New Weird DIFFERENT Limited and Special Edition FOODS Out There June 2026

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There is always something New, Weird, Different, Limited, and Special Edition in the wonderful world of food. We just never know what the FORKwe will come across when we shop for food.

Up above is –

WEIRD – King Pork BUTT Sliced Curls – Something to pig out on. Oink Oink!

WEIRD – Cheetos Flamin’ HOT Dill Pickle Puffs – Doubt it’s DILLishous!

Different – Doritos Golden Sriracha Chips ????

DIFFERENT – Lay’s Bacon Grilled Cheese Potato Chips with “OTHER” natural flavors (maybe? beaver butt juice?)

DIFFERENT – Kettle – Spicy Kimchi Potato Chips

DIFFERENT – Rivalz – Stuffed Snacks Extra Chedda’ Mac – ?

LIMITED EDITION – Lance Nashville Hot Cheddar Sandwich Crackers – Sounds tasty but don’t know?

DIFFERENT – Pop Daddy Pretzels – Smoked Gouda

DIFFERENT and possibly Gross – Pop Daddy Pretzels – Birthday Cake

DIFFERENT – Pop Daddy Pretzels – Garlic Parmesan

DIFFERENT – Pop Daddy Pretzels – Cinnamon Sugar

DIFFERENT and maybe NUTS! – Planters Hot Chipotle Peanuts

LIMITED EDITION – General Mills Reese’s Puffs BUNNIES – Hop to it

WEIRD – Kellogg’s – Some sort of SpongeBob Cereal????

DIFFERENT – Tochi Sriracha Salmon Chips 100% Norwegian Salmon – Fishy?

DIFFERENT – Huer – Cholula Chamoy Medium Hot Mango, Watermelon, Pineapple Gummies (not for everyone. Maybe that is why it was on clearance?)

DIFFERENT – Van Leeuwen’s Dubai Style Chocolate Cone Ice Cream – ?

NEW – Van Leeuwenhoek Strawberry & Cream and Orange & Cream French Ice Cream Bonbons

And there is usually something Oreo –

DIFFERENT – Nabisco LOADED Oreo cookies with added CRUMBS Oh boy what a treat?

Well that was the New, Weird, Different, Limited, and Special Edition Foods out there for June 2026. Who knows What The FORK we will come across next month?

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Dogs Dining on Mostly Cheeseburgers in Las Vegas NV June 2026

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Well it’s too hot to dine out with dogs in Las Vegas this time of year so the dogs get a car ride and we pick up usually a cheeseburger for them.

They got an In-N-Out Cheeseburger.

They always enjoy a ride and burgers from In-N-Out

www.In-N-Out.com

Still Hot. The Dogs got a car ride to Arby’s and got a Brisket Sandwich.

We brought the brisket sandwich home.

The dogs enjoyed their trip to Arby’s.

www.Arbys.com

Dogs got a Carl’s Jr Cheeseburger.

The Dogs never turn down a Carl’s Jr Cheeseburger.

www.CarlsJr.com

106F today so the dogs got a car ride to In-N-Out Burger.

Then we go home and the dogs eat the cheeseburger there.

They always enjoy a car ride to In-N-Out Burger

www.In-N-Out.com

Still HOT so they got another ride to In-N-Out Burger.

www.In-N-Out.com

Here they are with a Carls Jr Cheeseburger.

“That burger looks a bit squished but I’ll eat it anyway”

www.CarlsJr.com

That was DOGS dining on mostly cheeseburgers for June 2026. We hope that you’ve enjoyed and we hope to see you next month.

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In Memory of Louie 5-5-2001 – 3-3-2017

My 2026 Trip to Firefly Tapas – Las Vegas NV

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Firefly Tapas is a Spanish Style Taps Restaurant and Bar with two locations in Vegas, The Hughes Center Drive location is located near to the Las Vegas Strip. It’s spacious and rich looking inside with a large bar area, large dining areas and a large patio.

Whatever you order they always offer you complimentary bread with delicious spiced butter with almonds.

Our favorite tapas from our last visit was the tuna tartare so we got it again.

It’s different. This tuna tastes more like raw tuna.

Last time the tuna was marinated and had a delicious sauce. See below.

last years tuna tartare

Don’t know what happened with the tuna tartare here?

The apple manchego salad was delicious and very good.

So was the tomato basil soup with mini grilled cheese but-

One sandwich hardy had any cheese in it.

I thought the stuffed peppers were tasty.

The steak and mushroom skewers also were delicious but –

The steak is very chewy

That was my trip to Firefly Tapas

Las time the food was either perfect or amazing. (well most places aren’t perfect all the time)

This time slightly hit and miss.

Firefly Tapas Restaurant and Bar

335 Hughs Center Dr Las Vegas NV

702-369-3971

www.FireflyLV.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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Marché Bacchus – Great Atmosphere and Lots of Wine – Get Desserts and French Dip – Las Vegas NV

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Marché Bacchus is a contemporary French Style Restaurant and Wine Bar and Store located about ten minutes away from the Las Vegas Strip. The restaurant has changed ownership a few times over the years. I read on www.360Vegas.com that Celebrity Chef Alex Stratta and his Executive Chef Dave Middleton created the menu but those chefs are no longer with Marché Bacchus. The restaurant offers a stunning lakeside atmosphere. It also offers over 950 choices of wine.

After multiple visits I can recommend getting The French Dip and the ever changing menu of desserts because both were so far delicious and top notch on all our visits.

Below is the chocolate tart with blood orange sorbet

The most disappointing plate here might be the HK Burger

The roll tastes burnt and the burger has almost no flavor at all. I was told that the burger is ground in house and the menu reads that this is a Linz (from Chicago) Angus patty. The burger comes with your choice of fries or a salad and at the time of my visit was $28.

Pictures below are from previous visits. All the desserts and the beef bourguignon was very good.

Stunning Atmosphere and lots of wine to try.

Some things are better than other things here so enjoy the lovely atmosphere, maybe drink some wine, and get the French Dip and the desserts!

Marché Bacchus

2620 Regatta Drive Las Vegas NV

702-804-8008

https://huklhospitality.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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The FORKING Las Vegas FOOD Buzz of the Week

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The BEST of the week certainly was the multi course dinner from Bar Boheme.Everything was superb from service to food to wine pairing. Here are pictures from a couple visits.

Unfortunately there also was a worst of the week. The house made pastrami rueben from Fine Company was awful.

The pastrami wasn’t coked enough so the fat on the ends was so hard that you could use it as dental floss. The flavors were messed up too and were so unbalanced that you really mostly taste liquid smoke and black pepper. PLUS they don’t put much in the sandwich. Don’t know why but I brought half home and the pastrami and scant amount of cabbage inside only weighed LESS THAN ONE OUNCE.

Anyways in other FOOD News –

Las Vegas finally won another James Beard Award and it went to chef Sarah Thompson of Casa Playa

Another different James Beard Award something called “Classics” went to Bob Taylor’s Ranch House

Just thought I’d share what we tried at Bob Taylor’s Ranch House.

Moist tender chicken but – Soggy warm salad with a sickening sweet sauce
Burger over cooked from frozen till grey inside

Coming Soon –

June?- Better Buzz Coffee – 10020 W Sahara Ave

June? Better Buzz Coffee – 110 E Lake Mead Pkwy (Henderson)

June? Shang Artisan Noodle – 211 S Las Vegas Blvd

July 3 The Largest Ice Cream Museum in the World – Area15 (near strip)

Summer? Le Umu (Samoan) 5181 W Charleston Blvd

Summer? Yu by Sijie (Chinese Fusion) Tivoli Village

Summer? French Riviera – 401 S 6TH St

Summer? Club Fortune Casino – 2757 Las Vegas Blvd -NORTH Las Vegas

Summer? Lit Wing Express Ghost Kitchen – 333 W St Louis Ave

Summer? Te’Amo Boba & Dessert – Miracle Mile Shops

Summer? Sbarro – 3717 S Las Vegas Blvd

Summer? Wagyu Factory – Boca Park

Summer? Thirsty Flamingo – 104 S Jones Blvd

Summer? Siegel’s 1941 (breakfast/lunch) Alex Steakhouse (same spot dinner) El Cortez

Summer? Grounds and Sounds (coffee) – 2747 N Rainbow Blvd

August 26 Michelin Guild Ceremony – INVITATION ONLY – Fontainebleau

September 24-27 Drink Las Vegas Festival – Bigger Named Chefs & Mixologists – about 50 events – Bellagio, The Cosmopolitan, Aria, Park MGM, (most single events cost around $300. each)

Fall? Arty’s Steakhouse – 953 E Sahara Ave

Fall? Stix Asian Food Hall – Uncommon’s

Fall? Pizza Rodzio – Miracle Mile Shops

Fall? Sour Dough & Co – Miracle Mile Shops

Fall? Finney’s Craft House & Kitchen – Town Square

Fall? Poke House – 7175 W Lake Mead Blvd

November 14 – Las Vegas Pizza Festival 1-4pm – The Industrial Event Space

Fall/Winter? House Rules Bar & Restaurant (Competition Multi Sports) 3071 S Rancho Dr

Fall/Winter? Greek Heaven – 6010 W Craig Rd

Fall/Winter? Slice Deli (Italian) 1563 S Commerce St

This Year? Ampm Hookah Lounge & Restaurant – 4850 W Flamingo Rd

This Year? Shang Artisan Noodle – 6491 N Durango Dr

This Year? Better Buzz Coffee – 445 E Lake Mead Blvd

2027 Netflix House – 400,000 square foot entertainment complex restaurant – 3747 S. Las Vegas Blvd

And in Silly and or Cute FOOD News – My dogs eating In-N-Out Cheeseburgers

This was The FORKING Las Vegas FOOD Buzz of the Week

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FORKING Amazing Chocolate Truffles Recipe

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I was gifted with a bunch of Gavottes Crispy Crepe Biscuits so I wanted to make them into something special. I know about no bake cookies. I also know about Kadorei Shokolad cookies, I also know how to make both recipes much better. Somehow I turned the Crispy Crepe Biscuits into FORKING AMAZING Chocolate Truffles. This is very easy and anybody can make these. All you do is melt butter and chocolate and mix the ingredients into it. They need to soak a little and firm up slightly. The embellishments are up to you!

Recipe for around 20 truffles

8 oz crispy crepe biscuits – crushed

10 oz unsalted butter – melted

6 oz chocolate chips (melted with the butter) + optional more for embellishments

1/3 cup dark brown sugar

1/3 cup cocoa powder

2 teaspoons vanilia extract

1 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon course sea salt

Embellishments

optimal – coconut shreds

optimal – crushed sweetened nuts

optimal – sprinkles

optional – sugars

optional – chocolate shreds

optional – chocolate drizzle

EASY just mix the ingredients together. Let sit 20-30 minutes. Scoop into small meatball sized balls and don’t worry if not perfect because they will stick together better on the next rolling. Roll into embellishments of choice. Refrigerate. (I did chocolate chips crushed, a few chocolate sprinkles, red sugar, and chocolate drizzle)

These came out really FORKING Amazing. My husband usually doesn’t even like sweets but said, that he could eat all of them.

FORKING Amazing Chocolate Truffles

For serving I’d suggest pulling them out of the refrigerator and bring to room temperature.

ENJOY!!!!!!

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My Trip to Spicy Hero Sichuan Cuisine – Las Vegas NV – Not so much of a Spicy Hero to me

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Spicy Hero Sichuan Cuisine is located in a small but busy mall in Chinatown.

Below is a small part of the inside. Before we ordered our server warned us that everything here is very spicy.

We started out by sharing the Sichuan Spicy Chicken with Chili Oil.

It’s sliced up chicken with bones, bone fragments, rubbery boiled skin, topped with mild chili oil and cilantro (this sure isn’t for everyone) It looks spicy but isn’t. It looks and tastes like they used sesame seeds instead of Sichuan peppers here.

Next was Eggplant in Chili Paste.

This is mainly eggplant in mild chili oil. Not spicy and not flavored with much.

Next was Spicy Stir Fried Beef (my husband asked for extra spicy hot)

This is the only one that had some heat to it. The beef is nice and tender but this one also has little flavor to it The heat is medium-ish-hot. If this was from a Thai Restaurant I’d say the heat is 2-3 out of 5 depending on restaurant.

Not so much the Spicy Hero to me.

Spicy Hero Sichuan Cuisine

5130 Spring Mountain Road Las Vegas NV

725-204-8630

www.TheSpicyHero.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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Gjelina (Restaurant in the Venetian) Las Vegas NV is Worth a Try!

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Gjelina is a contemporary restaurant and bar that is located on restaurant row in the Venetian Hotel/Casino. During lunch time they offer a menu with raw fish, salads, sandwiches, hand made pastas, wood fired pizzas, platters, vegetable sides, and more.

Inside are multiple dining areas and a bar.

We shared a vegetable side order of Oyster Mushrooms with Guajillo Pepper, and Cilantro-Avocado Emulsion.

Tasty – It’s almost like chicken taco filling. Somehow I almost wish this was a taco.

My main was the Blackened Sea Bass Sandwich withBlack Garlic Aioli and Slaw and house made potato chips.

This is harder to eat than it looks. There is a very generous amount of pickled vegetables under all that fish. It’s all very good but also hard to eat. The house made potato chips are also very good. Nice and crisp and seems free of oil.

My husband tried a Cured Chorizo Pizza (pomodoro, Calabrian Chili, Red Onion, Mozzarella)

They bring him seasonings too.

He said that this pizza was delicious and very good.

Gjelina is certainly Worth a Try!

3355 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-414-6333

www.Gjelina.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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Restaurant Week – Bar Boheme – Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

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Bar Boheme is a contemporary fine dining French Style Restaurant located in downtown Vegas in the Arts District. The chef is very well seasoned Vegas Native James Trees. He has worked for many of the biggest name chefs on the Las Vegas Strip.He also was a James Beard finalist and has worked for chef Gordon Ramsay on a few of his TV Shows. For dinner you can order a la carte, Prix Fixe, and a seven course tasting menu. Right now he is offering his Prix Fixe ,Menu for restaurant week.

You will start off with some amuse bouche that’s ultra fancy with several layers of flavors and textures.

Then you get French Baguette and French Butter and you can add on an even fancier French Butter.

Now the first courses come.

Gnocchi a la Pareienne

Salade Nicoise

Main Coures –

Barramundi Cuit a la Vapeur (lentils & mushroom stock)

Sautéed Filet of Ocean Trout

Desserts

French Cheeses

Croustillant Chocolate Cremeux

more sweets with the check

This was the amazing Prix Fixe Menu that was also offered for Restaurant Week. Extended to June 19

Menus change slightly with the seasons.

Bar Boheme is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

Bar Boheme

1401 S Main Street Las Vegas NV

702-848-6823

www.BarBohemeLV.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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The FORKING Las Vegas FOOD Buzz of the Week

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Worst of the week (and one of the worst of the year) was Mountain Mikes Pizza. It was like a horror movie and also so bad that it was torture trying to eat it. Just terrible dense dough and the worst cheese that tasted and felt like it was mixed with saw dust. My slices didn’t have and sauce. Just the most terrible tasting pizza that I have ever tried.

Mountain Mike’s Lunch Buffet Pizza

So bad it made the birds sick by the front door.

Also tried the brand new Able Baker Bomb Shelter in Centennial. Not perfect but very good with lots of potential.

Spring???/Summer? Shang Artisan Noodle – 211 S Las Vegas Blvd

Summer? Le Umu (Samoan) 5181 W Charleston Blvd

Summer? Yu by Sijie (Chinese Fusion) Tivoli Village

Summer? French Riviera – 401 S 6TH St

Summer? Club Fortune Casino – 2757 Las Vegas Blvd – NORTH Las Vegas

Summer? Lit Wing Express Ghost Kitchen – 333 W St Louis Ave

Summer? Te’Amo Boba & Desert – Miracle Mile Shops

Summer? Sbarro – 3717 S Las Vegas Blvd

Summer? Wagyu Factory – Boca Park

Summer? Siegel’s 1941 (breakfast & lunch) Alex Steakhouse (same spot dinner) El Cortez Casino

August 26 Michelin Guild Ceremony – INVITATION ONLY – Fountainblau

September 24-27 Drink Las Vegas Festival – Biggest Name Chefs & Mixologists – about 50 events, Bellagio, The Cosmopolitan, Aria, Park MGM (most single events cost around $300. each)

Fall? Stix Asian Food Hall – Uncommon’s

Fall? Pizza Rodzio – Miracle Mile Shops

Fall? Sour Dough & Co – Miracle Mile Shops

Fall? Finney’s Craft House and Kitchen – Town Square

Fall? Poke House – 7175 W Lake Mead Blvd

November 14 – Las Vegas Pizza Festival – 1-4pm – The Industrial Event Space

Fall/Winter House Rules Bar & Restaurant (competition multi sports) 3071 S Rancho Drive

Fall/Winter Greek Heaven – 6010 W Craig Road

Fall/Winter Slice Deli (Italian) 1563 S Commerce St

This Year? Shang Artisan Noodle 6491 N Durango Dr

2027 Netflix House – 400,000 square foot entertainment complex restaurant – 3747 S. Las Vegas Blvd

And in Silly and or Cute FOOD News- My dogs enjoying an In-N-Out Cheeseburger.

This was The FORKING Las Vegas FOOD News

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