Fa Food and Loathing | Covering the Las Vegas Food Scene

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Food and Loathing | Covering the Las Vegas Food Scene

"Food and Loathing" is a savage journey into the stomach of the Las Vegas restaurant and bar scene – with occasional detours to explore some of the valley's other decadent offerings (edible and otherwise). Each week, veteran food writer Al Mancini offers the lowdown on what's new, what's hot and what's delicious in America's most glamorous culinary city. Along with co-host Samantha "Gemini" Stevens and producer Rich Johnson, Al invites you into their conversations with the chefs, bartenders, journalists, and other experts who know where to go – and what to order when you get there.

Website ↗ Last published 30 October 2026 283 posts collected by Sputnik

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“Every time I watch those goat yoga videos on YouTube, I'm like, we should be eating them more.” — Al Mancini, Food and Loathing | Covering the Las Vegas Food Scene
Al Mancini · 30 Oct 2026 Listen →
“If I'm remembering correctly, I think they had both Escargot and Oysters Rockefeller on the menu, which if you give me a steakhouse that does both of those on the menu, man, that's as old school throwback as I want to get, and I love it. … They're not doing bells and whistles and avant-garde, but it's a fantastic chef, a fantastic team.” — Al Mancini, Food and Loathing | Covering the Las Vegas Food Scene
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“If I was working for anybody who paid me a salary, then my responsibility is to go out, generate clicks, get all the dirt, be as nasty as possible… But I'm not an investigative journalist anymore. I just don't have the time. I don't have the resources.” — Al Mancini, Food and Loathing | Covering the Las Vegas Food Scene
Al Mancini · 30 Oct 2026 Listen →
“It's a rough time for restaurants now. There's no reason to celebrate a restaurant closing. There's no reason to pile on. … I'm running a teeny, tiny little business. It's hard, man.” — Al Mancini, Food and Loathing | Covering the Las Vegas Food Scene
Al Mancini · 30 Oct 2026 Listen →
“Right now, I'm trying to put people in restaurants that they're going to enjoy. That's kind of my stated mission statement for this exact phase of my life. I will tell you when a place opens. I'll tell you when a place closes. I'll tell you whatever the confirmed details are on why or when or how. But I'm not going to go out of my way to dig up that dirt just for somebody's entertainment value.” — Al Mancini, Food and Loathing | Covering the Las Vegas Food Scene
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Hosts

Food and Loathing | Covering the Las Vegas Food Scene is hosted by Al Mancini , Samantha "Gemini" Stevens , Rich Johnson , Andrew Morgan and Gemini Stevens .

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