Eat. Talk. Repeat‪.‬ What's Right Network

Welcome to another episode of Eat Talk Repeat with your hosts, John The Bibulous Bec Fin Curtas…. 

A connoisseur/gourmet/gastronome who is excessively fond of drinking alcohol “Bec fin” literally means “fine beak (nose)”.

… sooo John Finebeak: An Alcoholic Gourmet, and Ash The Food Critic In Her Own Mind Watkins.



On Today’s Menu



Food News You Can Use:


John goes semi-viral on Twitter for LasVegasFill’s comments about Papi-Steak’s $1k BEEF CASE 
Yukon Pizza pop-up/collab with Toddy Shop® - Indian Bar Food May 22 at 4pm
Alex White of Yukon Pizza was named world pizza champion at the International Pizza Expo!
Vegas Unstripped this Saturday night!!
Miami-based restaurant Stubborn Seed to open at Resorts World 
Holsteins in the Cosmo is closing on July 2024
Chef Julian Serrano is retiring, so the once-legendary Picasso is closing and stepping away from Lago
Taste of Fontainebleau… Prix Fix Menus at their spots from June 16 - September 5
Mothership Coffee Roasters coming to the Mission Linen Building in the Arts District
Evel Knievel Museum is relocating from Topeka, Kansas to Las Vegas
Shàng Artisan Noodle updated its hours
Lotus of Siam in Commercial Center: bigger, new bar, and new decor (probably very needed things)
MEZCLA LAS VEGAS | Ceviche + Tequila Bar is back open!
Bar Bohème updates
Las Vegas Brewing Company in the Arts District



Recent Ventures:


Lamaii
District Deli & Coffee
Letty's de Leticia's Cocina
Windy City Beefs N Dogs
Daeho Kalbijjim & Beef Soup
Yukon Pizza



Orange County Recs:


VACA – AUTHENTIC SPANISH CUISINE in Costa Mesa 
Broadway by Amar Santana in Laguna Beach



Guests we’d love to have on the show:


Jonathan Jossel from Plaza Hotel
LasVegasFill | Philip Tzeng
AuthenticVegas | James Reza “Drink. Talk. Repeat.”\
Justin Randall, the King & Queen of Downtown Las Vegas



Do you have other guest recommendations when we’re down a host? Email us at cheers@eattalkrepeat.com!



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On Today’s Menu:


Fremont is an island of delicious-ness in a sea of shit
YUGE amounts of cheap mozzarella 
Chicken parm is a trigger word
How to kidnap Ash in one step
Whining about wine list pricing on the Strip
Delilah debate
Cwoissahhhn Cwawlll 2024 is OFFICIALLY COMING SOON with guest judges!!!
The more foot spas next door to a restaurant in Chinatown, the better the restaurant
How to spot a rub & tug from a regular massage parlor
Pet peeves & micro-aggressions of the week… oversized menus, lazy social media followers, & homemade ketchup



Food News You Can Use:


Vegas Unstripped 2024 - get your tix!!
@vegasbosshead on Twitter sent us the Eater link to Restaurant & Bar closures from May 2024
Parm Italian - a fast-casual mini-chain 
Sgrizzi Ristorante & Bar by Chef Marc opening a new spot
Middle Child trademark battle
Herbs & Rye owners opening a new restaurant
Las Vegas Brew Company's new Arts District location (Colorado & 3rd)
Fox Smokehouse BBQ in Boulder City came in at #5 on Yelp’s List of Country’s Top BBQ???
ShangHai Taste - SouthWest location on Rainbow opening June 8... (also apparently expanding to Plano, TX… wtf?)
Power lunch spots & top Mexican eateries in Vegas according to the Review-Journal…
Don's Prime expanded their wine list!



Topics From Our Listeners:


LA/Newport restaurants
Going to restaurants more than once before you have an opinion
Secret source gives us inside information about the José Andrés deal at The Shops at Crystals in Aria



Recent Ventures:


Aroma Latin American Cocina
1228 Main Las Vegas
District Deli & Coffee
Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine
Ton Shou Premium Katsu
China Mama
Forte dei Marmi Restaurant in Miami
The Surf Club Restaurant in Miami
La Leggenda Pizzeria Miami



Spots Mentioned:


PublicUs
Jamón Jamón
Triple George Grill
Cipriani Italian Restaurant 
Echo & Rig
Lamaii
Table 34
Panevino Italian Grille & Deli Cafe
Spago, LAS VEGAS
Esther's Kitchen
Honey Salt
Lago by Julian Serrano
Mijo
La Popular – CDMX
Delilah Lounge & Fine Dining



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On Today’s Menu:


Ash Watkins, the leader of Millenials, leaves it to the boys
John’s beef with Don’s Prime’s insanely-priced wine list
Acceptable wine markups & wine lists insulting to customers
Strip steakhouses that cater to locals
Alternative restaurants episode coming soon…
Pro tip at a high-end Chinese restaurant: go with more than two people
Why vegans are mentally constipated
José Andrés was in town last week & John lives to tell the tale
Las Vegas clubstaurants
Sam’s millennial micro-aggression: condiments… clean off the top every once in a while!!!
John’s pet peeve: people who don’t get him & you know who you are
Cwa-sant eat off coming soon



Topics From Our Listeners:


Dry aged steak
Loud restaurants
Owner of Golden Steer, Amanda Signorelli, is none too pleased with reservation resellers
Tasting menu tyranny (no different than prison)



Food News You Can Use:


Florida bans synthetic meat
Famed chef José Andrés to open two new restaurants on the Strip: Zaytinya at Caesars Palace & Bazaar Meat seafood version at the old Wolfgang Puck spot in The Shops at Crystals



Recent Ventures:


Cafe Breizh
PublicUs
1228 Main Las Vegas
Vesta Coffee Roasters
China Poblano
Jaleo
Stay Tuned Burgers at Hard Hat Lounge
Arc Butcher & Baker in Newport Beach, CA



Spots Mentioned:


Don's Prime at Fontainebleau
Mon Ami Gabi
Bazaar Meat By José Andrés
The Golden Steer Steakhouse
Harlo
Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse
Oscar's Steakhouse
Lamaii
Marche Bacchus
Ferraro's Ristorante
Brezza Italian
Carversteak
Washing Potato
Bavette's
Sparrow + Wolf
Partage
Esther's Kitchen
1228 Main Las Vegas
Main St Provisions
Mott 32
Wing Lei
GENTING PALACE
Palette Tea Lounge & Dim Sum
China Mama
Toca Madera
HaSalon



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On Today’s Menu:


Buying and selling reservations


How bots, mercenaries, & table scalpers have turned the restaurant reservation system inside out


How to get a table at a restaurant when it’s impossible to get a reservation


Yelp trolls


Watching stupid people do simple things at airports 


Drinking old-ass Barolo


Hangover cure burger is Shake Shack





Food News You Can Use:


TikTok might get banned… what will the foodie influencers do???


Why You Can’t Get a Restaurant Reservation


Unstripped Las Vegas chef lineup, new location, & ticket details





Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned: 


YEN Viet Kitchen


Bazaar Meat By José Andrés


Raku


Mott 32


Esther's Kitchen


Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine


Kabuto Edomae Sushi or YUBUYA


Aroma Latin American Cocina


Carolina's Mexican Kitchen





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Homie don't do…


Mother's Day reservations
Valentine's Day reservations
Pop-ups or chef takeovers, ESPECIALLY in Henderson
Happy hour
Empty restaurants
Hothouse, stale, half-raw potatoes



On Today's Menu:


New article on eatinglv.com – Spanish Inquisition, Part Dos – Madrid
The FOMO mentality that the internet & social media have created
How to get a reservation at The Golden Steer: become a weekday warrior
Why do so few restaurants in Las Vegas have happy hour?
Reminiscing our Detroit pizza phase
Dive bar recommendations
John loses his curmudgeon cranium over flamed food (...again)
The bar seating situation at Esther's Kitchen
Le Thai 2 is the best restaurant in the shittiest shopping center in Las Vegas… prove us wrong!!!
Ferraro's Ristorante vs. Basilico Ristorante Italiano
Burgers cooked with negligence



Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:


The Golden Steer Steakhouse
Safta 1964 by Alon Shaya Pop-Up at Wynn
Desert Bread
Aromi Italian Restaurant
Ocean Prime Restaurant
1228 Main Las Vegas
Herbs and Rye
Red Dwarf
Hard Hat Lounge 
Stay Tuned Burgers
Raku
Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine
Esther's Kitchen
Le Thai 2
Ferraro's Ristorante
Basilico Ristorante Italiano
Trattoria NAKAMURA-YA
BBQ Mexicana
Oscar's Steakhouse 



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On Today’s Menu:


Private club applications
Upcoming blind croissant tasting?
Dive bars
Paul McCartney
Ordering food from the Masters Tournament
Wine is on the skids
Fake food awards
Listener comments
Restaurants worth leaving The Strip for



Food News You Can Use:


⁠You can grab high-end French groceries at Cafe Breizh⁠⁠⁠ (best baguettes in town)
Aroma Latin American Cocina⁠⁠'s Steve Kestler named a finalist in the Best Chef: Southwest category of the 2024 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards
Forte Tapas has sadly closed after 15 years
The Silver Stamp wins Best Mom and Pop Shop from Entrepreneur Magazine
Area 15 distillery has closed
District Deli and Coffee opens
Bar Ginza opens as a Japanese whiskey bar
San Diego pizzeria Mr Moto expanding to southwest Las Vegas
Panino named best woman-owned establishment by Yelp
Artiface Bar replaced by Doberman Room



Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned: 


Life's a Bagel
Other Mama
Harlo
Cafe Breizh⁠⁠
⁠Aroma Latin American Cocina⁠⁠
The Silver Stamp (That 70s Bar)
⁠⁠Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar⁠⁠