Celebrate National Fart Day

Let it rip, because it's a national holiday - National Fart Day. Well, at least according to the internet. I say "according to the internet" to clarify that it was not on my personal calendar.

Yes, according to the National Today calendar, that all of us use to try to find something to celebrate (and if you don't, you should. Because you will learn something new everyday), February 5 is a big day! And, I guess it's ok to - celebrate? I work with two guys - they celebrate a lot!

Everyone does it. Whether you know it or not, the average person - this means you, too - passes gas between 15 and 20 times per day. Don't worry - if you accidentally pass gas today, you have an excuse.

By the way, this isn't a new thing, it's been a "holiday" for 16 years now. Although, sadly, it's still not a federal holiday. It's mostly just for fun. but remember,   people that passing gas is NORMAL. Cedars Sinai reports that most humans produce between one to four pints of gas daily.

Here are a few other facts about far - - passing gas.

1.  Gas is primarily caused by two main things:  Swallowing air "when you eat or drink too quickly, chew gum, smoke, or wear loose dentures."  And your body's good bacteria breaking down undigested foods in the large intestine.

2.  Johns Hopkins reports that most gas is made up of odorless vapors: carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and sometimes methane.  But the "good bacteria" can release gases that contain sulfur, and that is what produces the rather unpleasant smell from gas.

3.  And it's true, men produce more, umm, aromatic gas than women. Remember - women "puff."

If you'd like to celebrate this interesting holiday with a cheese cutting party, here is a TikTok on how you do it the right way. And I mean cutting ACTUAL cheese.

You use a fork to cut even slices from a block. It's pretty cool. You just press the fork prongs down along the edge of the cheese to make indentations. Then use those as a guide to make all of your cheese slices the same. IF that's even something you care about doing. Maybe for the big Super Bowl party!

So, happy National Fart Day. If anyone asks why you're passing so much gas today, tell them you're "celebrating!"

The Super Bowl teams are officially set, and the game is around the corner for Las Vegas.

Sports books are coming up with their odds, and prop bets. The field is getting a mani pedi. And there will be one big winner - and one big loser. And I don't mean Taylor and Travis.

My team was eliminated in the playoffs, sadly. What did I do? I ate and drank - to celebrate my losing team going as far as they did. But where do Las Vegas Locals go for loser comfort food?

Las Vegas is a great place to celebrate, and eat and drink, as a winner. But it's also a great place to celebrate your loss with food, and drink. Being Italian, we celebrate anything or nothing with food, so who am I really kidding here?

With my team out - although usually much earlier than this - I decided to let you losers in on some great places in Las Vegas to celebrate you losing team. Everyone is going to lose at some point, so you might as well enjoy eating, and drowning your sorrows away. Especially in Las Vegas.

There's your standard comfort food. With all that good starch, and fat, to knock you out and make you forget that your team went down in flames. There's healthy food, so you don't feel as guilty chowing down. There are different nationalities of food. Italian, Mexican, Greek, Indian, Thai. There are also different times of the day to indulge your sorrows: breakfast, lunch, dinner - or4th meal late night snack.

I'm hoping this short list is helpful for all the losers out there - or soon to be losers - in Las Vegas. Eventually every team, even yours, is going to lose at some point. So be prepared, with some great off the Las Vegas strip loser food options in the Super Bowl LVIII host city.

Originally just a food truck. Fukuburger burgers were - and still are - amazing! They are brick and mortar now. They top American burgers with Asian style toppings. And Las Vegas loves it! I love their Chicken Katsu sandwich: Panko crusted chicken with shredded cabbage, their "crack sauce" and katsu sauce. Great for a big loss.

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Located in Summerlin, The Bagel Cafe opened in 1996. Their food is big, fresh, and amazingly good! New Yorkers say their bagels are a taste of home. And call me old fashioned, but their chicken salad, and egg salad are the best - next to my moms. Get either one on one of their bagels, and I promise you won't have to eat for the rest of the day. Stuffed cabbage, roast chicken, knockwurst - their menu will take care of every loser craving - and make you feel like a winner!

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Roma Deli is what I ate when my team blew it. Yes the Detroit Lions loss led me to the best Margherita pizza, and Penne Aglio Olio. Their portions are huge, so you will almost always leave with leftovers for the next day. I've been eating at Roma for years. It's the closest to the way my Italian family cooked, and the place itself is so authentically 'Italy.' Reminds me of being in a restaurant in Italy - understated, but so much personality!  So many favorites, and all from scratch. And a great,  unique wine selection. Try the Pasta e Fagioli, and the Pollo Milanese. Or ANYTHING for that matter. You will feel like a winner again!

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Great loser comfort food at Hash House. And very LARGE portions. They call it 'Twisted Farm food.' Breakfast is outrageously good, but make sure you come hungry! Their sage fried chicken is so flavorful, and crispy. And it's paired up with almost everything, and anything. French toast dipped in banana cinnamon cream with candied pecans, grilled bananas, and syrup - YUM! The sage fried chicken and waffles is the popular go to. Order it - and then be prepared to be stuffed full, and basically waddle out of the restaurant. There are several locations. The below location is the original. Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

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Go downtown in Las Vegas, and try the Carson Kitchen - it is a must visit. And don't think about calories, just think about uniquely good food. One of their most popular items - Crispy chicken skins. They are out of this freaking world! Chicken thighs, pork porterhouse, baked mac and cheese, short rib flatbread - it's very original - winning - comfort food. Definitely compliment the chef at Carson Kitchen, because their food is definitely WINNING!

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New to Las Vegas, Snooze AM Eatery is really cool. Very vintage L.A. feel, and there are healthier options, if you're wanting a healthy breakfast, or lunch. They have a plant powered menu- and then all the other good stuff as well. And they feature a pancake of the week, each week. Or you can try a Signature pancake flight: Pineapple Upside Down, Blueberry Danish and Sweet Potato pancakes. Their French toast is made of fresh brioche, and stuffed with house-made mascarpone, then  topped with vanilla crème, caramel, fresh strawberries and toasted coconut. It is something from another planet - so damn good! It will help a lot when you drown you loser sorrows.

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I was told by a loser (Baltimore Ravens) friend, that I HAD to include this place. Yes, the HEART ATTACK GRILL, where they encourage you to gain all the weight you want. The Single Bypass Burger offers up 5 slices of bacon. The Octuple Bypass Burger has 40 slices of bacon - so here's that. If nothing else, the place is entertaining! When you enter they put a hospital gown on you, and if you weight over 350 lbs they feed you for free. Yikes! But - their burger are very good. Get one, and split it. An know going in, there is nothing "light" at this place - AT ALL.  Not even a light beer. And there is a sign that reads: Cash only because you may die before check clears. So if you really want to eat your loser roubles away - well...

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