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A.D. Cook and Bob Barnes at Trustworthy Brewing, Las Vegas, NV
Bob Barnes

A Message from Bob Barnes

I am honored and grateful to accept my friend A.D. Cook’s invitation to contribute my culinary and entertainment articles to this website. I will be writing a weekly column titled Las Vegas Dining and Entertainment News in which I will detail noteworthy restaurant openings and closings, dining news, culinary events and entertainment news worth knowing about.

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Winnie & Ethel's Downtown Diner ~ plated menu items
Bob Barnes

Winnie & Ethel’s

Winnie & Ethel’s Diner, winner of The Great Las Vegas Coffee Shop Giveaway, is now open in the historic Huntridge Center at 1130 E Charleston.

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Sarah Thompson at Casa Playa, Las Vegas, Nevada
Bob Barnes

Casa Playa

What comes to mind when you hear the term Coastal Mexican? In the case of Casa Playa at Encore it references a wide range of seafood delights enlivened with wonderful spices and ingredients by the talented Executive Chef Sarah Thompson.

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Half Bird Half Cluckin' Cosmic
Bob Barnes

Half Bird Chicken & Beer Opens in Henderson

Brian Howard (chef/owner of Sparrow + Wolf) opened his Half Bird Chicken & Beer in Chinatown in the summer of 2022, and has now closed that location, but the concept has hatched in a new location in Henderson, at 725 S Green Valley Pkwy at Horizon Ridge.

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A.D. Cook

A Day At The Races

What a day! It’s been a while since I’ve been to a race in Las Vegas and even longer since I’ve experienced anything like today. It was loud, with the smell of fuel, WD40, burnt rubber in the air, and gritty dust in the wind. And that was just on the track. Overhead, amazing U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Fighter Falcons fighter jets were practicing their moves with a few flyovers. And although it was a bit chilly, it was a blast of a day!

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SEMA Show Las Vegas 2023
A.D. Cook

SEMA Las Vegas 2023

This year’s Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association Show was the biggest, baddest, best car show I’ve ever attended.

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A.D. Cook

Las Vegas Corvette Association Car Show

The Las Vegas Corvette Association recently marked a major milestone as it commemorated fifty years of existence. In what turned out to be a truly remarkable showcase, the association exhibited a wide range of sixty (give or take a few) Corvettes that spanned seven decades of America’s Sports Car’s illustrious existence.

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