Archive for the 'Celebrity' Category

Moguls or Murders? The Men Behind Rockstar Games

June 27 2010No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Music + Movies

A rediscovery from the archives: My rare interview with Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto) heads Terry Donovan and Sam Houser from RayGun Magazine… Enjoy!

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Perry Farrell’s All-Star Karaoke

June 27 2010No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Music + Movies

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A Gust of Degustation: Vegas Uncork’d 2010

May 12 20102 Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Food + Wine, Las Vegas, Travel

Food festivals touting Star Chef appearances are nothing uncommon these days—they take place seemingly everywhere from Aspen to the Bahamas—but in Vegas, they like to do things a little bigger. Which is why Bon Appetit’s fourth “Vegas Uncork’d” fest (up and down the Strip May 6-9, 2010) not only featured healthy quotients of local and [...]

Moby chews the fat

April 2 2010No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Food + Wine

I’m not normally a fan of being preached to, but last week (3/23/10) a mutual friend invited me to go see Moby (Electronica “legend” & DJ) talk about the new book GRISTLE: from Factory Farms to Food Safety (thinking twice about the meat we eat) he’d co-edited with Miyun Park, at the Skirball Cultural Center, [...]

Dita for PETA

April 1 2010No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Las Vegas

In honor of Dita Von Teese’s return to the Crazy Horse of Paris show at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, I thought I would post this interview I did with her last time around, talking about her PETA campaign, and how she would do her own Vegas show if she had a chance. Take a look… [...]

Celebs Name Their Fave Vegas Spots

January 18 2010No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Food + Wine, Las Vegas

Some favorite Las Vegas residents and visitors–Wolfgang Puck, Holly Madison, Sugar Shane Mosley, and Ivanka Trump–share their Vegas loves (click above to download full PDF)

Knievel Jumps The Volcano!

January 18 2010No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Las Vegas

Revisiting the locale of one of his father Evel’s career-making stunts, Robby Knievel jumped the Las Vegas Strip in front of the newly rededicated Mirage volcano. Click the image above to download my full story on meeting Robby and going behind the scenes of his successful jump.

A Select List Of People I’ve Interviewed

November 20 2009one Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Food + Wine, It's All About Me, Music + Movies

Chefs

Mark Andelbradt, Paul Bartolotta, Geno Bernardo, Osamu Fujita, Martin Heierling, Jean Joho, Emeril Lagasse, Scott Linquist, Shawn McClain, Michael Mina, Rick Moonen, Bradley Ogden, François Payard, Luciano Pellegrini, Guy Savoy, Kerry Simon, Alex Stratta, Masa Takayama, Charlie Trotter, Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Actors, Directors and Personalities
Ben Affleck, Jessica Alba, Alison Anders, Greg Araki, Samaire Armstrong (Entourage, Dirty Sexy Money), [...]

NICHE Media Cover Stories

November 20 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, NICHE Media

From 2006-2009, I wrote 25 celebrity cover stories for Niche Media’s luxury titles, including 13 VEGAS magazine covers (see related blog) as well as the following covers for OCEAN DRIVE (Miami) and ATLANTA PEACH:

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MAGGIE GRACE
NATASHA HENSTRIDGE
REBECCA GAYHEART      SAFFRON BURROWS
STYLE of the Venetian/Palazzo
CARLA GUGINO        KELLY CARLSON
Here’s some attention from bloggers on the [...]

Funny Folks: David Spade, Roseanne

November 9 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Music + Movies

Click on the images above and below to download full PDFs of features on two great comedians, David Spade and Roseanne.

Brunching With The Stars

October 14 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Food + Wine, Las Vegas

Here’s my take on the hot Sunday Pajama Brunch at Kerry Simon’s spot in Palms Place.

Sasha Grey: A Porn Star With Smarts

October 14 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity

Talking turkey with adult actress Sasha Grey–at the Silver Lake home of singer/songwriter Devendra Banhart–was a more substantive experience than I expected.
Here’s why!

Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Rocks Out

October 3 2009one Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Las Vegas, Music + Movies

Those who might question the musical chops of Pussycat Dolls’ lead singer Nicole Scherzinger would be silenced if they saw her performance last night (Oct 2) during a Mirage resort anniversary party hosted by guitarist Slash. Perhaps the most unexpected guest of the rock-legend heavy roster, Scherzinger joined Slash and friends onstage first for a [...]

VEGAS Magazine Cover Stories

October 1 20093 Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Las Vegas, Music + Movies, NICHE Media

From 2006 to 2009, as Contributing Editor, I wrote 13 celebrity cover profiles for luxury title VEGAS Magazine. Click on the cover images below for excerpts…

ELIZABETH BANKS (40 Year Old Virgin, Spiderman)
OLIVIA WILDE (Turistas, House)
EVA LONGORIA
VANESSA MARCIL (NBC’s Las Vegas)
JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER (The Sopranos)
TEA LEONI
BRITTANY SNOW (Hairspray)
SAFFRON BURROWS (Boston Legal)
GABRIELLE UNION (Bring It On, Meet Dave)
KRISTIN [...]

Stalking Celebs In Sin City

September 26 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Las Vegas, ORBITZ blog

Rarely does an evening in Vegas go by when I don’t run into someone famous… With some coaxing, I decided to give up some secrets on How To Spot Celebs in Sin City.

Visiting Wayne’s Manor

September 25 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Las Vegas, Travel

Wayne Newton, the one and only Mr. Las Vegas, just announced his return to a regular gig on the Strip, which reminded me of this feature I did visiting his illustrious home Casa De Shenandoah. I have seen many estates, but this was certainly one of the most reflective of its owner’s personality. Where else [...]

Somerville Summit

September 18 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Spa + Luxury

Red Carpet glamour may focus on “what are you wearing?” but let’s be frank: if you haven’t got it going on above the neck, what’s below won’t matter. So facial guru Kate Somerville made use of the Emmys moment to gather together a small dream team of aesthetic pros in her “White Room” medi-spa, reminding [...]

How To Stuff A Wild Playmate

September 17 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity, Food + Wine, Las Vegas

Laura Croft, Playboy’s Miss July 2008, always loves to talk about food. Trashy food. Big food. I figured it was time to give her what she wanted.

Audrina Gives Good Headline

September 17 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity

No surprise my feature for VEGAS Magazine with The Hills’ Audrina Patridge picked up some attention in the blogosphere, coming on the heels of a batch of nude pics…. of course by the lovely ladies of Hollyscoop… and even in Canada!

Hot Gossip on Kristin Bell

September 17 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity

My VEGAS Magazine cover story on “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star Kristin Bell picked up a fair amount of heat in gossip land… here the NY Post, and Hollyscoop weigh in… and more in Hollyscoop on the Atlanta Peach cover.

Saffron Burrows: A Savory Spice

September 17 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Celebrity

Here’s a tease of my VEGAS Magazine and OCEAN DRIVE feature on the lovely (quite, in person), witty and sharp Saffron Burrows, of Boston Legal