Feb
24
Join Hooters Casino Hotel for Grand Re-Opening of Dixie’s Dam Bar on Feb. 28
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Get ready to rock cause Dixie’s Dam Bar at Hooters Casino Hotel will open for business with a grand re-opening on Saturday, February 28. The bar has a brand new look but still that laid back party atmosphere.
Upon entering Dixie’s Dam Bar, guests will be welcomed by Dixie’s Dancing Divas – beautiful female bartenders who will pour a stiff drink and perform choreographed dance moves to songs on the jukebox. Female patrons can be Dixie Divas for the night as they dance on raised platforms for all to see. At Dixie’s, guests won’t have to deal with the hassle of Las Vegas nightclubs – there won’t be bottle service and all attitudes will be checked at the door. The 3,000 square foot bar will offer rustic décor with a touch of rock ‘n’ roll. Tables and booths will be available for guests to enjoy but seating will be first come first serve. Groups can purchase mini-kegs of their favorite beer and chase it with their friend Jack – Daniels that is. Read more
Oct
28
The Palazzo Las Vegas’ Restaurant Charlie Receives Michelin Star
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The Palazzo Las Vegas, the newest destination resort on the Las Vegas Strip, is proud to announce that Celebrity Chef and Multiple James Beard Award Winner Charlie Trotter has won one Michelin star for his cuisine at Restaurant Charlie.
The Michelin rating is a prestigious honor due to its rigorous selection process that is applied independently and consistently around the world. It has become an international benchmark in gourmet dining and the selection is made by anonymous, professional inspectors who are Michelin employees. Their rating is synonymous with quality as only the best establishments in each comfort and price category is selected. Read more
Oct
25
VOX Wine Lounge Announces November Saturday School Menu Featuring Fall Flavors
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On the first Saturday of every month, VOX Wine Lounge offers guests the opportunity to learn how to prepare one of its Executive Chef’s special creations.
On Saturday, November 1 at noon, VOX is educating culinary-inclined Las Vegans on how to create a three-course masterpiece celebrating fall flavors. The Saturday menu offers Roasted Pumpkin Soup with Cinnamon Crème Fraiche, Roasted Chicken with a Wild Mushrooms and Butternut Squash Fall Risotto and Coffee Chocolate Cake with Butternut Squash Filling. Read more
Oct
25
The Palazzo Las Vegas to Host The James Beard Foundation’s Taste America Gala
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The Palazzo Las Vegas will host the most anticipated culinary event of the year, The James Beard Foundation Taste America Gala on October 25, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. James Beard Award winners and nominees will take guests on a four-course culinary road trip as they work together to create dishes that will delight and satisfy the most noble food connoisseur. Festival dinners at Restaurant Charlie at The Palazzo and Piero Selvaggio’s Valentino at The Venetian will take place on Friday, October 24, 2008 as James Beard Award Winning Chefs Charlie Trotter and Luciano Pelligrini serve exemplary cuisine and wine pairings within their restaurant. Read more
Oct
24
Paris Las Vegas to Host 2nd Annual Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration
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Paris Las Vegas will host its 2nd Annual Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration beginning at 12:01 Thursday, Nov. 20. Honoring the long tradition regulated by French law, Beaujolais Nouveau, a red wine made from Gamay grapes in the Beaujolais region of France, is released no sooner than the third Thursday of November, when it is ready for consumption just six weeks after the harvest. Thus, at one minute past midnight, huge celebrations are held all over the world to taste the latest wine. More than 65 million bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau will be consumed in the months to follow. Read more
Oct
20
Jersey Boys Cast & Wayne Brady Show Host Weekly Afterparties at LAVO
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LAVO at The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino is the ideal location for a pre-theater dinner or a post-theatre nightclub experience.
To begin, chef Ludo Lefebvre has created a $30 per person, three course menu served daily from 5 pm - 8 pm that is available to anyone with a ticket for a show at The Palazzo or The Venetian for that evening. Choices for the first course include Greek Salad with Feta Mousse, Manchengo Baked Onion Soup, Bistro Salad with Goat Cheese Vinaigrette or Pizza Margherita. Second course selections include Linguine Vongole, Caramelized Salmon with Honey & Orange, Herb Grilled Chicken Paillard or Steak Frites. The perfect end to dinner and start to the show is the dessert course with choice of Warm Chocolate Bread Pudding, Apricot Almond “Pizza”, Apple Crisp or the Trio of Ice Cream with Chocolate Chip Cookies. Read more
Oct
20
New Dining Options at All Coast Casinos
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As part of its goal to offer the most popular amenities to its guests, Boyd Gaming is introducing a new restaurant line-up for all four of its Coast Casino — anchored by the launch of T.G.I. Friday’s at Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, and Suncoast Hotel and Casino. The Gold Coast and Sam’s Town locations are the first in Nevada to offer a complete breakfast menu, serving daily from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
The first T.G.I. Friday’s is expected to open on October 20 at Gold Coast, with the other Sam’s Town and Suncoast locations to open October 22 and November 3, respectively. The new T.G.I. Friday’s locations join The Orleans Casino and Hotel’s T.G.I. Friday’s, which has been enormously popular since opening nearly two years ago. Read more
Oct
20
Joël Robuchon Restaurant at MGM Grand Receives 2009 Michelin Three-Star Award
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Michelin Guide’s Las Vegas edition is a European nod to Las Vegas’ evolution into one of the world’s top dining destinations. Seven of the seventeen restaurants honored with at least one Michelin star are within MGM MIRAGE properties. Receiving top honors is the Michelin three-star restaurant, Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand, the only Las Vegas recipient of this well-respected distinction.
Earning an impressive two stars is Chef Julian Serrano’s Picasso at Bellagio. Two stars is defined by Michelin as “excellent cooking, worth a detour” and is bestowed upon restaurants exhibiting “skillfully and carefully crafted dishes of outstanding quality.” Chef Serrano’s signature creations, including Lamb with truffle crust and Medallions of Fallow Deer, are outstanding dishes that have contributed to this latest accolade.
Rounding out the honors and capturing one star are five impressive restaurants – L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand, Le Cirque at Bellagio, MICHAEL MINA Bellagio, Aureole at Mandalay Bay and miX atop THEhotel at Mandalay Bay.
“We are so proud to have been recognized by Michelin for having many of the world’s top chefs and restaurants within our resorts,” said Jim Murren, president and COO of MGM MIRAGE. “The Las Vegas Michelin Guide accolades have been made possible by the enormous creativity of our culinary talent.”
Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand was the “Chef of the Century’s” first fine dining restaurant in the United States and represents “exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey” according to Michelin’s three-star criteria. A three-star Michelin restaurant also is defined by the following. “One always eats extremely well here, often superbly. Distinctive dishes are precisely executed, using superlative ingredients.”
Chef Robuchon said, “I couldn’t be more proud of this restaurant and these talented chefs. I am honored to receive this award for a second consecutive year and to have the only three-star restaurant in Las Vegas.”
The restaurant joins the ranks of only 69 other restaurants worldwide, including Jean-George and Le Bernardin in New York, to hold Michelin’s highest star rating.
Gamal Aziz, president and COO of MGM Grand, said, “Chef Joël Robuchon is one of those rare individuals with such drive, passion and pursuit of perfection, he was destined to achieve accolades such as the Michelin three stars. MGM Grand’s culinary scene has been raised to new heights with the addition of Joël Robuchon.”
Chef Robuchon has a longstanding relationship with the Michelin Guide. He was the youngest chef of record to receive three stars for his restaurant Jamin in Paris in 1984 and is currently the most starred chef in the world.
Robuchon and his team, including Executive Chef Claude Le Tohic, Pastry Chef Kamel Guechida and General Manager Loic Launay, have crafted an experience that has drawn raves from diners and media alike. This esteemed honor joins numerous other awards including Esquire’s Best New Restaurant 2006, Bon Appetit Chef of the Year in 2006 for Robuchon and Pastry Chef of the Year for Guechida in 2007, Condé Nast Traveler “Hot Tables of 2006,” as well as a James Beard Foundation nomination for Best New Restaurant in 2006.
Oct
15
Wynn Encore announces restaurant chefs
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December 2008 marks the debut of Encore, the new signature resort in the Wynn collection. Adjacent to Wynn Las Vegas, Encore upholds its sister hotel’s mantra: the chefs have moved to Las Vegas and will be cooking in their new kitchens each night. All respected and nationally acclaimed talents in their own right, each Encore chef joins Wynn’s already formidable collection of award-winning restaurants.
Joining the team are Theo Schoenegger, of four-star Patina in Los Angeles; Jet Tila, a nationally recognized chef and expert in Asian cuisine; Marc Poidevin, formerly executive chef of Le Cirque at the Bellagio and most recently Wynn’s executive chef of catering and special events; Mark LoRusso, previously the executive chef of Tableau at the Tower Suites at Wynn Las Vegas; and Kim Canteenwalla, who worked with Mr. Wynn at Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi and has consulted on such projects at Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach and One&Only Palmilla. Read more
Oct
15
LAVO Restaurant Premieres at The Palazzo Las Vegas
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Making his Las Vegas debut, nationally acclaimed chef Ludovic “Ludo” Lefebvre arrives at The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino to helm the newest creation by the team behind TAO New York and Las Vegas. LAVO, Latin for “to bathe or cleanse,” is inspired by ancient Mediterranean bathhouses with a menu that highlights the best of the region’s cuisine. Chef Ludo’s signature gastronomy celebrates the flavors of France, Italy and Spain as well as other Mediterranean classics. The innovative menu is further enhanced by the restaurant’s striking design, by AvroKo. Since opening on September 13th, LAVO has quickly become a favorite spot for celebrities, Las Vegas locals and travelers alike. Read more
