Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 28, 2015 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews |

White Castle opened its first fast-food location on the Las Vegas Strip. No thanks. I’ll pass. Now, would you kindly point me in the direction of the closest In and Out Burger? All this talk of burgers is bringing out the animal in me.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 27, 2015 in Blog, Las Vegas, Restaurant Reviews |

Until now, Las Vegas had been missing a few things. One of these voids was the perfect spot to venture for fresh homemade ice cream. Well, the search is now over. Handel’s has arrived.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 26, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Travel |

Things are really looking up.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 25, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Travel |

Mickey Appleman is a professional gambler. I spent a day with him in his native New York City.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 24, 2015 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews, Travel |

I’ve dined at Wo Hop perhaps 30 to 40 times ever since my first visit back in 1986. Every visit’s exactly the same. Almost to a science. And, that’s a good thing. The food here is consistently delicious.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 23, 2015 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews, Travel |

Babbo is an upscale Italian restaurant in New York City’s West Village on Waverly Place, just steps away from Washington Square Park. A few nights ago, I dined there with three of my dearest and most respected friends — Stevan H. Goldman, Steve “Ice” Eisenstein, and Peter Alson.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 23, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Travel |

….a pugilist with an authentic desire to win cannot be knocked out if he sees the punch coming, for then he suffers no lack of communication. The blow may hurt but cannot wipe him out. In contrast, a five-punch combination in which every blow lands is certain to stampede any opponent into unconsciousness. No matter how light the blows, a jackpot has been struck. The sudden overloading of the victim’s message center is bound to produce the inrush of confusion known as a coma.
— Normal Mailer in “The Fight” (1975)
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 22, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Travel |

We all need a park. Each of us requires our own particular park bench, that profoundly personal place where we run off to, that temporary asylum away from it all, that emotional hideaway uniquely our own, that haven assuring some calm and comfort when we need it most.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 19, 2015 in Blog, General Poker |

“POKER NIGHT IN AMERICA” ROLLS INTO ATLANTIC CITY
Golden Nugget Casino Hosts the First New Show of 2015
High-stakes cash game features actor James Woods, noted film critic Richard Roeper, and several other interesting personalities
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 18, 2015 in Blog, Travel |

When businesses collapse and empires fall, there’s the troublesome issue of who ends up suffering the most.
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