On April 20th @ 9PM, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown will be airing it's Las Vegas episode on CNN. Bourdain explores different sides of my hometown (yes, there's more than just The Strip). He goes to restaurants raved by the locals such as Raku, Eat., and The Bootlegger. Also, Bourdain goes to fine dining restaurants like é by José Andrés and Restaurant Guy Savoy. I am glad that the topic of the drought in Las Vegas is mentioned, which is something that cannot be ignored (conservation is important!). The people that accompany Bourdain in this episode include food author Michael Ruhlman, artist Anthony Bondi, illusionist Penn Jillette, and former mayor Oscar Goodman. Here's a preview to the Las Vegas episode or you may see it here:
Eating at Kabuto was a wonderful dining and learning experience for my fiance and I. If you are truly a sushi / Japanese food enthusiast and am willing to pay $$$ for what you get, you must come to Kabuto! We each ordered some à la carte items and the Nigiri Omakase , which includes an appetizer, ten pieces of sushi nigiri, hand roll, and dessert. Our chef was the general manager, he's such a knowledgeable man! He told us about the distinctive features of each fish, what his job entails, and funny stories. I'm so glad he was our chef! Since we sat at the bar, we were up close to see how our sushi chef worked. He wasn't in a rush and we got to see the artistic side of how sushi is made. This made me appreciate my experience at Kabuto much more: Last note : Finding this place was also a learning experience for us, you may get aggravated looking for it in the strip mall... Kabuto is th