Food and Loathing Restaurant Guide -- Ep. 5: Cannabis and a Comedian

In the opening segment of this episode, I had some childish fun mispronouncing the name of the Foo Kien Fried Rice on the Chinglish Wine Bar brunch menu.


I also chatted about my visit just hours earlier to Madero Street Tacos on Carson Avenue in Downtown Las Vegas, during which I sampled some items from El Gallo ghost kitchen’s new breakfast menu.




Jason and I both shared our thoughts on Gabi’s Gorditas, and we hear an interview with Gabi’s owner Alfredo Delatorre.


I crashed a lunch Jason was having at the outstanding off-Strip Greek restaurant Meraki with famed barman Tony Abou Ganim, to have Tony tell me about inventing the Cable Car.

I also spoke to Sand Dollar Lounge owner Anthony Jamison about bringing an incarnation of the popular Spring Mountain Road blues bar to The Plaza in Downtown Las Vegas.

At this point, we took a break to chat with comedian Tom Papa about his upcoming show at Wynn Las Vegas. In addition to touring the countrydoing standup, Papa also hosts several baking shows, including the BreakingBread with Tom Papa podcast, the YouTube series Getting Baked with Tom Papa and The Food Network’s Baked with Tom Papa.

The centerpiece of this week’s show was a discussion of cannabis edibles with Chef Stacey Dougan of Simply Pure and Elevate Nevada editor Beth Schwartz.


The interview was conducted at The Source Dispensary’s Rainbow Boulevard location, at Sahra Avenue. The Source also has locations in Henderson, North Las Vegas and Reno.

Beth mentioned Elevate’s first-ever Dispensary Guide.

Chef Stacey has other projects in the works, but recommended you follow her on Instagram at @simplypurelv.

In the final segment, I spoke a bit about Yonutz! -- the company which had delivered some mini-doughnuts to my house just in time for the taping, and which was opening its first Las Vegas location on Centennial Center Boulevard.


Jason mentioned his articles about Amafli and Chris Santos, both of which are available at OffTheStrip.com.

He also spoke about Gina Marinelli’s appearance on The Globe, hosted by Robert Irvine, as well as his visit to La Strega.


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