Life Is Beautiful Festival Announces Culinary Lineup:
Life Is Beautiful, the food and music festival that took over Downtown Vegas last October, returns this fall with another full lineup of chefs cooking up dishes at special dinners, food demonstrations and more. Grills & Guitars, the VIP culinary event that kicks off the festival, also returns. Here's a look at the chefs who plan to participate Oct. 24-26.
Bruce Bromberg and Eric Bromberg (Blue...
Hubert Keller Shuttering His San Francisco Fleur de Lys:
In the past two years, original owner Maurice Rouas, who ran the front of the house, died in 2012. Food critic Michael Bauer downgraded the restaurant to three stars in 2007 and then never returned for a review. And the restaurant lost its Michelin star in 2012 after "suffering from inconsistency over multiple years."
Aliante's George Jacquez Picks Three Dining Favorites:
George Jacquez was born into a family of chefs. His parents were prominent chefs at the Los Angeles Convention Center and the Roosevelt Hotel. Jacquez's resume has taken him from 16 years at Cheesecake Factory, a year as a room chef at Mandalay Bay, four years as the executive chef of Warner Bros. Stage 16 Restaurant at the Venetian and seven years at Red Rock Resort before joining Aliante...
Mark Your Dance Card for the Epicurean Affair:
Make it an affair to remember when the Las Vegas Epicurean Affair returns to the Palazzo on Thursday, May 22. Julian Serrano of Picasso at the Bellagio and his eponymous tapas restaurant at Aria hosts the event sponsored by the Nevada Restaurant Association.
On the agenda, Aquaknox, B&B Ristorante, Bouchon, Buddy V's, Burger Bar, Carmine's, Carnevino, DB Brasserie, Delmonico Steakhouse,...