The E. coli spinach scare was quickly dealt with by Strip resorts. Everything with spinach vanished. Now, in a fight on the Strip, for want of spinach, Popeye would get his butt kicked by Bluto. But necessity has also created an opportunity for Vegas chefs to figure out how to live in a world without spinach.

The AP did a survey of Strip properties noting, "Leek has replaced spinach in an artichoke dip at Studio Cafe at MGM. And at FIX restaurant at the Bellagio, sauteed pea shoots are garnishing the scallops Benedict for now."