Heidi Knapp Rinella is the former restaurant critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper.

She reviewed restaurants on Friday in Neon and her column, "Taste of the Town," appeared on Wednesdays in Living/Taste.

She dined anonymously and paid for her own meals to ensure unbiased reviews.

[1] The book The Stardust of Yesterday: Reflections on a Las Vegas Legend written by Rinella, edited by Mike Weatherford and foreword by Siegfried and Roy, is a complete history of the Stardust Resort and Casino.

Rinella and Weatherford were both staff writers for the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper.