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Celebrate with some ooey-gooey cheese….
Hey everyone, it is National Eat Outside Day…..unless you live in the desert. (I suppose we could eat outside if we wanted to, but for it to be comfortable outside we need it to be late at night – or we need to be visiting Mt. Charleston, which is kinda hard on a Monday – with work and school, etc.)
So, go outside if you like and enjoy the day!
This shot was taken on our road trip in 2008, somewhere in Nebraska.
Okay, so this one is not specific to Las Vegas, but this has to be the biggest sandwich I have ever seen, at least in person. This is the Motherlode sandwich from Claim Jumper. Claim Jumper is very much the ‘order based on what you want as leftovers’ kind of place. Same goes for desserts – I order one with the intent of taking four to five days to eat it.
Been really busy so have not been updating blog as much as I would like, but will get back in the swing shortly.
Today is National Waffle Day, celebrate with your choice of toppings….
National Waffle Day
Happy happy day! It is National Lasagna Day. Enjoy one of the best Italian dishes ever! (in my opinion anyway – and easy to make yourself…really….and healthier to make it yourself…give it a try).
Happy Lasagna Day
One of the things I remember about growing up in Minnesota was the abundance of local restaurants – the ‘mom and pop’ kind. I remember my parents taking me to a small, out of the way mexican restaurant where the kitchen was not blocked off and you could hear the family ‘discussing’ the right way to do cook this or clean that. Even now, it brings a little smile to my face. We drove out of our way to go to this joint, because the food was just that good.
In 1999 I moved to Las Vegas, and the chain restaurant is king here. Now, don’t get me wrong I enjoy eating at a chain restaurant just as much as the other guy. But, I found myself really wanting the intimate feel of a ‘local’ eatery, one were the menu was all their own, one with heart and soul poured into it. This type of gem is rare on my side of Vegas. There are a few that I have found that I will travel across town – because the food is just that good. My family and I had found a place for our Italian fix, but it closed a couple of years ago and we just had not found something that was worthy enough to take its place. Until last night.
A restaurant just opened near to my house, in fact we walked there for dinner last night. And it has all of what I have been looking for. It is intimate, feels like a family kind of place, and the food was awesome! The breadsticks were to die for. We have not had such good Chicago style pizza, since being in Chicago – as evidenced in the photos.
I ate the whole thing
Maciano’s is located on Russell Rd and Grand Canyon – I highly recommend it. As it turns out, yesterday was day 1 for them. We are excited to go back and try more things, including what looks to be an absolutely awesome tiramisu (which I am highly confident will end up as a blog post here including photo).
Maciano's Double Dough and Chicago Style pizzas
Happy National Donut Day! How cool is that, a day for donuts. As I understand it, Dunkin Donuts is giving away free donuts today. And, of course, when you have such a day you need to go out and buy donuts so you can record the day in the appropriate fashion. Grab some coffee, milk or whatever and enjoy the day!
I actually have a total blast when shooting food….which fits right into my goal of getting the cover shoot of a major food magazine. Las Vegas is a foodie kinda place too. Lots of big name chefs share their culinary talents down on the Strip. But it is the local places, the ones the tourists don’t know about, that my family and I love to discover. We are into finding the odd duck type of places and I intend to share more about such places in the future. For now, a photo I took over the weekend. Chocolate is dreamy.
Chocolate Pretzels - oh the evilness
A view from the side
Welcome to my blog. I always find it interesting to look at things from a different perspective. That is what this blog will be all about, looking from the other side. I live in Las Vegas, NV. This is a great place to look at things from a different side. When most people think about Las Vegas, visions of bright lights and gambling tables come to mind. But, there is so much more. Some of the most beautiful displays of mother nature live here – Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire being only two of them. I subscribe to the thought that there are three sides to Las Vegas; the tourist side, the mother nature side and the local side. Yes, people do live here. We shop at grocery stores, our kids go to school and we do other things besides hang out on the Strip. My goal with this blog is to share all of these sides and much more. I look forward to sharing my views from the other side with you.
