Las Vegas Weekly

April 1, 2010 · 4:16 PM

Restaurateurs and chefs plan Vegas Uncork’d events

By Robin Leach

Piero Selvaggio at the Vino 2009 Italian Wines conference.

Photo: Heat Communications

James Beard Award winners Piero Selvaggio and chef Luciano Pellegrini of Valentino Las Vegas will once again participate in Vegas Uncork’d presented by Bon Appetit set for May 6-9 at a variety of locations throughout Las Vegas. Valentino at The Venetian will host one of the Masters’ Series Luncheons on May 7. Guests attending the intimate event will enjoy a traditional pranzo with Sarah Tenaglia, Bon Appetit senior food editor, Luciano and Piero.

The award-winning restaurant is sister to the iconic Valentino in Santa Monica, Calif. This Vegas Uncork’d experience is $150 per person and includes an autographed copy of the Valentino cookbook. Vegas DeLuxe received a sneak peek at Luciano’s mouthwatering menu, with each course paired with wine.

The menu: hors d’oeuvres,
fagottini di burrata al tartufo, cannellini and cuttlefish, fried lobster cannelloni with vodka sauce, mozzarella in carrozza and mini lamb chops lollipops in pistachio crust;
lunch, smoked tartare trio with agrumato, risotto all’Onda with Dover sole filet and spicy vodka sauce and spring lamb medallions with tender fava beans; and dessert, gelato, gelato and gelato.

JOE BASTIANICH’S POOL PARTY

Vegas Uncork’d will add an after-hours crushed wine rock bash to its schedule for the first time this year. Rock and roll restaurateur and winemaker Joe Bastianich, who is partnered with Mario Batali in all their restaurants, will pair the great wines of the world with some of rock’s greatest music.

Scott Ian of Anthrax and the electrifying music of Six Foot Nurse will join Joe. Guests enjoying the wines as they are paired up to the music also will hear everyone from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin. The bash takes place May 8 poolside at the Palazzo, with chefs of the Palazzo and The Venetian taking part.

Vegas Uncork’d is a four-day culinary extravaganza featuring 31 luncheons, dinners, tastings and other immersive and entertaining culinary experiences at Bellagio, Caesars Palace, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Wynn/Encore and The Venetian/The Palazzo. Vegas Uncork’d specializes in offering epicureans the chance to rub elbows with some of the world’s most celebrated chefs and expert sommeliers. Among the famous names participating this year are chefs Paul Bartolotta, Cat Cora, Alain Ducasse, Todd English, Bobby Flay, Joel Robuchon, Wolfgang Puck and many more, as well as Bon Appetit Editor Barbara Fairchild.

Go to VegasUncorked.com to view the complete schedule and to purchase tickets.

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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