RM Seafood: Top Chef Masters’ Dinner

Two of my favorite cooking shows are Top Chef and Top Chef Masters. A couple of weeks ago, I’d heard that Rick Moonen was hosting a charity dinner at RM Seafood, along with this season’s TCM winner, Marcus Samuelsson. All proceeds were to benefit a wonderful local charity, Three Square, which serves to fight hunger [...]

Taste of the Nation, Las Vegas 2010

This was the first year I attended Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation event, and it certainly won’t be the last! It was held at the Palm’s Rain Nightclub on June 2, and it was the perfect evening for the event. We walked to the pool area, the sun was still out, and there [...]

One week left to enter…

Win a free ticket to Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation event! See details below… A great food event in Las Vegas for a great cause, coming in less than a month! This year’s Las Vegas Taste of the Nation event is taking place at the Rain Nightclub in the Palms Casino on June [...]

Vegas Uncork’d Grand Tasting, 2010

I almost didn’t make it to the Grand Tasting event this year.. but where there’s a will, there’s a way! Like last year, it was a gorgeous night, and there was some incredible food to be had. Also like last year, it was incredibly crowded, in fact, it was even worse. Umm, aren’t we in [...]

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

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The End of the Line

This is another well done eco film, spotlighting the problem of overfishing, and the potential future loss of fish species. I’m not sure when this film will be playing in Vegas again, but here’s a link to the website, and schedule in other cities. I highly recommend it, so check it out if you can: [...]

Hell’s Kitchen: Las Vegas Open Casting, 10/16/09

NOW CASTING FOR AMERICA’S BEST CHEFS! FOX’s HELL’S KITCHEN is looking for top-notch Chefs, 21 and over, who are passionate about cooking and skilled at their craft. Can YOU stand the heat? OPEN CALL: October 16th 12pm – 5pm The International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Las Vegas 2350 Corporate Circle Henderson, NV [...]

Food Inc.

Food Inc. is now playing at the Regal Village Square theater in Las Vegas. Some of it is difficult to watch, but I feel it’s an important film that’s quite well done, and I highly recommend it. I’ve been reading the “Food Inc.” companion book since last month, but am a bit more motivated to [...]

“Best New Restaurant” nominee..

A MILLION congratulations to Mitsuo Endo for Raku’s 2009 JBF Award nomination for Best New Restaurant. What an extremely well deserved honor! Other Vegas nominees include:

Las Vegas Michelin Guide 2009 and AAA Five Diamond Restaurants

Las Vegas Michelin star restaurants for 2009: * * * Joel Robuchon * * Alex Guy Savoy Picasso * Alize Andre’s Aureole Bradley Ogden Daniel Boulud Brasserie DJT L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon Le Cirque Michael Mina miX Nobu Restaurant Charlie Wing Lei AAA Five Diamond restaurants 2009: Alex Joel Robuchon Le Cirque Picasso Guy Savoy

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