Eat. Talk. Repeat.

By What's Right Network

John Curtas is a legit food critic, with the bona fides to back it up. Ash Watkins is an amateur, and the first to admit it. Together they cover the restaurants, bars, and people that make Las Vegas o... more

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March 11, 2024 3.11.24 Podcasters Gone Wild at the NEW Esther’s Kitchen
We took the show on the road to the BRAND NEW Esther's Kitchen location! Get a behind-the-scenes listen at what it's like to dine with John Curtas and Ash Watkins in our newest episode featuring special guests Dayvid Figler of City Cast Las Vegas and The Food Gal. Dig in & bon appétit!

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1h 12min
March 01, 20243.1.24 Culinary Master Debaters
On Today’s Menu:
Matteo's Ristorante Italiano vs. Carama throwdown

The burger slut, Italian food whore, & sushi snob debate burgers

Restaurants with razzle-dazzle

We’re in an Italian food renaissance

Supper Club trend in Vegas? Don’t get Mr. Delilah started.

The only clubs we like are club sandwiches

Our feelings on burgers with eggs…

Listener Questions:
What are our favorite food-focused movies?

Tips for parking on the Strip?

Planning a dinner/brunch one-two punch at Fontainebleau or Resorts World

Our feelings about the Supper Club trend in Vegas… overhyped BS for the Instagram crowd or are any of them worth it?

Thoughts, opinions, hate mail? Email us at [email protected].

Food News You Can Use:
Barcelona breakdown on eatinglv.com & not-so-kind opinions about Catalonian food (lots of pictures for the millennials)

Soho House in New York is closing

Stay Tuned Burgers Newsflash: they do puppy patties!!!

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:
SoulBelly BBQ

Palette Tea Lounge

Milpa

Aroma Latin American Cocina

IZAKAYA GO

Bazaar Meat By José Andrés

Khoury's Mediterranean Restaurant

Carama - Mandalay Bay

Don's Prime

Mini burgers at CUT, Las Vegas

Peter Luger Steak House

Nevada Brew Works

Nicco's Steakhouse

Wally's Wine & Spirits

Viva by Ray Garcia

Brezza Italian

Mother Wolf

La Fontaine

Don's Prime

Carversteak

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50min
February 23, 20242.23.24 The Wasabi Throwdown: Sushi Bro Sam vs. The Grumpy Gastro-GNOME
On Today’s Menu:
Can Sam, The Baron of Bavette’s, get through an entire show without talking about Bavette’s? Answer: no.

Our preferred non-alcoholic beverages

John’s most frequented restaurants last year (besides 1228 Main)

John’s strategy when ordering at restaurants

Ash’s Fontainebleau croissant crawl & other good Vegas spots to grab a croissant

All'Antico Vinaio vs. Panino… which sammy slays?

Shots were FIRED on X over Wasabi… Sushi Bro Sam dukes it out with John

Food News You Can Use:
Is a Barcelona breakdown coming soon on eatinglv.com?

Esther's Kitchen’s new spot opening on March 7

Two new Hot Pot Restaurants to open in Resorts World

Wineaux at the UnCommons opens Saturday (by Shawn McClain from Balla Italian Soul)

Ash got the inside scoop on Monzù since Dave Portnoy’s pizza review

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:
Esther's Kitchen

IZAKAYA GO (John’s go-to in Chinatown)

Café Cutó

Chez Bon Bon

Cafe Breizh

Burgundy Cafe & Bakery

Vesta Coffee Roasters

Osteria Fiorella

All'Antico Vinaio (the Pinkberry of sandwich shops)

Panino on Decatur - INCREDIBLE

Via Focaccia at Ellis Island

Kaiseki Yuzu

SoulBelly BBQ

Milpa LV Mexican Cafe

Peppermill Las Vegas

Palette Tea Lounge

Irv's Burgers

Whataburger at Waldorf Astoria

Pro Tip: if Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar is full, go to Side Betty Grill because they share a kitchen

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39min
February 16, 20242.16.24 Trust Us, Not Foodies With TikTok Brain
On Today’s Menu:
Why Eater Las Vegas is such a dumpster fire

Trust your tastebuds, not listicles

Aromi Italian is the best Italian in Summerlin

Token vegan restaurants

La Fontaine – love or hate?

Valentine's Day madness

Female sushi bros

Foodies with TikTok brains are infecting our food realm

John’s boomer aggression of the week

Food News You Can Use:
New Mexican wine coming soon on eatinglv.com…

Cantina Contramar now opening late 2024

La Fontaine just started doing dinner service

Chyna Club opened

Yummy Kitchen closed, but looking for a new location

Other Mama expanded, added another 1,000 square feet of space

Guy Fieri gets blasted by Yukon Pizza for underwhelming Super Bowl tailgate party

Dave Portnoy’s Las Vegas pizza review highlights: Dom DeMarco's, Monzù, & Red Dwarf

Esther's Kitchen's opening date pushed back a week

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:
John
New York Bagel N Bakery

Don's Prime

Kaiseki Yuzu (with WAPO’s Tom Sietsema)

Aromi Italian Restaurant

RAKU,

Cheongdam Food Hall

Balla Italian Soul

Brezza Italian
Ash
Brasserie B

Sawaan

La Fontaine

Mulberry Street Pizzeria

Croissant Crawl inside Fontainebleau

Chyna Club

China Mama

Le Thai Vegas

Los Arcos Birrieria y Taco Shop
Sam
Kaiseki Yuzu

Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar

Mother Wolf part trois

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53min
February 02, 20242.2.24 Palate Pleasing Pursuits
On Today’s Menu:
Service over food? Or food over-service?

Our most disappointing expensive dining experience in Vegas (s/o City Cast Las Vegas Podcast)

Our suggestions for “late” weekday evening dining within 15 minutes of the Strip

Thoughts on a RAO’s return…?

Food News You Can Use:
NEW ON EATING LV - The Best Restaurant in Town… Kaiseki Yuzu

Updates on the Wynn restaurant by Alon Shaya from a source we can’t divulge

RAO’s is looking to come back to Las Vegas

Recent Ventures:
John…
Brasserie B by Bobby Flay at Caesars Palace

Ocean Prime vs. Peter Luger

Esther's Kitchen OG Location farewell tour

Liquid Diet

Stray Pirate Tropical Cocktails and Effects
Ash…
Aroma Latin American Cocina

Jaleo

Winnie & Ethel's
Sam…
Wally's

Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar

Kabuto Edomae Sushi

Spots Mentioned:
Allegro Italian Restaurant in the Wynn (huge late-night crowd)

Peppermill Las Vegas

Izakaya Go

Cleaver Restaurant

Herbs and Rye

Ichiza

Lamoon

Lamaii (change in management and I haven’t been yet so it's a toss-up)

Starboard Tack (I haven’t tried this… but I hear a lot of people go)

The Golden Tiki

Stay Tuned Burgers in the Hard Hat Lounge - dive bar, but perfect

Red Dwarf - if you can stomach Detroit pizza at that hour (wings and salad, too)

The Sand Dollar - Again, pizza only, but live music!
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48min
January 26, 20241.26.24 Culinary A-FISH-ionados
On Today’s Menu:
As a public service, we talk about service…

John’s perspective on the 2024 James Beard Award nominations

Restaurant rundown: Mother Wolf, Balla Italian Soul, Spago, Kaiseki Yuzu, La Popular, Winnie & Ethel’s, Forte Tapas, and The George Sportsmen’s Lounge

What makes the best & worst restaurants in town? Email [email protected] to give us an earful

Should John drop a 52 not Las Vegas top restaurants or 50-100 greatest of all time?

Food News You Can Use:
Coming soon on eatinglv.com… John’s idea of what makes the best restaurant in town

Award-winning Chef Alon Shaya announced the opening of a new Mediterranean restaurant at the Wynn in 2022… crickets ever since

The 2024 James Beard Award nominees came out

Congrats to Chef Steve Kessler from Aroma Latin American Cocina, Chef DJ Flores from Milpa Mexican Cafe, and Chef Bryan Howard from Sparrow + Wolf for Best Chef: Southwest nominations; and Oscar Amador Edo from Anima by EDO for Outstanding Chef nomination

Filipino pop-up bakery MILKFISH Bakeshop made the list, but pastry awards are a joke

Is Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine moving?

Ash and Sam tour the new Esther's Kitchen location

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:
Mother Wolf: Good, but doesn’t give a “can’t wait to go back” feeling

Balla Italian Soul: Blown away by the crowd & food

Forte Tapas

Winnie & Ethel's Downtown Diner

Spago: Go for the Veal 'Wiener Schnitzel'

Kaiseki Yuzu: Raw a-FISH-ionado

La Popular At Palms Hotel: You can’t go wrong with anything you order

The George Sportsmen's Lounge at Durango Resort: FAH-get about it… Incredibly bad food

Le Cellier Steakhouse in EPCOT at Disney World
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51min
January 19, 20241.19.24 Burger Sluts For Life
On Today’s Menu:
Money laundering schemes

Must visit Madrid restaurants

Best restaurant and bar/takeout burgers in town

Authenticity vs deliciousness

Warm red wine should be a crime

Ash Watkins’ microaggressions

Food News You Can Use:
52 Essential Restaurants of 2023 on eatinglv.com

Esther’s Kitchen reveals opening date for new location

Mezcla - Ceviche & Tequila Bar closed & opening a new concept

Yu-Or-Mi Sushi DTLV menu changes

Is Bar Bohème French bistro really opening?

LA VECINDAD opening a new location

Is Arty's Steakhouse really opening in Commercial Center?

Bank from Lamaii is gone

The Patio Wine Garden closed & to come back as Sawaan

Lamoon has a new/longer menu (sea bass is chef's kiss)

Fin and Feathers now open in the Arts District (John’s over-under is a year)

1228 Main is pet-friendly & makes dog treats

Restaurant Rundown:
Washing Potato

Nicco's inside Durango Resort

Matteo's Ristorante Italiano

Ohlala French Bistro

New Asian BBQ

Cafe Berlin Las Vegas

Oodle Noodle – Homemade Japanese Udon & Tapas

Stay Tuned Burgers at the Hard Hat Lounge

Irv's Burgers

Soulbelly BBQ’s Cuban sandwich

Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine

Nevada Brew Works

Yukon Pizza

Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar

Peter Luger Steak House

Nusr-Et Steakhouse

Delmonico Steakhouse

Featherblade Craft Butchery

Oscar's Steakhouse

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1h 1min
January 12, 20241.12.24 Fontainebleau Notes
On Today’s Menu:
More food reporting from Fontainebleau

The Mother Wolf mixed review

Pizza fight

Do new restaurants get a pass?

Why food influencers are unreliable

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:
Michael's Gourmet Room

⁠⁠Fontainebleau⁠⁠

Mother Wolf

Vetri Cucina

Cipriani

Fiorella Pasta Bar

KYU

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40min
January 06, 20241.5.24 Sake To Me
On Today’s Menu:
Food Dining Resolutions 2024

Food trends we hope DIE in 2024

2024 is the year of the vegetable

Truffle rants

Metal furniture & crudo need to die a quick death

Rule numero uno: don’t be boring

Food News You Can Use:
BREAKING NEWS: you can email us at [email protected]

The 52 Essential Restaurants now available on eatinglv.com

Sad news: Mark Andelbradt passed away

Casa Don Juan owner sentenced to prison

Joël Robuchon's Chef Is Leaving Vegas for Dallas

Recent Ventures & Spots Mentioned:
Amalfi by Bobby Flay

Brasserie B

Durango Casino and Resort

Fontainebleau

Kyu Restaurants

Kabuto Edomae Sushi

Restaurant Guy Savoy

Mott 32

1228 Main Las Vegas

PublicUs

Bungalow Coffee Co

Meráki Greek Grill

LPM Restaurant & Bar

Pendry Newport Beach

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50min
December 22, 202312.22.23 Culinary Wish Lists, Gift Lists, & Shit Lists
On Today’s Menu:
Our Christmas plans & traditions

List of Santa gifts to give local restaurants

Ash microaggression number 831: people who don’t take the chocolate wrapper off

John's pet peeve: musicians under the delusion everyone wants to listen to them

Food News You Can Use:
52 Essential Restaurants is now available on eatinglv.com

Word on the street is that Lamaii has been sold

Durango Casino & Fontainebleau recaps

New ordinance on the Strip

Recent Ventures/Spots Mentioned:
Fiorella Pasta

Mother Wolf (best cacio e pepe in town)

Kyu Las Vegas

Don’s Prime

LPM Restaurant & Bar

Basilico Ristorante Italiano

Yu-Or-Mi Sushi DTLV

Cipriani Las Vegas

1228 Main Las Vegas

00 Pie & Pub

Half Bird Chicken & Beer

Oakville Grocery

Esther's Kitchen

Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine

Good Pie

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44min

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