Dine Drink Vegas

Only in Las Vegas are baseball stadiums inspired by spherical armadillos, so thanks John Fisher! In Episode 24 we talk about the new stadium for the Las Vegas As, our favorite ways to get to Las Vegas, good news out of Lake Mead, and reports on our upcoming trips this week. As always, we bring you the Drink of the Day. Come travel with us!

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Episode 24- The Spherical Armadillo

Drink of the Day - The Between The Sheets (a twist on the Side Car- “Conventional belief credits the cocktail to Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, where acclaimed bartender and author Harry MacElhone, supposedly created it in the 1920s”

• 1 ounce light rum
  

Shaken and strained- garnish with (flamed) orange peel

• Boarding process at the Vegas airport– Bill hates how cramped the Southwest gates are

John’s pick (SW) 

• Price

Vegas News

- Jacob from Jacob’s Life In Vegas showed off the revitalized Slots-o-fun at Circus Circus, with new table games, more slot machines, including coin-operated classics, and reopened bar and food options.

- TSA has started self-service screening in Terminal 3. First in the nation. Started March 6.

- Lake Mead is now at a 3 year high

March Trips Previews

- Bill is at Flamingo and FB

-Ryan is at Signature by MGM Grand

- Mon Ami Gabi, Emmitt’s, and something in FB

- Should I upgrade to a suite?

How authentic are the Irish pubs in Las Vegas? Bill just got back from Dublin and Cork, and we talk about how they compare. As always, we bring you the latest Vegas news and the drink of the day. Dine Drink Vegas is the podcast for everybody stuck at home who wishes they were in the land of neon lights and bad decisions. Come travel with us!

Episode 23- Vegas Vs Dublin

Drink of the Day - Irish whiskey flight

Bushmills to Jameson to Redbreast 12

• They fry stuff at a level which puts the Texas State Fair to shame.

What was your favorite Irish whiskey of the trip? 

• Redbreast 12

-Any tourist pitfalls visitors to Ireland should know about? 

- Functionally, what is the difference between pubs in Dublin and Cork?

• Pubs in Central Dublin are more likely to have hordes of marauding tourists.

And finally, how do the “Irish pubs” in Vegas compare to the real deal? 

How did the decor compare?

How did the food compare?

How did the drink service compare?

• Virtually infinite selection of whiskeys

How did the fellow patrons compare?

What is the best pub in Ireland?

- Alibi on Washington Street in Cork

- We met Danny.

- Fried sausages, cheese and onion pie

- Board games.

- I. Talked. To. Strangers.

-https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/four-fremont-street-properties-sell-for-11m-3004698/

-The Athletic reports that the Oakland As are looking to extend their current lease but their relationship with fans remains “fraught” 

Episode 22 - Courting The Queen Of Hearts

• 2 ounces reposado tequila

John and Bill’s Guide To Romancing Your Sig Other In Vegas

John’s Take

Bill’s Take

Good ideas

Mayfair Supper Club

Lost Spirits Distillery

Pick a rooftop bar

Le Cirque

La Cave at the Wynn

Bad Ideas

Too much walking

Fremont Street

Schedule your flight out too early the next day

Steakhouses

Plaza News- (from the On The Corner Of Main Street Podcast)

• McDonalds out, wall down non smoking section expanding into a food court which is getting new dining options

John Fisher continues to not have a plan for where exactly the As are going to go.

The Forum Shops @ Caesars unblocks the pathway, saving us precious steps and no longer making us look at stores we wouldn’t ever shop at (VV)

A Chase Sapphire lounge is coming to Terminal 1 near the C Gates at the Vegas airport. This would be close to a lot of Southwest flights

Last thing- most listeners will hear us after the game, but let’s call it anyway: Super Bowl Odds. Circa has San Fran as a 2 point underdog- who you got?

Bill’s upcoming trip to Ireland. In Episode 23, we will talk about how authentic the Irish pubs are in Las Vegas

In Episode 21, we examine Nachogate-- the $24 plate of 6 nachos that it took the Fontainebleau over an hour to deliver and everything that tells us about contemporary Vegas. We also take a look at the only business in Vegas that may be run worse--the impending arrival of the As baseball team from Oakland. As always, we bring your the drink of the day and all the Las Vegas news. Dine Drink Vegas is the podcast by and for everyone who is stuck at home but who wishes they were in the land of neon lights and bad decisions. Come travel with us!

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Episode 21 - Nachogate

• 1 Lime Wheel, Squeeze the Rest (roughly one ounce)

Tweeter/Xer @MuTigerMIke set off a social media storm with his viral post about nachos gone wrong at Fontainebleau Thoughts….

- They can’t build up due to airport location

                        - Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday. The reception was unenthusiastic

                        - There is a more immediate problem with 2025 and a series of minor league stadiums

@vegasstarfish reports Ceasar’s has been canceling bookings for Super Bowl weekend and then offering to rebook guests into cheaper properties (Linq, Flamingo) at higher rates (in return, some Tweeters have accused her of being in the bag for MGM) 

@Vitalvegas was right the transformation of the Mirage Volcano into the Paramount Mountain does look like a poop emoji

 Excalibur, Luxor: $37

It is really hard to book the Golden Steer

In Episode 20, we talk about the executives forced out of the Fountainebleau in their first month and how that opening has been. To honor the Fountainebleau, our drink of the day is the Aqua Velva featuring Blue Curacao. As always, we bring you all of the latest Vegas news and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot moments. Dine Drink Vegas is the podcast for everyone who is stuck at home and who wishes they were in the land of neon lights and bad decisions. Come travel with us!

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Episode 20 - The Fontainebleau Blues

• 1 oz Gin

Build and drink in a highball glass, no umbrella needed

The big news story- drama at Fountaine Blue

Yesterday, the COO and chief of casino marketing gone too

Room reviews- Vloggers seem to like it, but prices have ranged from the low 200s to over 600

Expensive seats in sportsbook- superbowl prices for ordinary games (360 vegas??? Can’t recall) 

SO… are we still excited???

KTNV is reporting that as of 4 p.m. this afternoon, 339 flights in and out of Vegas are delayed and 64 are outright canceled due to bad weather in other parts of the country. Always have a backup plan, even in Vegas.

Ol’ Red by Blake Shelton will open up later this month  out in front of Horseshoe with three stories of yee haw action and music

With projects like the Sphere, Fountain Blue, and F1 now gone, Fox 5 reports that 11,000 construction workers are needed for the Brightline rail project to California. Eventually, that may relieve airport crowding.

MGM leases the land for the Bellagio and Cosmo from Blackstone. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal on January 10, last year they bought a 1.62 acre vacant lot between those 2 properties for $54 million.

Bill’s plans depend on where his kid goes to college, although I will get the chance to investigate the authenticity of Ri Ra next month. Other than that…

Bill trip to Fountain Blue and Mirage… live pricing as I plan the trip

Labor Day trip downtown

In Episode 19, it's last call for 2023 Vegas thoughts and we add a new twist to an old classic with the Drink of the Day. We talk about the biggest openings, the biggest closings, the biggest event, and the biggest Vegas Whiskey Tango Foxtrot moment of the year. With faces made for radio, John and Bill bring you to the land of neon lights and bad decisions. Come travel with us!

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Episode 19 The Last Call 2023

Drink of the Day- Fiero Martini

Bill

John

Biggest openings/announcements

The As coming to Vegas– but how do they still not have a firm plan?

Fountain Blue

Biggest closing

The slow death of the Mirage

Smashed Pig

Biggest event/happening

Water coming back in to Lake Mead

F1

Biggest WTF moment 

It makes no sense that MGM has de-prioritized spending

F1 skybridge crap

CES runs January 9-12. Make dinner and hotel reservations if you have not already.

Michigan -2 vs. Alabama and Texas -4 vs Washington

During outro- We have re-branded Dine Drink Cruise as Dine Drink Travel. Look there for information about air travel and my upcoming trip to Ireland.

In Episode 18, the drink of the day is an Espresso Martini as John and Bill talk about their best Vegas experiences of 2023 and catch you up on all the latest Las Vegas news. Dine Drink Vegas is the podcast by and for everyone who is stuck at home but who wishes they were in the land of neon lights and bad decisions. With faces made for audio-only podcasting, John and Bill bring the best of Vegas to you in every episode. Come travel with us!

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In Episode 17, we call BS on the BCS as we discuss the College Football playoffs and, being a Vegas podcast, discuss the over/under for the playoff games. We also discuss some absolute WTF stories coming out of Vegas and we get crazy with the cheez whiz while we discuss all of the latest Las Vegas news. Spoiler: Miriam Adelson is not moving the Mavericks to Las Vegas.

Dine Drink Vegas is the podcast by and for everyone who is stuck at home but who wishes they were in the land of neon lights and bad decisions. With faces made for radio, in every episode John and Bill bring you the drink of the day, all of the latest Vegas news, and then take a deep dive into something Vegas. Come travel with us!

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Formula 1 was in Las Vegas last weekend, and it was a mixed bag in terms of impacts on local tourism. We give you all the updates and bring you the F1-themed Drink of the Day, the Monte Carlo.

Dine Drink Vegas is the podcast by and for everybody who is stuck at home and who wishes they were in the land of neon lights and bad decisions. With faces made for radio, in every episode John and Bill take a deep dive into something Las Vegas and bring you all the latest news. Come travel with us!

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In Episode 15, we look at the best bars in Vegas. There isn't just one best bar-- it depends on what you are going for, and we talk about all of the possibilities. As always, we bring you the drink of the day and talk about the latest Las Vegas news. Dine Drink Vegas is the podcast for everyone who is stuck at home and who wishes they were in the land of neon lights and bad decisions. Come travel with us!

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