Palazzo Related Stories

Tao Group and Rape Crisis Center enter partnership in Las Vegas: Wednesday, May 22, 2013; By Robin Leach; Our Tao Group, which has the restaurant and nightclubs Tao in The Venetian and Lavo in the Palazzo, as well as Marquee in The Cosmopolitan ...

‘Cake Boss’ star and pastry chef Buddy Valastro to open Italian-American restaurant at Palazzo: Wednesday, May 22, 2013; By Robin Leach; Buddy Valastro, one of America’s top pastry chefs, is opening an Italian-American restaurant at the Palazzo this fall. The handsome star of TLC’s top-rated “Cake Boss” hails from Puglia, Italy, and will move into the former space of First Food & Bar that was occupied by chef Sammy DeMarco until two months ago.

Photos: Madonna, Psy, Ed Sheeran, Aaron Paul and Chloe Moretz at Lavo and Tao: Monday, May 20, 2013; By Don Chareunsy; Music and Hollywood celebrities were out en masse at Tao in The Venetian and Lavo at the Palazzo after the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Celebrity preview: Tiger Woods, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Prince, Madonna and Kid Rock: Friday, May 17, 2013; By Robin Leach; It’s one of the fiercest and most competitive entertainment weekends Las Vegas has ever seen, even with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and their country ...

Weekend celebrity preview: The Rolling Stones, Ne-Yo, Calvin Harris, Jerry Lewis and Molly Ringwald: Friday, May 10, 2013; By Robin Leach; Rumors that ticket sales are sluggish and deep discounting is under way for The Rolling Stones’ “50 and Counting” Tour are untrue. The Stones and AEG Concerts West President John Meglen say “those reports are totally inaccurate.” In fact, the top broker ticket price Thursday night was $8,229, while the cheapest — for side-view, nosebleed seats — was $254.

Photos: Mario Lopez, Ashlee Simpson, Charles Woodson, Busta Rhymes, Trinidad James party at Tao, Lavo: Wednesday, May 8, 2013; By Robin Leach; Actor and TV host Mario Lopez hosted a Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Robert Guerrero pre-fight party at Tao after dining at Lavo. Actress and singer Ashlee ...

Photos: Engaged 'American Idol’ alumni Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo host at Azure: Wednesday, May 8, 2013; By Don Chareunsy; “American Idol” alumni Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo had two reasons to be at Azure Luxury Pool at the Palazzo on Saturday afternoon: first, the ...

Strip Scribbles: New photos of 2013 Miss Nevada USA Chelsea Caswell of Las Vegas: Tuesday, May 7, 2013; By Robin Leach; Glamorous Las Vegas restaurant manager Chelsea Caswell is getting ready to invite her 2013 Miss USA Pageant rivals to the Strip for the 2-hour ...

Celebrity preview: Pamela Anderson, Coco Austin, Mario Lopez, Tiesto, Diddy, Paramore and Carmen Electra: Friday, May 3, 2013; By Robin Leach; Mint juleps for all! It’s Kentucky Derby weekend, but since we’re in Las Vegas, we’ll forget that sport of kings and concentrate on the long-awaited Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight. Our Las Vegas pugilist takes on Robert Guerrero in the WBC welterweight championship at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Counter Intelligence: Keller expands? ‘Iron Chef’ restaurant? Plus, Rick Moonen: Thursday, May 2, 2013; By Robin Leach; Star chef Thomas Keller, whose restaurants French Laundry in Napa and Per Se in New York, are consistently ranked the Top Two in America, says he’s ...

Counter Intelligence: Nobu grand opening, Foodie Fest, Keep Memory Alive, Lupo artwork and Daniel Boulud: Friday, April 26, 2013; By Robin Leach; Celebrated star chef Nobu Matsuhisa and his business partner, Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro, see a dream come true ...

Photos: Jason Strauss and Nina Agdal’s birthdays; plus, Snoop Dogg/Lion: Thursday, April 11, 2013; By Don Chareunsy; It’s bound to be a platinum party weekend in Las Vegas when you have two birthdays -- one for a nightlife impresario and another for a Sports ...

Celebrity preview: Academy of Country Music Awards, Michael Jordan, David Guetta and Snoop Dogg: Friday, April 5, 2013; By Robin Leach; Also in town this weekend: Calvin Harris, John Legend, Opportunity Village Celebrity Poker Tournament, Whoopi Goldberg, T-Pain, Heart, Def Leppard and much more.

Strip Scribbles: Miss USA Pageant returns to Planet Hollywood on June 16; Rolling Stones tickets for $8,300?!: Thursday, April 4, 2013; By Robin Leach; Hotel mogul Donald Trump announced today that his Miss USA Pageant, which always stokes controversy, returns to Planet Hollywood for ...

Star Surveillance: Michael Phelps, Patrick Dempsey, Chris Evans, Chace Crawford and DJ Pauly D: Thursday, March 28, 2013; By Robin Leach; The celebrity merry-go-round keeps spinning on the Strip, and nearby, and it seems, as every week goes by, a larger contingent of stars ...