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Creating Vegas' soundtracks: A chat with the man behind the music: Allen Klevens heads Prescriptive Music, hospitality's secret weapon; Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012; You walk into a restaurant and you hear it. Beneath the din of clinking glasses and sizzling meat, a song. You might not notice it, but if it were the wrong song the music would be a jarring distraction from the general mood.
No surprise here: Cowboys want steak, potatoes on menus: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011; The Strip is no stranger to setting the menu when tens of thousands of cowboys and their fans come to town. “The food they like is simple and straightforward,” MGM Grand director of food and beverage Jerry Box says. “Meat and potatoes. They like less vegetables and no sides, no salads and larger-portion steaks. So, that’s pretty much what we do across the board.”
Marketing exec Saady sheds light on his vast network: Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011; It’s all about relationships. So says Jake Saady, vice president of marketing for the Light Group, the local hospitality company that owns multiple nightclubs and restaurants. Creating relationships is what drove Saady into the industry in the first place, and it’s what keeps him attending events, spending time at Light Group venues and adding names and numbers to his massive database.
Attack of the undead celebs! (And how to steal their looks): This Halloween, makeup artist Zee Clemente teaches us a thing or two; Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011; This is a magical time of year. Forget sleigh bells, reindeer, mulled anything. The most wonderful holiday doesn’t involve a fat man in a fur-trimmed suit. It’s a day when adults and children shed their own identities in favor of characters with a darker gleam in their eyes, a day when we gorge ourselves on bite-sized candy bars, paint our faces, unabashedly wear glitter and splatter fake blood all over our bodies (and our bathrooms). We might even yell, “Boo!” once or twice—unironically.
A year after Dew Tour crash, local BMX rider TJ Lavin discusses life back on the bike: Monday, Oct. 17, 2011; It’s been a year since the Dew Tour Championships crash that sent local BMX rider TJ Lavin to the hospital with a smashed wrist, fractured orbital bone and brain bleed that necessitated a medically induced coma. With the competition back at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino this past weekend—with Lavin designing the BMX dirt course—the veteran athlete reflects on the long road to recovery, his new take on the sport and getting back on the bike.
Booze not all that’s being served downtown: Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011; The much-heralded development of Fremont East into a lively entertainment zone has been missing one important ingredient: pad Thai.
A picnic and a show: Spring Mountain’s Super Summer Theatre still a great way to get away: Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011; As Annie and company sing about the hard-knock life, a tiny pixie of an orphan stomps her way across the Super Summer Theatre stage, striding to keep up with the larger actors. Her face is locked in an expression of intense concentration, her dance moves performed with matching determination. She measures waist-high on some of her fellow orphans.
Former Rao's chef to revamp restaurant at Tropicana: Saturday, April 16, 2011; Chef Carla Pellegrino has been awfully busy lately. She opened her new Henderson restaurant Bratalian last month, where guests are already waiting up to an hour for a weekday table. And that’s not all the former chef of Rao’s at Caesars Palace has been working on.
Las Vegas chefs to compete on third season of 'Top Chef Masters': Tuesday, April 5, 2011; No thanks. That’s what Border Grill co-chef and founder Mary Sue Milliken said the first time Bravo came knocking for "Top Chef Masters."
To be on 'Top Chef,' you'll need more than a saucepan and knife: Sunday, March 20, 2011; Here’s a question you don’t find on every job application: “Who is your least favorite chef and why?” But there it was on the no-less-than ...
Chef Alex Stratta's Alex at the Wynn to close its doors Jan. 15: Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011; Foodies, get a tissue. Alex Stratta’s beacon of French cuisine at Wynn Las Vegas is closing. The nearly 6-year-old Alex restaurant will close ...
Faces of Cosmo: Five people to know when you walk through the doors; Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010; A chef, concierge, nightlifer, tailor, and mixologist extraordinaire!
Food and wine with Fabio Viviani of 'Top Chef': Monday, Nov. 1, 2010; Watch any episode of Top Chef, and you finish the hour with a clear sense of the food served. You know who nailed it, who flailed and who's ...
The Cosmopolitan’s writing on the wall: Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010; The new resort's underground art installation isn’t geared toward mass appeal, and that’s the best part
TJ Lavin improving after Dew Tour BMX crash: Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010; The local BMX pro is improving but still sedated after crashing Thursday.
BMX pro TJ Lavin in coma after Dew Tour crash at Hard Rock: Friday, Oct. 15, 2010; Local BMX pro TJ Lavin is in a medically induced coma this morning after crashing Thursday evening during a BMX dirt qualifying run at the Dew Tour Championships at the Hard Rock Hotel.
Fresh from the streets of India: Origin India's new menu features classics you've never tried; Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010; Dig into street-corner specialties without leaving Las Vegas at Origin India.
Food grown locally finds way to plates in top restaurants: Friday, Sept. 24, 2010; Jesse Scott reaches down and wraps a wide hand around the base of a plant with floppy greens sprouting from its stem. In one fluid motion he pulls the vegetable from the ground. Yes, you can grow food here — good food, good enough to be served in some of the Strip’s best restaurants.
KGB serves up Captain Crunch-alicious milkshake: Friday, Sept. 10, 2010; A milkshake flavored like a favorite breakfast cereal? Yes, please.
Fashion’s Night Out brings world-class style to the masses: Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010; Prepare for one very busy night of fashion shows, special deals and parties.
Pour-your-own party at New York-New York: Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010; Forget the bartender and just get your own tap at Nine Fine Irishmen.
In Lingerie Football League, players must hit hard, look good: Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010; It’s hard to look pretty while running 40-yard dashes, performing agility drills and crashing into a full-grown man almost twice your size. But that’s Lingerie Football League tryouts for you.
'Travel and Lesisure' magazine lauds six Las Vegas hotels: Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010; "Travel and Leisure" magazine has praised six Las Vegas hotels in its recent issue.
Hot chocolates and Max Brenner's mood food: The chocolate mastermind brings his confections to the Strip; Monday, Aug. 9, 2010; The Bald Man's chocolate-drenched empire arrives on the Strip.
Dinner on the diamond: Thursday, June 24, 2010; Community dining experiment-gone-right Project Dinner Table lands at Cashman Field for the June edition of its locally sourced dinner party.
No bloody potatoes: "Top Chef" competitor Stephen Hopcraft on his first episode; Friday, June 18, 2010; If you haven't watched the premiere of "Top Chef DC," which aired Wednesday on Bravo, we'll try not to spoil it for you. If you have seen the season debut, you're probably wondering what happened to Vegas-based chef'testant Stephen Hopcraft, who overheated just a bit in the opening episode.
The right moves: With Jabbawockeez selling so well, could a permanent residency be next?; Friday, June 18, 2010; "MÜS.I.C." is 90 minutes of creativity straight from the dance studio. It’s pure fun from the moment you enter the theater; the only hard part is staying in your seat.
Eat like a Top Chef Master: When the best of "Top Chef Masters" team up for a dinner, you reap the benefits; Wednesday, June 16, 2010; "Top Chef Masters" winner and runner-up Marcus Samuelsson and Rick Moonen are putting the competition behind them to cook you dinner.
A film fest with class: Campus MovieFest brings student films to the Wynn this weekend; Wednesday, June 9, 2010; College students all over the country are making films. The laptops and camcorders are on loan, the creativity comes standard and the films are five minutes or less of pure, amateur effort
Gazpacho with a side of good karma: Tuesday, June 1, 2010; At Taste of the Nation it's not just the food that will leave a good taste in your mouth.
Dennis Hopper, actor and CineVegas chairman, dies at 74: Saturday, May 29, 2010; Dennis Hopper, the Hollywood bad boy who turned in memorable roles and turned his life around, died today in Venice, Calif., at 74. Hopper suffered from advanced prostate cancer, which had metastasized to his bones earlier this year.
Blond from the neck down: Saturday, May 15, 2010; When Hugh Hefner introduces the 2010 Playmate of the Year today at the Palms, she'll be brunette Hope Dworaczyk. But she'll be Blond from the neck down.
Stephen Hopcraft to appear on latest "Top Chef": Seablue executive chef will be Las Vegas' only representative in show's seventh season; Friday, May 14, 2010; When "Top Chef" Season 7 premieres June 16 there'll be a familiar face among the 17 chefs vying for a payout and culinary stardom. Stephen Hopcraft, the executive chef of Seablue at MGM Grand, will be the sole Vegas representative on the Bravo show's Washington D.C.-based season, and a good ambassador he should be.
Who is VV Brown?: British alt-pop singer makes megaphones sound so sweet; Monday, May 10, 2010; Named by "LA Times" music blog Pop and Hiss as a "2009 artist to watch," VV Brown is a British singer-songwriter with retro flair infused into both her look and her sound. In celeb-stalker terms, she's Amy Winehouse minus the train-wreck personal life, with an extra shot of adrenalin.
Five chefs with Las Vegas ties earn James Beard awards: Tuesday, May 4, 2010; Joel Robuchon's Claude Le Tohic wins top honors for the area
Siegel's details: The Siegel Group is looking at Las Vegas' rundown hotels with fresh eyes; Tuesday, May 4, 2010; A breakdown of the (extensive) renovations at Gold Spike and Rumor.
JabbaWockeeZ go Strip: Hip-hop dance crew will headline 20-day run at MGM Grand; Wednesday, April 28, 2010; Watch out, Vegas. The masked men are coming.
Orchard to table: New dinner series brings farm-to-table trend to Las Vegas; Tuesday, April 27, 2010; Project Dinner Table puts Nevada farms on the plate with delicious results.
Bridget Marquardt, undead bride?: Friday, April 23, 2010; The host of Eve's Halfway to Halloween party has a costume closet out of "Hoarders."
Meet your hunger's Match: New tapas restaurant covers Asian, European and American dishes; Wednesday, April 21, 2010; Match is the work of Gregory Arianoff and his partner, Randy Liu, both of whom have years of experience in the Strip's dining rooms and culinary backgrounds ripe for the picking.
Them Crooked rock stars: John Paul Jones leads Them Crooked Vultures through rocking show at The Joint; Monday, April 19, 2010; Up on the second balcony of The Joint during Saturday night's Them Crooked Vultures show, a woman was getting into it. Dressed in jeans and a cropped shirt she whipped her hair around her and danced in a style reminiscent of a 1970s rock-doc. It was hypnotizing. And she wasn't the only one rocking out.
Surviving on a spray can: Monday, April 19, 2010; For aerosol artist Aiseborn, painting is the only path.
Drink in Vegas Uncork’d: Saturday, April 17, 2010; Annual food and wine festival Vegas Uncork’d will hit the Strip in May, but get tickets fast before these saucy affairs sell out.
The Cupcake Man is coming: Friday, April 16, 2010; Designer Johnny Cupcakes is bringing his suitcase tour, and plenty of shirts, to Las Vegas.
Rumor has it: Stephen Siegel hopes upcoming, current boutique hotels can survive in bigger-is-better Las Vegas; Wednesday, April 14, 2010; While they thrive in other major cities, the boutique hotel is on the Vegas endangered species list. In fact, they're very close to extinct. But Stephen Siegel sees change on the horizon.
A few questions with Dita Von Teese: The original guest star of 'Crazy Horse Paris' is ready to turn on Las Vegas; Thursday, April 1, 2010; The burlesque star talks about her Vegas and compares herself to a Spanish cow.
The Cosmopolitan reveals all-star lineup for new restaurants: Tuesday, March 30, 2010; The Strip resort is bringing in big names, all new to Las Vegas.
Tastes like the real thing: If you want your food the way they cook it at Applebee’s or KFC, Todd Wilbur will show you how; Monday, March 29, 2010; Todd Wilbur's second career started with a chain letter — one of those "send this to five friends" deals that claimed to contain the secret recipe for Mrs. Fields' famous chocolate chip cookies. The recipe, and the attached story (something about an old woman being suckered into spending $250 for the instructions), were bogus, but they got Wilbur thinking. What if you could come up with the "secret" recipe for popular dishes made by chains like McDonald's, Applebee's and KFC? How hard could it really be?
Starting from scratch: In sushi master Masayoshi Takayama's kitchen, even experienced chefs have to relearn the basics; Saturday, March 20, 2010; The way a chef holds his knife is akin to the way a writer holds his pen - it's second nature, a skill so ingrained it reverts to instinct and feel. Imagine then, after years of experience in kitchens, having to relearn the most basic culinary tasks - how to chop vegetables or slice fruit, even how to hold your knife.
A college bar for grownups: Todd English P.U.B., CityCenter's newest watering hole, is a party bar, but it's no dive; Friday, March 19, 2010; Beer chugging? Yes. High-fiving frat boys? Not so much.