AM Al Mancini Las Vegas food writer covering restaurant openings, happy hour deals and the local dining scene.

“Every time I watch those goat yoga videos on YouTube, I'm like, we should be eating them more.”

Food and Loathing | Covering the Las Vegas Food Scene · Food & Beverage · October 2026

Context

His co-host had said she loved a goat dish at a food event and that goat rarely shows up on Las Vegas menus. The food writer's deadpan reply.

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Transcript

Food and Loathing | Covering the Las Vegas Food Scene Around 12:25 into the episode

Al Mancini

So let's talk about where we've been dining. Gemini, you want to start us off and also talk about just everything you did at Picnic in the Alley because I'm so sorry that I missed it. Yeah,

Samantha "Gemini" Stevens

…the energy was fantastic. There were drink activations and food activations. I know you're going to talk more about it coming up, but I have to tell you, I had Nicole Brisson goat dish, which makes me so happy because you and I both talk about not enough people have goat in town. Yes. Every time

Al Mancini

I watch those goat yoga videos on YouTube, I'm like, we should be eating them more.

Samantha "Gemini" Stevens

Right? Yeah, they're cute and delicious. Yes. The cuter an animal is, the more

Al Mancini

delicious it is. This is a simple effect of life.

Samantha "Gemini" Stevens

I think so.

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