Click the pic to read my Las Vegas Weekly story on the amazing Atomic 7!

I’ve had the pleasure of writing about the astounding WET company (the forces behind the Bellagio fountain and so much more) three times now. I hope to do it again.
Click above for my Las Vegas Weekly on WET and the creation of the City Center features.

Click above to download my story about the new Mirage [...]

I’ve done a wide variety of work for the Las Vegas Weekly–one of the stronger Weekly newspapers in the country, with an award-winning website.

Here are some links:
Atomic 7’s Revolutionary Ice Cream
City Center’s Cell-Phone Techno-Fail
WET Design’s Aquatic Marvels
Inside The First US Bodypainting Championships
Crime (Kinda) Pays: Vegas Mob Lieutenant Frank Cullotta
Pursuing The Perfect Vegas Buffet
Playmate Vs. [...]

I want to tell you about an incredible weekend I had…last June. I know, I know, this “blog thing” is supposed to be a little more current than that. But after I missed the chance to report about the Aureole Wine Weekend at the time, I got distracted by other things. Until now. Because Kevin [...]

“How it felt to kill somebody? I think that’s sort of a weird question.”
A few weeks ago, I published a short Q&A with surviving Vegas mob member-turned-informant Frank Cullotta, on the occasion of his appearance for a discussion in Vegas. But since my colleague John Katsilometes reported today about Mayor Oscar Goodman’s tour of the [...]

Think Burlesque is dead and gone? Think again, with this peek inside Vegas’ annual Burlesque Hall of Fame pageant weekend (click above to download full PDF)!

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 [...]

I can’t say covering the 2010 Wine and Spirits Wholesalers Association convention is the toughest assignment I’ve ever had, but drinking almost non-stop for 48 hours is…well…click on the cocktail contest photo above for the full blog in EscapeHatchDallas. I can’t remember the details anymore.

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… [...]

It’s a rite of nearly every publication to do both “Best of”s and Readers’ Polls, but few seem as equally anticipated and dreaded as the Review-Journal’s “Best of Las Vegas,” a readers/staff/celebrities selection, that never fails to engage yet enervate the community. Of course, as long as it’s talked about, it’s a success for the [...]

My first-person account of the 2010 North American Body Painting Championships. Click here for the  story published in the Las Vegas Weekly.

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)

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.

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Emeril Lagasse’s fifth annual Carnivale du Vin brought the charity celebration of food and wine (benefiting his post-Katrina New Orleans-based Foundation for Children) back to Las Vegas, where it was first held, and fittingly so. With four outlets here, Vegas has been a second home of sorts for Emeril, and arguably no city better supports [...]

Exploring the broad and unpredictable world of fine cheeses can often feel like a bottomless mystery, butMorel’s Bistro, where cheesemongers offer over 60 selections, offers an elegantly guided tour.

Las Vegas has no shortage of Star Chef restaurants: Here are three that deserve their high marks, Bellagio’s
Michael Mina, Tom Collicchio’s Craftsteak, and Rick Moonen’s RM Seafoood
(click each to download PDFs).
Here’s a cute Q&A with Wolfgang Puck,
and a more serious interview with Eiffel Tower/Everest Chef Jean Joho
The Top Ten Restaurants in City Center
The TOP CHEF [...]

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

For most of 2009, I have been reviewing some of the best and most beloved restaurants on the Strip for Las Vegas Magazine, a high-end tourist guide that is distributed exclusively to hotel rooms.

Two of my favorite reviews are for the fine dining at Nove Italiano in Palms and Valentino in the Venetian.
And here’s a [...]

In late 2007 I spent three months researching and reporting on the previously unpublicized young sommelier community in Las Vegas. The story ended up influencing many imitators.

Download the entire article

And here is an updated look at Vegas’ best wine destinations

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 [...]

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 [...]

Although Las Vegas has long had a healthy Latino population, it hasn’t necessarily had much authentic, quality Mexican food (at least, for visitors) until Border Grill came along ten years ago and shook things up. Here are some notes on my favorite Mexican spots on the Strip, edited from my Orbitz blog:
• MGM’s Diego has one [...]

Even while it caters to tourists from Boise, Beijing and Bavaria, Las Vegas has become a legitimate foodie destination…if you know where to go. Here’s a primer on All The Star Chefs of Vegas… And click here for my ratings on:
• Top Ten Strip Steakhouses
• Top Ten Italian Restaurants
• Top Ten Gourmet Burgers
• Top Ten [...]

More from the Orbitz Vegas files…
• Secret Stays and Sorting out City Center
• New Nightclubs,  Top Ten Casino Lounges and Hot new Club Lounges
• Top ten Free Activities… Top Outdoor Activities and  top tips for Families on the Strip
• Rating the Best Showgirl Revues
• Best Places to Get Married
• Jennifer Harman’s Top Ten Poker Rooms
• Best Sportsbooks
• Arts And Culture in [...]

After weeks of research, I found so much to write about in Downtown Las Vegas that it took me two blogs to cover… Here are my tips for Best Hotel Stays, Entertainment and Gaming in DTLV… and here are the Restaurants, Bars and other hidden gems around Fremont Street.

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.

By all means, do it with Holly Madison and Playboy model Dana DiCillo. We had fun at Hard Rock’s legendary Rehab party… but these were the real winners.