The Las Vegas Adventurer

Las Vegas is well-known for its buffets and world-class dining, but it also has a fantastic selection of vegetarian restaurants as well.
And of course, you don’t have to be vegetarian to enjoy a great vegetarian meal!
My friend Alicia at The Denver Traveler was born and raised here and has some great recommendations:
The Go Raw Cafe
This restaurant and juice bar does exactly what its name suggests: No food is cooked or even warmed – basically it’s altered (chopped, sliced, pureed) but never exposed to heat to cook it. Alicia says cold tomato soup is a little weird at first but …read more

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Cinco de Mayo, a celebration of pride and a joyous holiday throughout Mexico and the US, marks a battle that took place in Puebla, Mexico (appropriately called the Battle of Puebla) that ended in victory when 4,000 Mexican soldiers defeated over 8,000 French fighters on May 5, 1862. But don’t mistake Cinco de Mayo as Mexico’s Independence Day, which is actually September 16th!
Though it’s not a holiday we get out of work for (it’s actually an “optional” holiday in Mexico too) there’s no reason we can’t celebrate when the day is …read more

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The kids are out for Spring Break this week so today we decided to hook up with my husband for lunch. He and a few coworkers have been wanting to try a new Mexican restaurant down the street so we decided to check it out.
Viva Mercado’s is located at 3553 South Rainbow Boulevard. I believe the building they’re in now used to be a Sizzler, for those who have also been around for a few years!
We didn’t have a wait and were taken right back to our table. It was a corner booth and the table actually didn’t seem to …read more

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