{"id":16860,"date":"2017-02-27T00:24:24","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T08:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=16860"},"modified":"2017-02-27T00:37:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T08:37:03","slug":"vital-vegas-podcast-ep-42-food-critic-john-curtas-exclusive-scoop-predictions-pappy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/vital-vegas-podcast-ep-42-food-critic-john-curtas-exclusive-scoop-predictions-pappy\/","title":{"rendered":"Vital Vegas Podcast, Ep. 42: Food Critic John Curtas, Exclusive Scoop and Predictions from Pappy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s time to go ears deep into the latest episode of the Vital Vegas Podcast.<\/p>\n

First, we congratulate ourself on reaching our first 100,000 podcast downloads! It’s more like 108,097, but who’s counting?<\/p>\n

Also on the show, we share tons of scoop about construction commencing on the new 18 Fremont resort project<\/a>. Demolition of two shops marks the official beginning of what will become a resort taking up a full block on Fremont Street, including the closed Las Vegas Club casino, Glitter Gulch strip club and Mermaids casino.<\/p>\n

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Many great Las Vegas resorts have sprung from humble beginnings. This qualifies. Demolition of two shops has carved a path from an alleyway to Fremont Street. There’s a lot more to come.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You’ll also hear from veteran food critic John Curtas, co-author of “Eating Las Vegas,” the definitive guide to 50 essential Las Vegas restaurants. On his Web site, EatingLV.com<\/a>, Curtas speaks his mind like few others in Las Vegas, and shares his picks for the best dining in Sin City, including his five favorite steakhouses.<\/p>\n

As usual, you’ll get an earful of Las Vegas news and history, and the “Listicle of the Week” features 10 predictions about your next Las Vegas visit from special guest, Pappy.<\/p>\n

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Think Zoltar, but more prospectory. Which may or may not be a word.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This week’s show has even more WTF than the Oscars, so break out the earbuds and roll around naked in a giant pile of Vegas.<\/p>\n

Or something.<\/p>\n

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