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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 8, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Restaurant Reviews, Travel | 7 comments

A Visit to Sonoma Wine Country: Chateau Montelena

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This is the second in a series of travel essays about a recent visit to California’s wine country. This past week, Marieta and I were joined by close friends and fellow wine aficionados Mark and Tina Napolitano in beautiful Sonoma County, where we enjoyed tastings at several local wineries. Today, I shall focus on the experience of visiting and tasting one of the most famous wines in the history of California wine production — Chateau Montelena.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 30, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Restaurant Reviews | 0 comments

Restaurant Review (El Segundo Sol) — Las Vegas Fashion Show Mall

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Executive Chef Terry Lynch at El Segundo Sol, flanked by two loyal fans

No detail is too small for the master of food and beverage, Terry Lunch. When the famed partner-chef of the much-celebrated Mon Ami Gabi Restaurant (inside Paris Casino) opened El Segundo Sol, which offers highly-customized Mexican fare, he chose his recipes and ingredients carefully.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 22, 2014 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews, Travel | 2 comments

Review: Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse Barbecue (Dallas)

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Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse Barbecue is one of those hidden dives in a lousy part of town that serves not only outstanding food, but also once institutionalized a specific cuisine and way of cooking.

It’s been a Dallas mainstay since 1910.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 9, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Restaurant Reviews, World Series of Poker | 3 comments

The Best Dinner I’ll Have During the Entire WSOP

I’m lucky.

I get to dine out with some really amazing people. Names that you would certainly recognize. Even the names you don’t know are often just as interesting, if not more so.

This is all taken for granted, of course. Every night is a potential feast, not only for the food and drink — but for the fresher garnishment of fond memories, provocative ideas, good fun, and plenty of laughs.

Still, I must say this. My favorite dinner companion remains the one person I never get tired of being with or listening to. She’s full of more memories, ideas, fun, and laughs than anyone I know, or could hope to know. Of course, I’m talking about Marieta.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 7, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Restaurant Reviews | 0 comments

Movie Review: Fed Up

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“Fed Up” likely won’t solve this very serious problem. It probably won’t even have much of an impact on what we buy and eat. The food lobby and commercial advertising are too powerful. But someday, when half of this nation is obese and we’re broke trying to figure out how to care for 100 million diabetics with flooded doctors’ offices, we can’t say that we weren’t warned.