Eat. Talk. Repeat‪.‬ What's Right Network

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

On Today’s Menu:


John is now The Prolix Purveyor of Palate-Pleasing Opinions
Consistency at restaurants
Ocean Prime vs. Don’s Prime
Does Luger’s meat still stand out like it did before?
Charging for bread service? Hard no.
Sam dragged John’s reluctant ass to Bavette’s…
Burgers are recession-proof
The Crudo King went on a crudo crawl
Croissant bake-off coming soon…
John returns to Piero’s & actually eats
Does nostalgia have a place for why you go to restaurants? 
Don’t get drunk before you go to a good restaurant
This week’s micro-aggression… mini Tabasco bottles



Food News You Can Use:


Esther's Kitchen - March 28, 2024, is ‘James Trees Day’ in the City of Las Vegas per Mayor Goodman, who gave him a key to the city this week
Yukon Pizza founder & owner, Alex White, declared World Champion Pizza Maker - Non-Traditional category this year at Pizza Expo
Fun fact: Traditional Pizza was won by Sergio Balderas of Truly Pizza in Dana Point, which 00 Pie & Pub Mike Vakneen is a co-owner of with John Arena and Chris Decker of Metro Pizza
Evel Pie declared #1 Pizza Place in Las Vegas by… drum roll… Trip Advisor
Nightmare Cafe closed
Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville closing on April 15
Trevi Italian Restaurant closed overnight to make room for retail
Emmitt's Vegas opened end of last month but did a VIP Grand Opening on Thursday
Rick Bayless to open Tortazo restaurant at Caesars Palace
LA VECINDAD Cantina is open!
Leños Restaurant to open this year in the historic commercial center
Suzuya Patisserie is planned to take over the space where Half Bird was on Spring Mountain



Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned: 


Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar
Mijo Modern Mexican
Esther's Kitchen
1228 Main Las Vegas
Esther's Kitchen (Brunch & Dinner)
Cafe Breizh
The Legends Oyster Bar and Grill
Lucky House Seafood Restaurant
Piero's Italian Cuisine
Mott 32 Las Vegas
Ocean Prime Restaurant
Peter Luger Steak House
Don's Prime
Aroma Latin American Cocina
The Golden Steer Steakhouse

LA Food:


Dan Tana's | Italian Restaurant
Totoraku (Secret Japanese Steakhouse)
Dupars
Burger Crawl - Hinano Cafe (Venice) & Heavy Handed (Santa Monica)

On Today’s Menu:


We’re down The Burger Slut, so welcome to the Sam & John sausage fest
Is Eat. Talk. Repeat. an elitist, no-peasant zone? (guilty as charged)
High steaks meat talk continues
The John Curtas effect at restaurants
John returned to Piero’s & didn’t eat… can you guess why?
Should we do a pastry off?
Our favorite comfort food: Cincinnati chili & the bodega sandwich at Vesta
Tasting menu tyranny 
Sam fills in for The Burger Slut with burger talk
How should one go about tipping in a nice steakhouse in Vegas? What’s the protocol for tipping sommeliers?
Eating with assholes & learning to say no
John’s pet peeve of the week is his own narcissistic, fragile personality



Food News You Can Use:


The Sundry Food Hall is getting rid of QR codes & retooling/reconfiguring (as they should) 



Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:


Nicco's Steakhouse
Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar 
Mother Wolf
Piero's Italian Cuisine
Don's Prime
Winnie & Ethel's Downtown Diner
PublicUs
The Silver Stamp
Vesta Coffee Roasters
Knife Pleat
Irv's Burgers in Newport Beach



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