Craftsteak Gets Top Steakhouse Mention

Saveur magazine's saveur.com July 2007 issue includes the piece "Our 7 Favorite Steak Houses"," which include:

1. Bern's Steak House, Tampa
2. Craftsteak, Las Vegas and New York
3. Five O'Clock Steakhouse, Milwaukee
4. Gene and Georgetti, Chicago
5. Gorat's Steak House, Omaha
6. Pacific Dining Car, Los Angeles
7. Peter Luger, Brooklyn, New York

The mag also garners steak-grilling tips from Mario Navarro, a Mexico native who has been chef at Chicago's Gene and Georgetti's for more than 30 years.

The Wynn Among 'Forbes Traveler' Hotel Dining Picks
Forbes Traveler forbestraveler.com recently asked asking a panel of food and travel experts for their take on the top hotel dining in the country. The top 15 chosen include: The Peabody Memphis and its upscale restaurant, Chez Philippe; Four Seasons Hotel and L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon restaurant in New York City; Jean Georges, Trump International Hotel and Tower, New York; Gordon Ramsay, The London hotel in New York; The Carlyle Restaurant, The Carlyle Hotel in New York; Cathe St. Regis Hotel and Ame restaurant in San Francisco; Michael Mina, Westin St. Francis in San Francisco; Cortez in the Hotel Adagio, San Francisco; Studio Restaurant, Montage, Laguna Beach; the Beverly Wilshire and Cut restaurant in Los Angeles; The Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Va.; The Wynn Las Vegas; Citronelle, Latham Hotel in Washington, DC.; Azul at Mandarin Oriental hotel in Miami.

IN THE NEWS: The Review-Journal's Heidi Knapp Rinella gives a B to Rao's (Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South). reviewjournal.com ... City Life's Al Mancini reviews Mickie Finnz Fish House & Bar (425 Fremont St.). lasvegascitylife.com ... Las Vegas Weekly's Max Jacobson stops by Carnegie Deli (inside the Mirage). lasvegasweekly.com ... Jacobson reviews Vintner Grill (10100 W. Charleston Blvd.) for Las Vegas Life magazine. ... The Detroit Free Press freep.com fires questions at Sean Griffin, the 34-year old chef at Neros steak house in Las Vegas. He's coming to Windsor, Canada at the beginning of June to help set a tone for the new Neros opening June 14 inside Casino Windsor and to train the staff. ... The San Jose Mercury News' Carolyn Jung blogs about good and not so good Vegas restaurants.

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com