I’ve been going to the Nugget Casino Resort since I was six-years-old and so much has changed but so much has stayed the same. Granted they have a new tower, spa, remodel here and there and a Starbucks but the nuts and bolts of the property has stayed the same. I’ve seen so many entertainers in the showroom and remember meeting Bertha and throwing such a fear fit that my father … [Read more...]
CinCin or ChinChin?
My lunch buddy called the other day and said, “Let’s go to CinCin”. Now I thought it was a bit odd that he was thinking of drinking during the day but a cold martini at The El Dorado Resort Casino’s iconic Cin Cin Bar and Lounge sounded good. I was looking forward to clinking glasses and enjoying a luncheon martini, visions of Dynasty’s Joan Collins dressed in a white power … [Read more...]
An Abundance of Sushi
Since returning to Northern Nevada I have seen all sorts of Ijji Sushi and Hibachi popping up around me so I scooted in last week. Now, I’m not a sushi snob – but I am used to paying much differently than “all you can eat sushi” it just is not in the world I come from. In Walnut Creek the bill for sushi is equal to a pair of Christian Louboutin pumps. Upon entering Ijji, … [Read more...]
Seafood, it’s what’s for dinner
Okay, I borrowed that from the folks at the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, but it’s true. In the summertime it is all about fish on the grill, in a taco, on a salad or skewed on a kabob. I’ve got to hand it to the barbecue industry they have come up with the coolest stuff to grill fish with but I still urge you to stick with the basics: on the grate or wrapped in foil. The challenges … [Read more...]