Stories published July 9, 2012

Lead Photo Pastry chefs square off in high-anxiety sculpture contest

Ron Sylvester | Published Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (6:45 p.m.)

The sound of crumbling, crystallized confection was not sweet. Groans of anguish roared through the ballroom as a lifetime of training and more than a year of preparation showed itself as a heap of shattered sugar. For Team South Korea, it was the equivalent of a gymnast falling from the balance beam, an ice skater falling on the ice. Pastry sculpture at this level is an intense, suspenseful art.

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Lead Photo Post-‘Peepshow’ plans for Holly Madison? Staying in town and having a baby

Robin Leach | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (6 p.m.)

For the first time, platinum blonde beauty Holly Madison has talked candidly about her plans after she brings her run as the headliner in ...

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Lead Photo Henderson named 4th most romantic U.S. city for singles over 50

Andrea Domanick | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (4 p.m.)

Henderson has placed 4th on OurTime.com's list of the “Top 10 Most Romantic Cities of 50+ Singles,” coming in behind Fresno, Calif., Long Beach, Calif., and Scottsdale, Ariz.

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Lead Photo Counter Intelligence: Bon Appetit vs. Food & Wine, Rick Moonen, World Pastry Forum

Robin Leach | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (3:33 p.m.)

Chef Rick Moonen of RM Seafood at Mandalay Bay appears on Dan Rather’s HDNet show “Rather Reports” on Tuesday to discuss Bristol Bay, ...

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Lead Photo Michael Morton to open Mexican restaurant Downtown

Brock Radke | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (3:15 p.m.)

Morton and Tamares teaming up for 'sensory departure from reality.'

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Lead Photo Strip Scribbles: A fond farewell to a wonderful friend, Ernest Borgnine

Robin Leach | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (2:32 p.m.)

A sad loss as a wonderful man departs. I was friends with Academy Award-winning actor Ernie and his wife Tova for 30-plus years starting in ...

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Lead Photo 100th episode of Travel Channel’s ‘Bizarre Foods’ shot in L.V. airs tonight

Robin Leach | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (1:26 p.m.)

From over-the-top-excess including $750 cupcakes, $1,000 sundaes and a hamburger priced at $5,000, Andrew went behind the velvet curtain ...

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Lead Photo Photos: Rob Dyrdek celebrates his belated 38th birthday at the Bank

Don Chareunsy | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (11:01 a.m.)

The birthday weekend for the skateboarder and reality TV star started with dinner at chef Akira Back’s nearby Yellowtail before heading over to ...

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Lead Photo Barbecue secrets in a hidden corner of the Bellagio

Sarah Feldberg | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (10:28 a.m.)

Inside Tuscany Kitchen, cuisine and education meet with delicious results.

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Lead Photo Aerosmith, Green Day, No Doubt to play iHeartRadio Music Festival

Spencer Patterson | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (9:39 a.m.)

The two-day concert returns to MGM Grand on Sept. 21 and 22. The iHeartRadio fest, billed as the "biggest live concert festival in radio history," launched ...

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Lead Photo Photos: Chuck Liddell, Arianny Celeste host UFC Fight Week Party at Palms

Don Chareunsy | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (4:37 a.m.)

MMA fan favorite Chuck Liddell kept it super casual and pool party appropriate in a green Headrush T-shirt and gray board shorts and was ...

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Lead Photo Photos: B.o.B leads Saturday night Sunrise Sessions at Hyde Bellagio

Don Chareunsy | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (3:52 a.m.)

The 23-year-old six-time Grammy Award nominee born Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. arrived at the nightclub wearing shades with gold trim, a backward ...

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Lead Photo Photos: Kevin Hart celebrates his 32nd birthday at Gallery Nightclub

Don Chareunsy | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (2:57 a.m.)

The handsome actor and comedian, who recently won a BET Award for Best Actor for his leading-man role in the hit “Think Like A Man,” and his ...

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Lead Photo Photos: Chael Sonnen, B.J. Penn host parties at MGM Grand’s Tabu

Don Chareunsy | Mon, Jul 9, 2012 (1:06 a.m.)

Sonnen, in a red, white and blue Tapout T-shirt and jeans, arrived at Tabu in good spirits, despite his loss, and playfully posed for photographers and ...

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A&E

Photos: 2013 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand a ratings hit with …
Las Vegas was the center of attention on three simultaneous and competing TV network primetime shows Sunday night and wound up the winner. …
‘Cake Boss’ star and pastry chef Buddy Valastro to open Italian American …
Buddy Valastro, one of America’s top pastry chefs, is opening an Italian American restaurant at the Palazzo this fall. The handsome star …
Strip Scribbles: Coco Austin shoots ‘Think Like a Man, Too’ and watches …
It was the first time a “Peepshow” at Planet Hollywood audience had witnessed an onstage marriage proposal, and it also surprised stars …

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