[private]I got off to a rough start this week. But thanks to Gina Gavan and Vic Vegas, it ended up being a great show. [/private]
July 2011
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[private]After stuffing myself to the gills on Saturday, I was all warmed up for the big event on Sunday. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, this is an all-star version of the touring Cochon 555 competition, which challenges chefs in various cities to support local family farmers by …
During my years as a journalist, I’ve met, interviewed and occasionally socialized with hundreds of rock and pop stars, quite a few Hollywood actors, a handful of professional athletes, and even a politician or two. I’ve been backstage at dozens of award shows and countless concerts, and hung out on more tour busses than I care to remember. But the one event that gets the most attention from my friends is the one week a year I spend covering the AVN Awards – otherwise known as the Oscars of porn.
[private]If there’s one person most responsible for me being the most unconventional looking food writer in Las Vegas (or perhaps America?), it’s my friend Brandon Arthur. After 15 years of having long jet-black hair that went halfway down my back, I hacked it off and decided I wanted to have …
[private]So after dining at the Lobster Me preview meal and then a ton of food at Comme Ca, I bumped into Scott Conant, and got a craving for the spaghetti at Scarpetta. Sue and I had planned to just share an order at the bar. But Scott wouldn’t hear of …
[private]Immediately after the Lobster Me preview, we hit Comme Ca at the Cosmopolitan where Brian Howard was offering up a pig of his own a day before the main festival. He also provided me with a mind-blowing dessert! David Myers joined us on the patio for drinks a little later, …
[private]This past weekend left me more stuffed than the pigs they offered up at All-Star Cochon. On Saturday alone (the day before the main event) I ate full meals at three restaurants in about a six-hour period. It all began at I Love Burgers in The Palazzo, where members of …
[private]This week I chat with Brady Lowe, founder of Cochon 555 as well as my fellow food critic Jim Begley. I also get called a d*****bag! [/private]
[private]Las Vegas will be well represented in season two of “Top Chef Just Desserts,” thanks to superstar chefs Hubert Keller and Francois Payard, and a pair of pastry chefs from Holsteins Shakes and Buns in The Cosmopolitan. Carlos Enriquez (Corporate Pastry Chef Holsteins’ parent company, Block16 Hospitality) and Craig Poirier …
[private]Tune in today (Thursday 7/21) at 4pm PT to watch me interview fellow food critic Jim Begley and Cochon 555 founder Brady Lowe. Watch it live at VegasVideoNetwork.com/live[/private]