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photography by greg Kahn (Lapan) Sabin Orr A St. Louis area native and avid sports fan, Sabin Orr has been a professional photographer specializing in culinary advertising and editorial projects for nearly two decades. For this issue of Vegas , he shot our Taste section opener on indulgent holiday meals around town. What do you enjoy about food photography? The thing I love most about photographing food is that while it doesn't speak, it certainly has a life of its own. What's the secret to a great shot? I approach every single composed dish or product I shoot with a fresh set of eyes. None are the same no matter how identical it appears to anything previous… that's my excitement, my motivation. The next shoot is a new challenge and how do I make it better than my last shot. I fnd that aspect of my job incredibly inspirational. Are you excited for the holidays? My new favorite holiday of the year is now Thanksgiving since my son was born last year a couple days before it. Every year I now get to celebrate his birthday, watch football, eat countless great meals—whether home cooked or out on the town, spend quality time with family and friends, relax, and eat some more! Danielle Kelly Danielle Kelly is an artist and writer who has written for Las Vegas Weekly and Desert Companion, among others. Her work spans art criticism, art blogs, exhibition catalogs, and artist profles. A former director of the Neon Museum and current Executive Director of Surface Design Association, Kelly recently left Vegas after 14 years, but can't quite shake the neon glow. For this issue she wrote about the Paradise Palms neighborhood for our Haute Property section. What are your favorite architectural styles? Nothing compares to Art Deco style, specifcally Streamline Moderne. The attention to detail and craftsmanship, quality construction and materials, extreme elegance, curvilinearity of design... it's all evocative, breathtaking, and transportive. Besides Paradise Palms, what's a great place to fnd great architecture? Main Street is a wonderful menagerie of signage and history, old and new commercial architecture and enterprises—it is always in a wonderful state of transition. You're an arts writer—what is your can't-miss gallery in Vegas? I am a huge fan of the Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV. But Las Vegas's greatest art venue is the street. Sar ah FelDberg Sarah Feldberg is an award-winning freelance writer and editor based in San Francisco and Las Vegas, and the former editor of Las Vegas Weekly. She has contributed to Condé Nast Traveler and BBC.com, among other publications. When she's not working, she likes to run trails and think about what she'll eat after. Bazaar Meats is for true carnivores: Are you a carnivore? Herbivore? I'm an omnivore. I don't eat a lot of red meat, but when I do, I really enjoy it. What's your biggest indulgence, holiday or otherwise? What makes a great holiday meal? I love a good cheese. I've actually had my parents ship my favorite hard-to-fnd cheese from the East Coast. A great holiday meal is all about the company, but having a nice cheese board never hurts . Do you have any fun holiday plans? My husband has been trying to recreate the biscuits from Island Creek Oyster Bar in Boston for years. He keeps getting closer and closer, and I'm his offcial taste-tester. TOvin lapan Tovin Lapan, who wrote our Dish story on Vegas's chocolate hot spots, is a freelance journalist based out of San Francisco and Las Vegas. He loves eating, but can't sit still for more than two hours, especially with no promise of dessert. He often writes on food, Latin America, politics, and culture, and his work has appeared in Lucky Peach and Las Vegas Weekly. Are you obsessed with chocolate? I'm a certifed chocoholic! I think fne chocolate is one of those foods, like coffee, wine, or cheese, that, thanks to its intricacies and variety of favor profles, can provide a meditative experience in which you focus on your senses, enjoy the moment, and forget some of life's stresses. What are some of your favorite restaurants? Off the Strip, I really like Yonaka, which serves up very inventive Japanese small plates, and features the Choco 10 Ways dessert—a chocolate lover's dream. I fell in love with the amazing gelato from Desyreé Alberganti, who left Art of Flavors early in 2015, and I'm super excited to try out her new place, Gelatology, in the southwest valley. …WiThOuT WhOm this issue would not have been possible // Winter 2015 38 vegasmagazine.com