First, let’s talk about the bacon jam.

Heidi Knapp Rinella
Numerous Taste of the Town readers came to the aid of Cindy Zambarano, who’s looking for a recipe for an ultra-hard anise cookie that her 88-year-old father remembers his grandmother baking.
I feel the pain of Taste of the Town reader Blake Myers, having found it impossible to find dry-curd cottage cheese — an integral part of one of my grandmother’s recipes — since moving to Las Vegas more than 16 years ago.
People have told me they find Other Mama difficult to define, but I think it’s simple enough: It’s a restaurant that reflects an appreciation for raw seafood.
If you’ve been paying attention during the past few years, you’ve no doubt noticed a trend toward a more casual approach in restaurants on basically every tier of the industry while, also on every tier, food quality has increased greatly.
Right now, Southern Nevada barbecue is in the midst of an upward trend, and one of the best of the newcomers is Bell’s BBQ in Henderson.