Idiot Hypnotized by Las Vegas Showman, Loses $47K, then Sues

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 14, 2021 in Blog, Las Vegas | 0 comments

File this one in the “you’re not going to believe this” category.

A Question for Sports Bettors About Superstition

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 14, 2021 in Blog, Sports Betting | 0 comments

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Do you believe in jinxes? Many sports bettors say — yes.

Wine Review: Lakeville Brut Rose (Napa Valley, California)

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 13, 2021 in Blog, Wine Reviews | 2 comments

I’m currently in the midst of my two-week self-imposed alcohol sabbatical, which I do twice per year. These are my notes from last week’s trials and tastings.

Restaurant Review: Zaytoon’s Restaurant and Market

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 13, 2021 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews | 1 comment

Zaytoon’s Restaurant and Market has been our “go-to” for “to go” for quite a long time. Simple. Fresh. Delicious. Affordable. Quick. Family owned and run, the restaurant-market is informal. Zaytoon’s has only about six tables, but does a busy takeout business, especially at night.

Video: Happy Hour with Al Mancini (Food Critic–Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 11, 2021 in Blog, Facing the Firing Squad, Las Vegas, Video 1 | 0 comments

Nolan Dalla hosts “Happy Hour,” a talk show on Zoom with guest Al Mancini, the food and restaurant critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

HAPPY HOUR: NOLAN DALLA (HOST) with AL MANCINI (GUEST)

THE LAS VEGAS RESTAURANT SCENE AND TRENDS IN FOOD CULTURE with AL MANCINI, RESTAURANT CRITIC AND FOOD WRITER FOR THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

Topics:

1. LIFE AS A RESTAURANT REVIEWER AND FOOD CRITIC
2. CURRENT TRENDS IN RESTAURANTS AND FOOD
3. MANCINI’S LAS VEGAS RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS

Best pizza, best steakhouse, best burger? It’s all open for discussion.

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Yesterday and Today: The Beatles at Washington Coliseum

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 11, 2021 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews | 1 comment

Washington Coliseum aka Uline Arena

57 years ago today, the Beatles played their first live concert in America. On the night of February 11, 1964 music and popular culture changed forever. Some 20 years after that historic event, I made a pilgrimage to the site of that first concert, and 50 years later (in 2014) I wrote about this realization that time never stands still. Here’s my remembrance of Washington Coliseum, within walking distance of Union Station.