By Marilyn LaRocque Images by David Ramsey, David H. Ramsey Commercial Photography Bobby Conroy, 31, Sommelier at famed BENU restaurant in San Francisco, has won the national “2013 Best Young Sommelier” competition sponsored by The Société Mondiale du...
Black Tie Fun-Raiser...
posted by La Dolce Vita
By Marilyn LaRocque Photography by Cashman Studio and David Becker, Wireimage (Nevada Ballet Theatre Annual Black and White Ball) Photography by Cashman Studio (Las Vegas Philharmonic Diamonds Are Forever Gala) Nevada Ballet Theatre’s annual Black and...
Retro vs. Techno in ...
posted by La Dolce Vita
By Marilyn LaRocque Retro vs. techno on the Las Vegas Strip as two production shows with familiar names morph into new identities. At Aria at City Center, “Elvis” has left the building and been replaced by Cirque du Soleil’s seventh extravaganza in...
Beyond the Neon R...
posted by La Dolce Vita
By Marilyn LaRocque Not all that glitters in Las Vegas is neon. Two of the city’s most brilliant performing arts charities are launching social fireworks in January 2013 with spectacular black-tie fundraisers. On January 18, the Las Vegas...
London Celebrates a Dickens of a Christmas
posted by La Dolce Vita
By Marilyn LaRocque With the possible exception of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the most cherished, popular fictional Christmas story ever written. Not surprising, therefore, that London celebrates a Dickens of a Christmas. Dickens’ fans have something spectacular to celebrate this holiday season, the reopening of the Dickens Museum after a £3.1 million makeover of what is his only surviving London home. The Heritage Lottery Fund provided £2 million for the project, a high roller bet that the whole world wins! The Georgian terrace home at 48 Doughty Street,...
Brooklyn Bridge in V...
posted by La Dolce Vita
By Marilyn LaRocque Brooklyn Bridge at New York New York in Las Vegas will rock on Sunday, December 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a swinging food and wine extravaganza to benefit victims devastated by super-storm Hurricane Sandy. Themed “Start Spreadin’...
Chefs Dazzle at Palladin Dinner
posted by La Dolce Vita
By Marilyn LaRocque Photos by Tom Donoghue With the sparkling panorama of Las Vegas sprawling for miles 56 stories below them, one hundred enthusiastic food and wine aficionados immersed themselves in an eight-course culinary adventure created by the crème de la crème of celebrity chefs from the city’s finest restaurants. The occasion was the eleventh anniversary of the Jean-Louis Palladin Dinner honoring the memory of the late, great chef who first gained fame in the U.S. for his prestigious restaurant, Jean Louis, at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D. C., which he launched in 1979. He also opened...
Barbra Brings “Brook...
posted by La Dolce Vita
By Marilyn LaRocque Vibrant yellow letters on a billboard-size screen proclaimed “Back to Brooklyn.” A gigantic photo of the Brooklyn Bridge reinforced the headline. Brooklyn’s most famous, most fabulous native, Barbra Streisand, was in town to wow over...
Celebrate Halloween ...
posted by La Dolce Vita
By Marilyn LaRocque | Photography by Britt Pearson Ward off ghosts and goblins and celebrate All Hallows Eve with spirited cocktails conjured by Master Mixologist Andrew Pollard, Beverage Development Specialist for Wirtz Beverage Nevada. No tricks, just...
Master Sommelier a...
posted by La Dolce Vita
By Marilyn LaRocque | Photography by Britt Pierson “I generally gravitate to warmer climate wines during cooler weather,” he revealed, “because warm climates produce riper grapes, which have more flavor, more color, more intensity and thus, more...
VEGAS VIBE: SURPRIS...
posted by La Dolce Vita
By Marilyn LaRocque Beyond the flashing neon, “culture” thrives in Las Vegas at the new Smith Center for the Performing Arts, which opened on March 10, 2012 with a black tie gala in the 2050-seat Reynolds Hall. Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, the SRO...
Vegas Vibe… Foodie F...
posted by La Dolce Vita
Food & Wine All Star Weekend Spotlights TV Chef Gail Simmons – October 5-7 Photos courtesy of MGM Resorts International Five phenomenal MGM Resorts International properties on famed Las Vegas Strip will turn up the gas jets for an array of star-power...
What’s Cooking in Lo...
posted by La Dolce Vita
Recap and images by Marilyn LaRocque Although the Olympics dominate summer news from London, the city’s world-class restaurants are gold medal-winning dining destinations year ‘round, serving food that rockets far beyond fish ‘n chips....
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