Blog Post Archive
- Top Chef Odds Week 8: Voltaggios reign no more
- Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
- The wonder brothers, Bryan and Michael Voltaggio, are no longer at the head of the Top Chef: Las Vegas class. In the lead in this week's odds a red-haired southern boy.
- Top Chefs go Stir Crazy in Sin City
- Monday, Oct. 12, 2009
- What happens after the producers leave the chefs'testants alone in the Top Chef: Las Vegas house? They go a little bit crazy. An online video series sheds some light with hilarious results.
- Top Chef Episode 7: Stressed, Tangy, American
- Friday, Oct. 9, 2009
- If only the slot machines at McCarran worked like the ones on Top Chef: Las Vegas, we'd have tourists running off in search of adventurous, nutty, Asian food instead of clutching their winnings like dogs on a bone.
- From Italy to the Strip, seafood takes a deluxe trip to the desert
- Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009
- You can thank technology for getting that Italian snapper from the water to the Wynn in under 53 hours.
- Top Chef Odds Week 7: Betting on the breakdown
- Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009
- Wynn Las Vegas Director of Race & Sports Operations Johnny Avello deconstructs the chefs' performances on the deconstruction challenge for this week's new lines.
- Top Chef Episode 6: Parts > Whole
- Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009
- Last night the chef'testants were asked to deconstruct classic comfort food, but the challenge nearly caused a few chefs to breakdown.
- Top Chef Odds Week 6: Losers walk
- Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009
- Will Robin make it out of the next episode to cook another day? I wouldn't bet on it.
- The real devil in Prada: Win tickets to "The September Issue"
- Monday, Sept. 21, 2009
- The supposed inspiration behind Prada-wearing fashion dictator Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada has her own documentary. Win your way into an advance screening of The September Issue.
- Top Chef Episode 5: Countrified competition
- Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009
- The chefs had to think outside the kitchen on the fifth episode of Top Chef: Las Vegas.
- Me and Mariah: An encounter with the diva after 16 years
- Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009
- Until last night’s performance at The Pearl it had been 16 years since I’d seen Mariah Carey. In that time, I'd gone through puberty and learned to drive. And Mariah? She'd ditched the plaid for something a little more fabulous.
- Top Chef Odds Week 5: It's all in the eyes
- Friday, Sept. 11, 2009
- In Kenny Rogers’ classic song “The Gambler,” the title character talks about reading people's faces. On the last episode of Top Chef Robin's face said, "I'm not qualified to be here."
- Top Chef Episode 4: En Francais, si'il vous plait
- Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009
- Tackling French flavors in front of “Chef of the Century” Joël Robuchon is enough to make just about any chef want to piss his checkered pants, but for the most part, the chef'testants pulled through without getting soaked.
- Top Chef Episode 3: Preeti takes the plunge
- Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
- It was sink or swim on the third episode of Top Chef as the chefs made meals for the masses at Nellis Air Force Base.
- Not so hot: Las Vegans don't rank among Maxim's Hometown Hotties
- Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
- Las Vegas is stocked with beautiful women, so why is Maxim telling me to lower my standards?
- Top Chef Odds Week 3: Hanging tough on top
- Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
- Gambling and Top Chef pair as well as guacamole macaroons and tequila.
- Top Chef Episode 2: Bros before everyone else
- Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009
- Philadelphia may sport the moniker “City of Brotherly Love,” but last night on Top Chef Las Vegas was the town getting warm and fuzzy over a pair of sibling chefs.
- The deadliest job fair
- Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009
- If you’ve ever watched The Deadliest Catch and thought that you could handle life on the Bering Sea, know this: 1) You can’t. 2) Now is your chance to apply.
- Introducing The Jet Stream: Chef Jet Tila's take on Top Chef: Las Vegas
- Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009
- The executive chef of pan-Asian restaurant Wazuzu at Encore, Jet Tila knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a top chef. That's why he'll be blogging about this season of culinary competition Top Chef.
- Man vs. mollusk: Vegas chefs do battle at Shuck and Swallow
- Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009
- Forget athleticism and months of practice; quick hands and an open throat brought home top prize in Monday's oyster-eating competition.
- Top Chef Odds Week 2: Vote for Voltaggio
- Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009
- After a strong showing on the first episode of Top Chef: Las Vegas the odds have been seriously scrambled for week two.
- Atmosphere slugs it out at House of Blues
- Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009
- From the first lines of “God Loves Ugly” to the last chants of “let it shine,” indie-rap outfit Atmosphere owned the House of Blues on Tuesday night.
- Top Chef Episode 1: Vice is nice
- Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009
- On Top Chef: Las Vegas's season premiere the judges got to know the chefs through their vices, interpreted in culinary form for (mostly) delicious results.
- Cooking up the odds on Top Chef: Las Vegas
- Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009
- We’re betting folks in a betting town, so we turned to the Wynn's Johnny Avello for the odds of each white-coated chef winning the cash.
- Top Chef Countdown, D-Day: The Vegas Effect
- Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009
- What does the desert climate mean to culinary artists? Better baking.
- Professional dominatrix says Vegas doesn't live up to Sin City nickname
- Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009
- If Dr. Drew Pinsky were an Irish woman with a slight accent and expertise rooted in bondage culture and cathartic play, he’d be professional dominatrix Rowynn Eire.
- Storytelling: Atmosphere raps about life, just not his own
- Monday, Aug. 17, 2009
- “These songs are not autobiographical,” says half of the indie-rap duo Atmosphere, Sean "Slug" Daley. “If they were, I’d be dead from alcohol poisoning.”
- Top Chef Countdown, Day 2: Bring on the B-A-C-O-N
- Monday, Aug. 17, 2009
- There’s surf porn, food porn and porn porn, and now, thanks largely to Top Chef, there’s bacon porn.
- Top Chef Countdown, Day 3: Out of the frying pan, into the blogosphere
- Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009
- When each episode of Top Chef wraps, the conversation is just beginning. Find out which judges and past competitors will be blogging about Top Chef: Las Vegas.
- Culinary cable shows turn the camera on Las Vegas
- Friday, Aug. 14, 2009
- Somebody must have rung the dinner bell at a meeting of TV producers, because three – count ’em, three! – foodie cable shows are stopping by Las Vegas in the span of a week.
- Top Chef Countdown, Day 5: The Glad family of not-so-subtle sponsorship
- Friday, Aug. 14, 2009
- If you've ever watched Top Chef you've probably noticed that the Glad family of products is apparently a chef’s best friend. Now, can someone pass me the Swanson broth?
- 6 hours of Stevie, a Wonder-full tribute indeed
- Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009
- The schedule for the afternoon DJ set is the first indication that this is no ordinary poolside party. It starts with a question-and-answer session and ends with no less than six hours of Stevie Wonder music.
- Top Chef Countdown, Day 7: Words of wisdom from Gene
- Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009
- We're counting down to the premiere of Top Chef: Las Vegas with musings on bacon, Marcel and whether sous vide cooking will be this season's molecular gastronomy. Today, Season 5's Gene Villiatora offers advice for the chefs watching their primetime debut.
- Welcome to the 'hood, Pho Saigon 8
- Monday, Aug. 10, 2009
- Opening a restaurant specializing in pho in the middle of a Vegas summer might be considered counterintuitive, but that's just what Spring Mountain standby Pho Saigon 8 has done.
- From all corners of the globe, a hip-hop hoedown hits Vegas
- Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009
- Tommy Lee, Mark Wahlberg and Justin Timberlake's choreographer all took in one hell of a hip-hop dance show last weekend. This is what you missed...
- A frat-tastic birthday party for O'Sheas' big 2-0
- Friday, July 31, 2009
- With the exception of stained bed sheets finding a second life as togas and college freshman in heavy makeup, O’Sheas 20th anniversary birthday bash held this Saturday is essentially one giant Strip-side frat party.
- The Kandy Vegas costume awards
- Monday, July 27, 2009
- With ladies in Kandy-themed lingerie, the costumes were playful and plentiful. Here are a few of our favorite get ups:
- Undefeated unlaced
- Tuesday, July 21, 2009
- Don’t call it a shoe store. If all you see when you walk into Undefeated are shoes, then you’re missing the point entirely.
- Blink 182 reunion to be the subject of a documentary film
- Tuesday, July 21, 2009
- Embarking on a much-anticipated reunion tour after four years apart, Blink 182 will have a film crew documenting their pranks and performances.
- Palms-branded high tops make a very exclusive fashion statement
- Friday, July 17, 2009
- Jay-Z has a pair. DJ AM does too. If you want one of the 23 pairs of Palms-branded Supra sneakers made exclusively for the casino, you better know the man whose name is inside them: Jon Gray.
- How to: Kerry Simon's Tuna Tartare with Crispy Rice
- Tuesday, July 14, 2009
- Deep-fried sushi rice, spicy sushi-grade tuna, sweet soy and a kick of Sriracha: Dig into Simon's addictive appetizer without heading to the hotel.
- Liberté. Égalité. And Champagne sabering.
- Tuesday, July 14, 2009
- There's no better way to celebrate the French Revolution than with bistro food, free Champagne and skydivers. Yes, skydivers.
- "The historical moment": Inside Michael Jackson's memorial
- Wednesday, July 8, 2009
- “It was eerily quiet,” said Las Vegas DJ Zach Moss, who won tickets to Michael Jackson’s memorial service yesterday at the Staples Center. “You clapped, you cheered maybe, but nobody spoke.”
- Happiness comes with pasties for Carmen Electra in "Crazy Horse"
- Tuesday, July 7, 2009
- Carmen Electra is sore. You wouldn’t know it from the radiant 37-year-old’s smile or the way she sits perched on a plush red chair in a kimono-like dress and studded heels, but she is hurting. Physically.
- Suburban celebration
- Sunday, July 5, 2009
- If it smells like gunpowder and sparks are flying it must be time to meet the neighbors.
- Which came first, The Lion King or the parachute pants?
- Thursday, July 2, 2009
- At a recent performance of The Lion King at Mandalay Bay it wasn't the heartwarming tale of triumph that caught my attention. It was the parachute pants.
- Pussycat Dolls founder is back in Vegas with a new bag of tricks
- Tuesday, June 30, 2009
- Robin Antin calls Las Vegas her "second home." After all, her burlesque troupe-turned pop music sensation has its own lounge here, and come September, she'll introduce another act to the city. And this one won't be in high heels.
- A dim sum bailout for Father's Day brunch
- Monday, June 22, 2009
- With dad on board, I swap eggs and bacon for turnip cakes and pork shumai for a Father's Day brunch worth sharing.
- Where's Gene?: "Top Chef" vet still cooking in Vegas
- Friday, June 19, 2009
- Vegas-based Top Chef alum Gene Villiatora hasn't fled the desert since appearing on the show. In fact, he's probably cooking up something in Summerlin right now.
- Rao's takes wine retail
- Thursday, June 18, 2009
- Some restaurants sell T-shirts and coffee mugs, but Rao’s restaurant at Caesars Palace has stuck with what they know: classic Italian food and the wines that complement it best.
- "Found" is a great find
- Sunday, June 14, 2009
- “Jenna, Can I give you a sensual massage? Then I will talk about Jesus,” Found magazine creator Davy Rothbart reads from a note found on a college campus.
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