On Today’s Menu:
- The highly anticipated Michelin throwdown with John & Chef James Trees of Esther’s Kitchen and Al Solito Posto
- The reason Michelin stars are given & how the process works
- John’s argument against Michelin: it's a publicity stunt & they're pretending to be elite restaurant raters
- Chef James Trees’ argument against John: you can’t elevate dining without them
- Why John hates tasting menus
- Pasta debate & pet peeves
- Restaurants need to read the room
Food News You Can Use:
- John’s 52 essential restaurants on eatinglv.com coming mid-November
- Fountainbleau Las Vegas’ restaurant list & which ones we’re looking forward to (Mother Wolf, Don’s Prime, & Cantina Contramar)
- New York City’s Junior’s cheesecakes is coming to Las Vegas
- NORMS (or as John calls it, Westcoast Waffle House) is getting ready to open its first location in Las Vegas
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