Archive for the ‘Dining’ Category

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the city, people enjoyed festive sights and were feeling quite giddy.

Spending the holiday in Vegas will surely be a treat. There are headliners, attractions and even a sundae for your feet.

A line-up of entertainment helps the holiday spirit ring, with headliners including The Fercos Brothers, Jerry Seinfield and B.B. King.

Untamed Illusions at Planet Hollywood

With yard long margaritas and extra large beers there are plenty of spirits to help spread the cheer.

Twinkling lights, festive garland and holiday visitors abound, it’s Christmas in Vegas, and Santa’s coming to town.

Dining

Simon says: The brunch with bite at Palms Place

Instead of spending the day in the kitchen, relax and indulge in a holiday feast on Dec. 25 from 12 to 7 p.m. at Simon at Palms Place featuring traditional favorites like roasted turkey, beef Wellington and home-style sides. Upon seating, guests will receive a trio of shared bites including Dungeness crab deviled eggs, pigs in a blanket, rosemary roasted nuts and potato croquettes with smoked salmon and crème fraiche. Then guests will visit different stations with soup, salad, hot and cold sides, carved meat and more. The spread is $48 a person and includes either a glass of glass of Chardonnay or pinot noir.

Holidays

Even Vegas stop lights blink red and green

Throughout Vegas guests can find holiday attractions that range from decorated cacti to a winter wonderland filled with polar bears, flying reindeer and toy soldiers.

This holiday season M Resort is home of the nation’s tallest Christmas tree, a 109-foot white fir. The tree is located in M Resort’s Villaggio Del Sole Outdoor Entertainment and Events Piazza and is on display through the New Year.

Enjoy a dazzling lights and cactus showcase at Ethel M Chocolate Factory. Through Jan. 1, guests can meander through a cactus-lined pathway and admire about 300 different species of cactus adorned with more than half a million lights. The garden is open nightly from sundown to 10 p.m. The chocolate factory is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Mystic Falls at Sam’s Town, a 25,000-sqaure-foot indoor park, features various scenes with animated animals and a light and water show choreographed to holiday music. The free 15-minute show takes place at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. daily, but the beautifully decorated trees, animated animals and other features can be enjoyed throughout the day, through Jan. 2, 2010.

Magical Forest at Opportunity Village located at 6300 W. Oakey Blvd., features an enchanted forest of decorated trees and various holiday themed displays, photos with Santa, nightly entertainment and the Forest Express, a train that winds its way through the two-acre display. This attraction is open daily through Jan. 2, 2010. Hours of operation are 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sun. – Thu.; 5:30 to 10 p.m. Fri. – Sat.

Fremont Street Experience is home to Las Vegas’ official Christmas tree, a 50-foot tree adorned with festive decorations under the 12.5 million lights of the Viva Vision screen. Enjoy the display and free live entertainment by Candy & The Canes who perform nightly throughout the month of December at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m.

This year the waterfall atrium at Palazzo is home to an Arctic-inspired winter wonderland display. It features a 16-foot tall polar bear mother and a six-foot tall polar bear baby made of 10,000 specially-developed “Polar Bear” white poinsettias. This free attraction will be on display through the New Year.

Get lost in a dazzling winter wonderland on display through Jan. 2 at Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens. It features eight flying reindeer, a 42-foot Shasta fir ornamented with twinkling lights, giant 13-foot-tall peppermint sticks and a 7-foot-tall custom built rocking horse.

Spa

How about a holiday sweet treat for your feet?

After all the holiday shopping, treat you can treat your feet to a Pomegranite Granita ice cream pedicure at Canyon Ranch Spa at Venetian, throughout December. The pedicure starts with a moisturizing footbath featuring Gotta Have It Pomegranate Ice Cream. Next your feet are exfoliated and cleansed with Gotta Have It Pomegranate Shower Sherbert before they are treated to a marshmallow foot mask. Vanilla body icing is used to moisturize your feet while you sit back, relax and wait for your nail polish to dry.

Shows

Headliners take the stage in Las Vegas

Audiences in Vegas can see David Copperfield’s larger-than-life illusions at MGM Grand 7:30 and 10 p.m. nightly; plus 4:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 24, 2009 – Jan. 20, 2010.

Brothers Tony and Ferdinand Fercos have audiences spellbound in “Untamed Illusions” at Planet Hollywood.

Funny man Jerry Seinfeld brings his observational humor to Vegas Dec. 26 – 27 at Caesars Palace at 7:30 p.m.

Clint Holmes gives audiences something to celebrate at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 25 – 27 at Suncoast.

Blues icon B.B. King gets his audiences in the groove at 8 p.m. Dec. 26 at Buffalo Bill’s.

Grammy Award-winning groups Boyz II Men and Salt-N-Pepa treat audiences to a night of hip hop and R&B hits at 8 p.m. Dec. 27 at Buffalo Bill’s.

See the Black Eyed Peas at 8 p.m. Dec. 29 – 30 at Mandalay Bay.

Psychobilly trio Reverend Horton Heat bring their country, big band and rockabilly inspired hits to the stage at their 8 p.m. show Dec. 29 at House of Blues.

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Jean Philippe Maury is no stranger to making confections. He’s the Executive Pastry Chef of Bellagio, where he has his own self-entitled Pâtisserie.

Now, Maury takes his skills to the newest hotel casino on the block: Aria. His Pâtisserie offers guests excellent coffees, sweet and savory pastries and confections that glisten in the glass cases. These mouth-watering pastries, crepes, tarts and more are available to guests daily.

Take a look at some of these sweet treats:

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Dinner in Las Vegas has never been so easy. At the newly opened Aria, you can walk in, check in and eat in.

Sage, Julian Serrano, and Bar Masa & Shaboo have a few things in common: 

First, all three have big names behind them: Julian Serrano, executive chef of Picasso at Bellagio now opens his self-entitled restaurant at Aria. Shawn McClain’s food has impressed Chicago’s elite. Now, he takes aim at the Las Vegas market with Sage. Masayoshi Takayama, a heavyweight in Japanese cuisine and delicacies, brings his signature cuisine to Bar Masa & Shaboo Las Vegas.

Second, all three upscale restaurants are located right off the hotel lobby. Guests could have their luggage sent to their rooms, check in at the front desk, and sit down to a comforting dish of brûléed foie gras custard at Sage or a rich, vibrantly-colored avocado canelonne at Julian Serrano. How divine.

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Dinner in Las Vegas has never been so easy. At the newly opened Aria, you can walk in, check in and eat in.

Sage, Julian Serrano, and Bar Masa & Shaboo have a few things in common: 

First, all three have big names behind them: Julian Serrano, executive chef of Picasso at Bellagio now opens his self-entitled restaurant at Aria. Shawn McClain’s food has impressed Chicago’s elite. Now, he takes aim at the Las Vegas market with Sage. Masayoshi Takayama, a heavyweight in Japanese cuisine and delicacies, brings his signature cuisine to Bar Masa & Shaboo Las Vegas.

Second, all three upscale restaurants are located right off the hotel lobby. Guests could have their luggage sent to their rooms, check in at the front desk, and sit down to a comforting dish of brûléed foie gras custard at Sage or a rich, vibrantly-colored avocado canelonne at Julian Serrano. How divine.

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The Decadence D'Or $750 cupcake

This is Vegas — home of the $777 burger, the $1,000 sundae and now a $750 cupcake.

The “Decadence D’Or” is made of Palmira Single Estate Chocolate, made from a hard-to-find Porcelana Criollo bean found in the Valrhona plantation in Venezuela. It also contains Tahitian gold vanilla caviar, a delicacy that takes almost a year to make. The cupcake is topped with Louis XIII Remy Martin Cognac, gold flakes, and is served in a hand blown sugar fleur de lis, fit for a king. 

The cupcake is available at the new Sweet Surrender cupcake and candy shop at Palazzo and advance notice is needed when ordering.

My advice: don’t eat it all in one bite.

Sweet Surrender
in Palazzo Las Vegas
Sunday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – Midnight.
To order, call: (702) 607-0753

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The King is back in town—B.B. King. With his trusty guitar Lucille in tow, King opened the doors of his blues club on Friday with a spectacular, star-studded bash. Guests included King himself along with friends like Ron White, the cast of “Fantasy” and singer Matt Goss.

King even got on stage to perform and country singer Willie Nelson sang for the crowd.

In addition to the live entertainment provided nightly from 7 a.m. – 1 a.m., guests at B.B. King’s Blues Club can enjoy Creole-style cuisine in a casual environment. Fried dill pickles, Southern fried catfish and juicy ribs are all on the menu.

B.B. King’s Blues Club
at the Mirage
Hours: Sunday – Thursday, 6:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Friday – Saturday, 6:30 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Live Music daily, 7 a.m. – 1 a.m.

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The King is back in town—B.B. King. With his trusty guitar Lucille in tow, King opened the doors of his blues club on Friday with a spectacular, star-studded bash. Guests included King himself along with friends like Ron White, the cast of “Fantasy” and singer Matt Goss.

King even got on stage to perform and country singer Willie Nelson sang for the crowd.

In addition to the live entertainment provided nightly from 7 a.m. – 1 a.m., guests at B.B. King’s Blues Club can enjoy Creole-style cuisine in a casual environment. Fried dill pickles, Southern fried catfish and juicy ribs are all on the menu.

B.B. King’s Blues Club
at the Mirage
Hours: Sunday – Thursday, 6:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Friday – Saturday, 6:30 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Live Music daily, 7 a.m. – 1 a.m.

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There’s a carefully carved path inside CityCenter’s Vdara. The Silk Road let’s you journey in its colorful modern dining room through breakfast, past lunch and on to dinner. Here’s a first look at the restaurant’s cuisine created by über Chef Martin Heierling (also of Sensi). From perfectly cooked John Dory to pineapple profiteroles, you’re going to like the road you’re on.

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