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

In love at EDC? Now you can get married at the festival
Add Electric Daisy Carnival to the list of unique ways to wed in Las Vegas. EDC organizer Insomniac has teamed up with the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapels to give festival attendees the chance to wed at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend.
Strip Scribbles: Holly’s new wedding date; Jonas Brothers video; Trump’s new (and …
Reality television’s Holly Madison, who now calls Vegas home, has settled on Sept. 10 for her California wedding to “baby daddy”Pasquale Rotella, the promoter of this weekend’s giant Electric Daisy Carnival here.
Miss USA no match for NBA Finals; Donald Trump explains moving his …
The 51 glamorous girls of Donald Trump’s Miss USA pageant Sunday at Planet Hollywood were outscored and outpointed in the TV ratings war by the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Featured Cocktail

Cocktail of the Week Jun 12, 2013
by Sabrina Chapman

The Lion’s Tail cocktail at Embers is a spicy classic reimagined for summer

Refreshing, peppery and adventurous; those are the words that instantly come to mind upon first sip of the Lion’s Tail ($9) at Embers Grille & Spirits. This vintage cocktail, which ...
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