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Axios
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Turkey and the Wolf's Creole tomato sandwich is a seasonal hit
Creole tomato season is in full force in New Orleans, so now's the time to enjoy these ruby red treasures whenever you spot them on menus. Why it matters: Turkey and the Wolf has a Creole tomato sandwich special right now that's worth getting your hands on before the moment passes you by. Zoom in: Creole tomato season technically runs from about May until the first freeze, according to Country Roads Magazine, but the bounty is at its most celebrated at midsummer. (That might be thanks to the Creole Tomato Festival, which just took place in early June.) The intrigue: There's technically no clear definition of what makes a Creole tomato, according to the LSU AgCenter. Though the university put out a "Creole" tomato variety in 1969, growers in St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, who typically use the title, don't usually use that seed. "Today, Creole has become a marketing term for any tomato grown in Louisiana," LSU says. Dig in: At Turkey and the Wolf, the tomatoes that end up on its seasonal sandwich are sliced thick and layered on fat slices of Texas toast. The juicy stack is laden with fresh basil leaves and dill, and when you take a bite, sunflower seeds ooze out on waves of Duke's mayonnaise. Heaven.
Eater
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
The Strip's Biggest Food Hall Just Opened — Here's What to Eat
A new food hall has opened on the Las Vegas Strip — the latest in a citywide boom of food halls that bring together local favorites, national chains, and celebrity chef brands under one roof. And Via Via, which debuted Monday, June 9 at the Venetian Resort, might just be the city's most exciting one yet. While some Las Vegas casinos have traded buffets for brand-new food halls, Via Via took a different approach — transforming its existing food court by swapping out familiar mall staples like Bonanno's and Fatburger for buzzy, sought-after restaurants from across the country. One standout is Howlin' Ray's, the cult-favorite Los Angeles spot known for its Nashville-style hot chicken. Its fans once lined up for hours to get fried chicken sandwiches, and even nine years after opening its first location in LA's Chinatown, lines are still a common sight on weekends. James Beard Award nominee and New York Times best-selling author Mason Hereford is bringing a double dose of New Orleans flavor to the Las Vegas Strip. His cult-favorite spots, Turkey and the Wolf and Molly's Rise and Shine, are now slinging sandwiches and breakfast hits at Via Via. Turkey and the Wolf, the sandwich slinger that Bon Appétit crowned America's Best New Restaurant in 2017, is known for its offbeat menu — think double-decker collard green sandwiches and chicken pot pie-stuffed empanadas with tarragon buttermilk. Right next door, Hereford's Magazine Street breakfast spot, Molly's Rise and Shine, serves up playful takes on the morning classics, like a Grand Slam McMuffin stacked with sausage patties, American cheese, grilled onions, and house-made English muffins. Also at Via Via, acclaimed New York noodle spot Ivan Ramen serves some of the city's most enjoyable noodles on the Las Vegas Strip — a critic once declared its ramen 'so good it will make your eyes explode.' But the menu goes well beyond ramen, offering a lineup of inventive, izakaya-style small plates like asparagus with miso nuta and stracciatella, spicy pickles, and wagyu pastrami buns. Some may remember chef Ray Garcia, the talent behind ¡Viva! at Resorts World, and his B.S. Taqueria from its stint at the short-lived Sundry food hall in southwest Las Vegas, where it served tacos, small bites, and a deep tequila list that rivaled full-service bars. Now, the concept returns with a fresh take at Via Via. On the menu are dishes like chile-rubbed al pastor, wood-fire grilled cauliflower, and house-made chorizo, all tucked into freshly pressed heirloom corn tortillas. The Lower East Side's Scarr's Pizza has been serving pies for nearly a decade, but even its newest location drew lines around the block when it opened in 2023. Owner Scarr Pimentel grinds his own flour in-house to create the ideal foundation for a simple, perfect slice of cheese 'za. All'Antico Vinaio, the legendary sandwich shop from Florence known for its round-the-block lines, square-cut schiacciata bread, and towering stacks of cured meats and cheeses, opened its second Las Vegas location at the food hall. The first outpost debuted at UnCommons last year. Lastly, the hospitality group behind Death & Co. — the influential cocktail bar that helped define the modern cocktail renaissance — is bringing its latest concept to Las Vegas. Close Company, which debuted in Nashville just a couple of weeks ago, offers the same high-caliber cocktails as its predecessor but in a more relaxed, neighborhood-style setting. It marks the first Las Vegas venture for Gin & Luck, the team behind Death & Co. locations in New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Washington, D.C., and Seattle. Via Via is the latest addition to Las Vegas's ongoing food hall boom. At the Miracle Mile Shops inside Planet Hollywood, Tacotarian recently opened inside the new Miracle Eats food court, which is slowly filling out with other vendors like Irv's Burgers and Fat Sal's. Like the Venetian, Caesars Palace also gave its food court a glow-up, replacing its functional but forgettable stalls with celebrity names like Bobby's Burgers by Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri's Chicken Guy. Off-Strip, the short-lived Sundry, which famously closed exactly one year after opening last June, is being replaced by a popular Hawaiian food hall focused on Asian street food. And newcomer H-Mart has brought its own built-in food hall packed with Korean and other Asian favorites. Via Via follows in the footsteps of Proper Eats at Aria, bringing together talent that already draws crowds in cities across the U.S. With names like Howlin' Ray's, Ivan Ramen, Turkey and the Wolf, and Death & Co. — and menus this stacked — Via Via isn't just a food hall; it's a cheat sheet for what's hot in American dining right now. See More: Vegas Restaurant News Vegas Restaurant Openings
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Turkey and the Wolf is now open in Nashville; here's what to order
Turkey and the Wolf Icehouse opened in East Nashville officially March 1, with customers lined up down the block before the sandwich spot even flipped over the open sign. This is the second location of Turkey and the Wolf for chef Mason Hereford. The first, located in New Orleans, had Bon Appetit's Andrew Knowlton waxing poetic over a collard green sandwich. The writer, claiming to have been rendered "drunk on mayo," also declared Turkey and the Wolf America's Best New Restaurant for 2017. Except it wasn't just the mayo's influence. Food and Wine magazine recognized Turkey and the Wolf as one of the most important restaurants of the decade and declared, "This goofy-ass place is seriously excellent." The place is seriously goofy, which is part of what makes it so charming. You may be handed a unicorn on a stick instead of a number to mark your table. Your cocktail may arrive in a Winnie the Pooh glass, your sandwich on a collectible McDonald's plate. The opening menu is small, with additions to come, but for now your order is obvious: get that collard green sandwich. It's vaguely Reuben-like with its toasted rye, cherry pepper Russian dressing and melty Swiss cheese. There's also some crunchy slaw and then the umami-rich, slow-cooked collards that make this sandwich what it is. And this is a sandwich you need in your life. And also don't sleep on that spicy-sweet cabbage salad, with thinly sliced jalapeños and a dressing of coconut milk, fish sauce and Sriracha punched up with lime, herbs, tamarind. It's finished with fried garlic and toasted sesame seeds and it's simply fantastic. Not as show-stopping but still very good is the restaurant's wedge salad, which comes absolutely smothered with garlicky everything bagel seasoning, blue cheese dressing, fresh dill and crunchy bits of bacon over perfectly chilled iceberg lettuce. It's perfectly refreshing. The restaurant's Mama Tried burger, an ode to a Big Mac, special sauce and all (which is undoubtedly Duke's heavy), is exactly what you'd expect: a messy, drippy burger that you want to eat on Turkey and the Wolf's huge, pretty outdoor space which will surely be full at all times when the weather warms. The bologna sandwich is massive, and served on slabs of buttery toasted white bread. It's texturally fantastic with its shredded iceberg lettuce, crisp house-made potato chips and fried bologna, though the sweet-hot mustard is sweeter than you'd expect. More additions to the menu are on the way. You can buy beer by the bucket from Bud to Bell's Two-Hearted. There are some basic mixed drinks including a Ford's gin and tea with lemon and a Barq's and Buffalo Trace bourbon. There are more frozen drinks coming in time for the warmer weather. But for now grab yourself a seriously refreshing frozen French 75, a sweet, lemony gin and champagne concoction, frozen and blended. It's perfect for a lazy weekend afternoon. What: Turkey and the Wolf Icehouse is now open. It has an expansive lawn full of picnic tables and a heated tented seating area near the kitchen. Dogs and children are welcome. Where: 800 Meridian St. When: Hours are limited for now, but will expand. Currently, the restaurant is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m., closed Tuesday and Wednesday. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville restaurant: NOLA-based Turkey and the Wolf open; what to eat
