Dine Drink Vegas Podcast Episode 48: Customer Service Rant Part 2

Bill goes on an epic rant about MGM Rewards customer service, and John makes a Drink of the Day- The Iron Ranger- with way too many ingredients. Along the way we talk about all of the Vegas news, and for once we get serious right at the end.

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Episode 48: Customer Service? Part 2

 

Drink of the Day- Iron Ranger This bourbon-based modern tiki drink comes from Raised by Wolves in San Diego 

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. bourbon (Original recipe uses Maker's Mark Cask Strength)
• ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
• 1 oz. pineapple juice
• ½ oz. falernum
• ½ oz. simple syrup (1:1)
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

 

This drink should be shaken, then strained into a tall glass, such as a hurricane glass, a tiki mug, or just a pint glass, that is full of crushed or pebble ice. Garnish with a cinnamon stick. 

Feature Story:

 

Mini feature? We follow up on the main story from last week by talking about how the eventually responded. We

News

• Scott at Vital Vegas reports that beloved taco joint Pinche’s Tacos has closed at Container Park, blaming increased operating costs and decreased foot traffic. The other Vegas location remains open, but in a location not suited for tourists 

 

• Scott also says Eater is cutting 15 staff members, likely including some city-specific writers. We hope this doesn’t impact Eater Vegas
• Eater Vegas has dropped a listicle and map of what they say are the hot new brunches in Vegas
• Casino.org reports that the A’s have their first investor in Aramark Sports+Entertainment, a philadelphia subsidiary of the company better known for running hospital and college cafeterias, is investing a total of $175 million into the franchise, including 75M of capital expenditures. They also will run concessions in the new stadium, as they did for the ‘s in Oakland.
• The same outlet shares that Tillman Fertitta has “officially suspended” his plans to build on the Strip, which has been unofficially suspended for a long time, so nobody is really surprised  , 

 

• According to KSNV and other sources, two-Michelin-star Gymkhana will be coming to the Aria this Fall. The original location is in London.

 

• According to NBC and most of the internet, Kelly Clarkson has postponed her remaining August residency date so she could  be “fully present” for her children as her ex-husband battles illness. He passed away on August 7th

 

• According to the Associated Press, the Venetian has just signed a contract with the Culinary Workers Union. That means all major casinos on the Strip are now unionized. What makes Las Vegas defy the national trends on unionization?