

By Xania Woodman 3/14 10:36am

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Park It Here

It’s been a minute since something new debuted on Fremont East. We’ve had a little time since Commonwealth cocktail bar opened its shiny red doors. But the moment has come for Commonwealth’s little sister, Park on Fremont, to put her carefully curated 1940s jukebox and pedal-up bar window to use. From the same partnership Read More

By Xania Woodman 3/07 10:25am

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The Golden Gate Takes Cocktails Back to Prohibition

Downtown’s Golden Gate casino opened in 1906 (then, as the Hotel Nevada, later the Sal Sagev) and subsequently witnessed the gold rush, Titanic’s fate, Prohibition, the Great Depression and the Rat Pack era. When the property’s first major expansion in more than 50 years wrapped up Read More

By Xania Woodman 2/19 3:56pm

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The Velveteen Rabbit Readies for a March Opening

A visit to Downtown’s Velveteen Rabbit confirmed for this concerned cocktailian that while owners Pamela and Christina Dylag missed the slated late-January opening, all is well in hand. The diminutive craft beer-and-cocktail bar at 1218 S. Main Street is on track for the end Read More

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La Comida Adds New Flavor to Fremont East

Velveteen Rabbit, Reviewed by Xania Woodman

What’s Cooking in Rachel’s Kitchen?

Velveteen Rabbit Soft-Opens: A Quick Look

Cheap Eats: Downtown Edition

Project Dinner Table Returns at the Neon Museum

Viva Las Arepas Serves Venezuelan With Love

Park It Here

The Golden Gate Takes Cocktails Back to Prohibition

The Velveteen Rabbit Readies for a March Opening

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