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Jim Begley

Las Vegas, Nevada
As seen in: Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Sun, Desert Companion, Columbus Telegram, Star-Herald, Las Vegas Magazine
I'm an avid food lover who writes in an attempt to defray my obscene restaurant spending.

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2024 Restaurant Awards

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By Jim Begley, John A. Curtas, Heidi Knapp Rinella
| Desert Companion Verified
It would be tempting to call this the year of the Japanese-influenced winner, what with Moia and Misuzu Ebihara getting awards for world cuisine and pastry chef, respectively, and Mitsuo Endo’s eponymous restaurant taking top honors. But a deeper dive into this year’s list reveals something else at play: a conversation between tradition and innovation.
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2023 Restaurant Awards

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By Jim Begley, John A. Curtas, Genevie Durano, Heidi Knapp Rinella
| Desert Companion Verified
Desert Companion 2023 Restaurant Awards: This year, it’s personal. Okay, so every year is, to a great extent, about the people behind the food — and the places where we enjoy it. But this year’s awards include a remarkable number of restaurants launched by people who seem to have projected their innermost desires onto their concepts and menus.
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Begley: The troubling efforts to roll back child labor protections

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By Jim Begley
| Columbus Telegram Verified
Throughout our nation’s history, organized labor has led the effort to push back against employers who have no regard for the dignity, safety or well-being of the wage earners who are the backbone of our economy. While progress for the American wage earner has been attained incrementally, this Labor Day sadly recognizes a return to an issue for some powerful employers, billionaire business leaders, and elected officials that many thought was put to rest decades ago-child labor.
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