On Today’s Menu:

• Midtown Madness — The crew debates what exactly counts as Midtown...
• Ash’s Birthday Wine Game — Should we bring it to the show?
• BBQ Crawl Updates — Logistics, strategy, and smoky plans — John’s ready, Ash is nervous.
• Dunlap Disease — When your belly “done lapped” over your belt… John’s got jokes and zero shame.
• White Truffle Season — Luxurious, aromatic, and expensive enough to make your wallet cry. Worth it? You decide. (Yes..)
• No Pet Peeves This Week... But IN or OUT? — New segment alert! The crew picks the trends that stay or get the boot.

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On Today’s Menu:

• Sam’s not-so-great time — let’s just say it wasn’t the highlight of his week.
• Tamba scores some diamonds.
• Red Rock’s resurrection — is it a comeback or just a facelift?
• Top Taco List drops… and yeah, not everyone’s impressed.
• Next up: BBQ Crawl! The crew lines up 15+ spots for smoky, saucy judgment day.
• Pet Peeves — you guessed it, new gripes incoming.
• Politics on the plate — a Vegas chef stirs up controversy.
• John’s fired up (again) — plus a rapid-fire round of listener comments you won’t want to miss.

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On Today’s Menu:

• Tamba on-site recording — spicy food, spicier commentary… coming soon on the podcast!
• Bazaar Meat… FINALLY. Was it worth the wait? Oh yes.
• Mid coffee at The Coffee Class — John’s real takeaway? Finding his Halloween costume: a Summerlin pilates mom.
• Greek Fest continues — ouzorita in hand, video on deck.
• Pet Peeves: the yin and yang edition (balance = impossible).
• Listener spotlight — your comments, emails & questions steal the show this week.

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On Today’s Menu:

• Sam is BACK from vacation — but the Venetian may never recover.
• Pizza Fest déjà vu — will the crew get kicked out again? Place your bets.
• Greek Food Fest keeps the ouzo flowing (yes, John’s still claiming heritage).
• Shoutout to Josh & Rachel for their mini burger crawl — inspired by our chaos.
• Kat Thomas uncorks a fine wine update you’ll want to sip on.
• Rio making a comeback? Or just rolling the dice on nostalgia.
• French Food Renaissance — are baguettes and Bordeaux finally cool again?
• Windy City Wet Dogs… yes, that’s actually a thing.
• Anti–Southern Highlands Club, proudly led by John (applications open).
• New segment alert! Spill the Tea — got insider Vegas food gossip? Send it our way.
• Pet Peeve: anti–cocktail menus, courtesy of the women in Sam & John’s lives.

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On Today’s Menu:

• You can now submit your own pet peeves on our website (eattalkrepeat.com)!

• John unveils his updated Where to Eat & Why list for 2025 — including the best 36 restaurants right now and the worst meals of the year so far.

• Big shakeups at the Palms: Mabel’s BBQ, Vetri Cucina, and Rojo Lounge all on their way out — what went wrong?

• EDO’s ambitious expansion plans: new brasserie, Seattle opening, and more — genius growth or dangerous brand dilution?

• Nicole Brisson’s “Make Italian American Food Great Again” menu at Brezza — revival of red sauce classics.

• The latest food news: COTE Vegas sets an October opening, Bazaar Meat reopens, Xiao Long Dumpling expands, Shang Artisan Noodle goes downtown, Leticia Mitchell opens another spot, and more.

• Rapid-fire reviews: from Le Cafe Central’s French café vibes to Tamba’s standout curries, Delmonico’s burger-as-appetizer, and the week’s 0-for-3 duds (TRES Cantina, Ramen Boys, and Zaytinya).

• Listener comments, YouTube shoutouts, and one very hot take… John’s Pet Peeve of the Week — Burning Man.

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On Today’s Menu:

🎙️ A long-awaited guest finally joins us: James Reza, downtown insider, writer, editor, and cocktail connoisseur.

📰 How Reza helped unleash John Curtas, the food critic on Las Vegas (blame him or thank him).

📉 Is Las Vegas really “dead”? We unpack the tourism stats, Wall Street meddling, and the slow death of the $0.99 shrimp cocktail myth.

💸 Why filet mignon is $95 in Vegas but $52 in Manhattan — and why no one’s lowering prices anytime soon.

📲 Influencer culture: pay-for-play reviews, “OnlyFoods,” and the Gen Z ring-light invasion of local bars.

🍸 Cocktail culture deep-dive: from Rudy at Nora’s to Bellagio’s program, to today’s booming downtown bar scene.

🥃 Favorite haunts: Petite Boheme, Frankies, Herbs & Rye, and why you’ll never get a bad drink downtown.

😤 Bar Pet Peeves of the Week: from charging for ice to the dreaded “Gen Z stare” to non-calibrated soda guns.

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John’s back from the dead (sort of), and we’ve got a lot to catch up on. On today's menu...

🧀 Cheese Heaven in Beverly HillsAsh visits the legendary Beverly Hills Cheese Store — no tip prompts, endless samples, and the kind of dairy experience that makes you rethink your life choices.

🦞 Lobster Rolls Are Like SexHot, buttery, Massachusetts-style, and worth the mess. John makes it weird.

🍛 Restaurant of the Week: TambaJohn finally visits Tamba and declares it the best Indian food Vegas has ever seen — modern, elegant, and full of flavor (with receipts).

🔥 John Maul’s Roadkill Grill Gets GrilledAsh tries it. John torches it. Spoiler: The only thing smoky is the backlash.

💸 Vegas Upcharges and Other Rants$20 for a kitchen view at Hell’s Kitchen? John calls BS. Plus, he goes full tilt on TikTok foodie voiceovers and mukbang culture.

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