Eat. Talk. Repeat.

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Renowned Las Vegas food critic John Curtas is serving you a new kind of food show — a proper food show. Co-hosted with his gastronomically-opinionated friends, Sam & Ash (of billboard lawyer notor... more

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April 28, 20234.28.23 Merci for the Mammaries
On Today’s Menu:
John returns from his 13th trip to Paris with stories & travel hacks

How to approach French people

If you can afford it, go to Paris just to eat the bread

How to find the me in every city you go to

The Prince of Prague (Sam) eats pigeon for the first time

Pigeon in Paris > Pigeon in Prague

Ash’s Napa adventures (hot take: the food SUCKS)

Blame it all on Instagram & millennials

Sauces & artistic little smears are making a comeback

Tips about tipping

Systemic mediocrity

Old man rants

Next week on Eat. Talk. Repeat.: Ash has some beef with John

Spots Mentioned:
Gott's Roadside

Bouchon Bistro

Oakville Grocery

El Camino Tapas Restaurant Praha

Bistro Parisien - English - Le bon Georges: the breast part of John’s meal at Le Bon Georges was watching chef Lobet Loic break down a “mammile de vache” from the part of a cow that no one ever thinks of eating

Yukon Pizza

Food News You Can Use:
Fire at China Mama

Big Wong Restaurant is closing

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47min
March 31, 20233.31.23 Porky Pro Tips
On Today’s Menu:
How to get into a restaurant when you don’t have a reservation

What happens when the money boys take over?

Henderson, Nevada: where restaurants go to die

Farewell, oyster szn… it was delicious while it lasted

Asian restaurant fails

If you don’t think food and sex are related, you’re just not paying attention

John heads to Paris… give him a croissant, then give him liberty

BREAKING food news you can use: Las Vegas has 3 finalists for the 2023 James Beard Awards!
Eric Prato - Garagiste Wine Room I Merchant

Oscar Amador - Anima by EDO

Kaoru Azeuchi - Kaiseki Yuzu

Food News You Can Use:
RIP Arby’s co-founder Leroy Raffel

Lotus of Siam is going to Hendertucky *sigh*

Happy National Tater Day, boys

Spots Mentioned:
Colorful Noodle

Dim Sumlicious

Chengdu Taste

Ssoju Korean Pub (not a disappointment)

Forte Tapas | European Comfort Food & Tapas (what warlords eat)

Jamon Jamon Tapas

Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine

Anima by EDO

Esther's Kitchen

Ada's Wine Bar rebrand

Al Solito Posto is supposed to get some TLC

138 Restaurant’s Killer Burgers Pop Up

Yukon Pizza is now delivering… very dangerous (porky pro tip: order a pizza or smash burger, and while you wait, grab a NY slice)

Pet Peeves of the Week:
Fat people in tight clothes

PREMIUM all you can eat

Chefs with flame throwers

Frozen butter

iPad kids at restaurants

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49min
March 24, 20233.24.23 F*ck “Foodies”
On Today’s Menu:
Ash & the Bloviating Barrister had a rough night… gets a little wild

Petition for the Food Gal to be our on-site fact checker

Jack in the Box stole our song

A quick wine detour (go to jamessuckling.com if you want to learn about wine from the best)

Learn how to walk into a restaurant from the expert himself (read more on eatinglv.com)

Hint: hold your head high, be polite, and be nice even if the hostess stand has a higher IQ than the hostess

Celebrity chef brand whoring at its finest

Girl Scouts Samoas cookies = Oreo cookies

Ash’s Oreo’s pro tip: pour your milk in a frozen glass for the ultimate dunking experience

NEW “I Can't Wait to Go Back There” restaurant

Beef jerky & gas station beef

Food News You Can Use:
The Mirage converting to the Hard Rock Hotel? Snoozeville.

Rosa Ristorante on the ropes? Or are we just seeing signals of it being a passion project and not a money maker by the chef going to work with Brisson at Brezza?

Letty's De Leticia's Cocina Deserving of Triple D

Report Back: Martin Yang’s M.Y. Asia at Horseshoe Casino & Hotel fka Bally’s

Recent Ventures:
Anima by EDO (INCREDIBLE food)

Naxos Taverna at Red Rock Casino (best seafood John’s seen off the strip EVER in the history of Las Vegas)

LAMOON (good pedigree)

Pet Peeves of the Week:
Ash (they’re always hyper-specific, obviously): Don’t give her a slice of lemon give her a wedge. Changing up a staple menu item without letting her know

John (tries to keep it under control): “Foodies” are nothing more than narrow-minded little schlubs.

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55min
March 17, 20233.17.23 How to Power Lunch Like a Pro With Vegas’ Proper Food Show
On Today’s Menu:
Our formal apology to the people of Northern Nevada

Georgia BBQ rundown

John finally found the unsubscribe button on emails!

Hot To Walk Into a Restaurant (hint: it helps to walk in like you own the place)

What makes a power lunch a power lunch?
St. Patrick’s Day Recs:
7th & Carson Downtown Kitchen & Bar (if you’re hungover… go for the Irish breakfast)

Soulbelly BBQ

Crown and Anchor British Pub

Saginaw’s Delicatessen (go for the pastrami)

Siegel's Bagelmania
Power Lunch Recs:
Table 34 Las Vegas

Cipriani

Spago (local friendly)

Triple George Grill

Marché Bacchus

Joe’s Stone Crab

The Capital Grille

Esther’s Kitchen
Hole in the Wall Hidden Gems:
Mariscos el Fresco's (the great unsung Mexican hero of Vegas)

Red Dwarf Las Vegas

The Patio Wine Garden

Sushi Hiroyoshi

Big Wong Restaurant

Trattoria Nakamura-Ya

Big Dan Shanxi Taste

Those Guys Pies

Sin Fronteras Tacos

Jamon Jamon Tapas

Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine

Stay Tuned Burgers at Vegas Test Kitchen
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52min
March 10, 20233.10.23 Calling All Sushi Bros
On Today’s Menu:
Make sure you check out THE List — February 2023

Guy Savoy loses a Michelin Star

Do Michelin Stars mean anything anymore?

Is Rosa Ristorante struggling?

Chef Martin Yan coming to the Vegas Strip with M.Y. Asia

How John Curtas got laid-off (fired?) from NPR

Former Harvest chef Roy Ellamar opening up in Summerlin

Carson City considering new rules for street vendors

Wakuda's private omakase bar

The secondary reservation market

The new trend of restaurant memberships

Ash needs Cuban food recommendations

Follow @staytunedburgers on IG

The Yukon Pizza smash burger

Hard Hat Lounge

Half Bird Chicken & Beer

The burger at Soulbelly BBQ

Main St. Provisions

Fish and Chips at 7th and Carson

Braeswood BBQ

We've got some issues with the Fish & Chips list from Eater Vegas

EDO

Excellent tacos from Hola Mexican Cocina + Cantina

Good Pie

Adventurous eats at Sea Salt Live Sashimi

Sam finally goes to Jamon Jamon and returns with rave reviews

Sen of Japan

Sushi Bro Sam goes to Kaeseki Senga

The importance of rice in sushi

Pet peeves

Breakfast places need more than one kind of hot sauce
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59min
February 17, 20232.17.23 A Short, but Meaty Episode
On Today’s Menu:
John’s new blog breakdown THE List — February 2023

Burger talk that’ll get your appetite worked up

Default hole in-the-walls

Classic burger throwdown

Yelp bullsh*t

Sam joins John in the grumpy old guy category while Ash remains the emotional support millennial

Cheeseburgers with a bottle of b*tchin’ red wine

Should In-N-Out be BYOB?

The two BEST burger spots in all the land

Where John Curtas & Associates would go for their last burger before their execution

Tips on how to prepare your burger meat

Backyard BBQ burger bun preferences
Burger Categories & Spots Mentioned:
Fast food:
In-N-Out Burger

Five Guys

Shake Shack

The Habit Burger Grill

Fatburger
Small casual one-offs:
Yukon Pizza

Stay Tuned Burgers (pop-up at Vegas Test Kitchen)

Nevada Brew Works

Soulbelly BBQ

Main St. Provisions

Jamon Jamon Tapas
Fancy-ish expensive:
Bavette’s Steakhouse & Bar

Oscar’s Steakhouse (burger off against Bavette’s?)

Delilah Lounge & Fine Dining

The Capital Grille

La Cave Bar & Restaurant- go for the sliders

CUT, by Wolfgang Puck- also, go for the sliders
Honorable mentions:
Nusr-Et by Salt Bae- burgers with beefy intensity that will have your eyes rolling back in your head

Those Guys Pies- best cheesesteak
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32min
February 10, 20232.10.23 Kansas City Burnt Ends vs. Philadelphia Eagles Cheesesteaks
On Today’s Menu:
If Americans were a flavor, what would it be? Ash – ranch. John – ketchup and/or the smell of frying bacon. Sam – BBQ.

Oscar Mayer Weinermobile

Food halls vs. food courts

John’s expert opinion on the BEST restaurant in Vegas

Yuengling beer

John LOVES Hotdog on a Stick (the uniforms)

Chicken parm lovers? Screw that noise

The Las Vegas Strip is shtupping tourists where the sun don’t shine

John loves Canada, and Sam loves ketchup on steak… you can’t win ‘em all
Recent Ventures:
Nusr-Et Las Vegas (go for lunch) – is the burger really that good?

PRIME Steakhouse in Bellagio

Balla Italian Soul Restaurant at SAHARA

Raku Las Vegas – is it the best restaurant in town?

Yu-Or-Mi Sushi Bar in the Arts District – a great neighborhood sushi spot. Also a pretty decent happy hour!

Jean Georges Steakhouse at ARIA
Las Vegas Headlines:
Jamón Jamón Tapas moving? John will get the dirt.

Aureole Las Vegas is out, and Voltaggio Brothers are in. Read more via Vegas Eater.

Two Vegas pizza joints make Yelp’s top 100 pizza spots list. Manizza's Pizza ranked 37, while Pizza by Biaggio in Henderson finished at 98… never heard of ‘em.

Le Cirque at Bellagio – why is it more expensive than Le Bernardin in NYC?

Arts District favorites Vesta Coffee Roasters and Yu-Or-Mi Sushi Bar headed to the newest food hall. Even Vetri Cucina is sending a spin-off.
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Eat Talk Repeat @EatTalkRepeat
John Curtas @EatingLasVegas
Sam @WhatsRightSam
Ash @AshTheAttorney
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John Curtas @JohnCurtas
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48min
February 04, 20232.3.23 Tyrannical Tipping
On Today’s Menu:
Hail, Britannia! Part Two

Who’s more hip — John or Ash?

Is it time we all stop tipping? Hint: yes.

The murky, salty mystery of Worcestershire Sauce

Sam, the Grey Poupon man

Korean food is having a moment in Las Vegas

Sam’s kimchi journey

“Premium” all you can eat is an oxymoron

Espresso martinis are the caviar of the booze world
Valentine’s Day Pro-tips:
Don’t go out

If you do go out, go to Marché Bacchus or Vetri Cucina

Best place to break up with someone: Superfrico

To all women planning to break up with someone: do it at a steakhouse
Recent Ventures:
Mariscos El Frescos - great Mexican seafood… GO

Vesta Coffee Roasters, hipsters, and dogs

Sen of Japan

Jong Ro Chicken - fast-casual alternative to Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

Napal Baji BBQ

Mr. BBQ Las Vegas- premium all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ

Main St Provisions - get their short rib

Vetri Cucina - the most romantic restaurant in town

Cipriani Las Vegas
Las Vegas Headlines:
Peppermill Las Vegas- closed Feb 5-8 because of deep clean up post-50th birthday celebrations

Summerlin is getting their third Randy’s Donuts

Chef Bradley Ogden is taking over Marché Bacchus

LAGO by Julian Serrano
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Sam & Ash Injury Law @SamAndAshLaw
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Eat Talk Repeat @EatTalkRepeatLV
Sam @WhatsRightSam
Ash @AshTheAttorney
Sam & Ash Injury Law @SamAndAshLaw
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37min
February 04, 20231.27.23 Crudos, Beef Cheeks, and Reno F*cking, Nevada
On Today’s Menu:
Fremont Street vs. Bourbon Street… which is worse?

Reno, Nevada: where there's nothing to do except ski and get divorced

Carson City: talk about a one horse town

People who think they’re food aficionados… hard no

Should we sell inflatable John Curtas dolls?
Quote of the Day: “F—k you Reno, you’re a s—ty little backwater Western town that nobody wants to live in except a bunch of people who are permanently stuck in 1958. Rant over.” - John Curtas
John’s N’awlins Adventures:
Krystal Burgers (AKA the White Castle of the South) because you know John loves White Castle

Antoine's Restaurant

Galatoires Restaurant

Cochon by Chef Donald Link

Miss River by Chef Alon Shaya is coming to Vegas

Restaurant August by John Besh

Brennan's Restaurant & John's cotton candy adventure

Old Absinthe House… absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
Las Vegas Spots Mentioned:
Cipriani Las Vegas (order the Beef Cheek Ragù… and pizza)

Sam’s date night at Brezza

Vetri Cucina (order the crudo, duh)

Restaurant row at Resorts World

Genting Palace

Esther’s Kitchen
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53min
January 20, 20231.20.23 Traveling Taste Buds...
On Today's Menu:
Eating ̶L̶a̶s̶ ̶V̶e̶g̶a̶s̶ New Orleans departs to go to the drunkest town in America

Rundown of John's new article, Hail, Britannia! Part One: his Christmas English adventures, underrated British foods, & eating destinations

Tips that'll give you a leg up with all the gourmands

Ash = drunken sloth... but knows how to have fun!

Our thoughts on Dominique Crenn pulling out of Vegas food hall plans

13 foods either everyone loves or hates

Why food allergies are for weenies

What the f*ck is up with cupcakes? They're nothing burgers.

Bacon is a kitchen bully
Spots Mentioned:
Oscar's Dinner Series at the Plaza

Monzù – Italian Oven + Bar

Sparrow + Wolf

San Marzano press event in Eataly Las Vegas for tomatoes

YEN Viet Kitchen

Chengdu Taste

ShangHai Taste

Weera Thai

Mg Patisserie and Cafe

Lotus of Siam

The Noodle Den - SAHARA Las Vegas & Sam the Noodle Man

Mariscos El Frescos Mexican Seafood

Antoine's Restaurant

Arnaud's French 75 Bar

The Sazerac Restaurant

The Carousel Bar & Lounge

Brennan's Restaurant

Restaurant August
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