Las Vegas Weekly

June 2, 2009 · 1:14 PM

It’s playtime at the Palms’ restaurants and nightclubs

By Robin Leach

Nove Italiano executive sous chef Tony Schutz, Flavor Flav and Nove Italiano manager Carmine DePascuale.

Photo: N9NE Group

It was another all-star weekend at the Palms, and reality TV star and rapper Flavor Flav kicked it off with three stops at George Maloof’s casino resort. Flav and his girlfriend first sat on the outside terrace at Nove Italiano enjoying calamari, caprese salad, steak, spaghetti and strawberry carpaccio before he went into the kitchen to sign executive chef Geno Bernardo’s star-studded door -- but Flav then upped everybody else by also signing the kitchen clock!

He then hit The Playboy Club for some blackjack action before winding up in Moon to end the night, where singer Ryan Cabrera was partying with six friends, along with John Dolmayan, drummer for System of a Down. Also at The Playboy Club was former NFL player Jamie Sharper with his girlfriend sipping water and playing roulette; record producer, songwriter and rapper Jermaine Dupri; rapper, singer and actor Nelly; record producer and songwriter Bryan Michael Cox; and members of the Offspring. Offspring’s Dexter Holland and Noodles performed an Underground Lounge acoustic set in the Palms Recording Studio for winners of a radio contest before performing for a sold-out crowd at The Pearl in the Palms.

Nicky Hilton and beau-friend David Katzenberg dined with new Rain resident DJ AM at N9NE Steakhouse. They stuck with Red Bulls to go with their meals but wound up with a huge platter of apple pie and s’mores for dessert. Nicky had a shrimp cocktail, small steak and baked potato. DJ AM took them all off to a VIP booth in adjoining Rain for his midnight set, which attracted Nelly, Jermaine and actress Sanaa Lathan. Also at N9NE was Seattle Seahawks wide receiver TJ Houshmandzadeh in a group of seven keeping up his strength and stamina with rock shrimp, filet mignon, lobster mashed potatoes and green beans. Wonder Years actor Jason Hervey was at Ghostbar with tattoo titan John Huntington drinking Fiji water until about 2 a.m., as was Kareen Rush of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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