Las Vegas

Related Search

News Home News Blog Michael Musto Nat Hentoff Ask a Mexican Dan Savage Archives Search Weekly Newsletter Get Mobile

Calendar Home Top Picks Submit an Event Events Newsletter Get Mobile Entertainment Ads

Music Home Music Blog Concert Calendar Bars and Clubs Submit an Event Music Newsletter Get Mobile 4Knots

Restaurants Home Food Blog Find a Restaurant Menus Happy Hours Deals Choice Eats Dining Newsletter Get Mobile Restaurant Ads

Arts Home Theater Arts Newsletter Get Mobile Entertainment Ads Obie Awards Books Dance

Film Home Showtimes Film Poll 2011 Film Festivals Film Newsletter Get Mobile Free Stuff

Best Of Home 2011 2010 2009 2008 Best Of Newsletter Get Mobile Best Of Ads

Promotions Home Promotional Events Street Team Free Stuff Promotions Newsletter Get Mobile Deals Web Awards Brooklyn Pour

Post an Ad Virtual Career Fair Real Estate Advertiser Index Deals Deals Newsletter After Dark Little Sexy Black Book

Blogs
May 24, 2012
Top Chef Masters Will Have Women Chefs, Great Judges
Bravo announced season 4 of Top Chef Masters today and the New York chefs competing include Missy Robbins of A Voce, Sue Torres of Sueños, and Kerry Heffernan of South Gate.
Blogs
April 30, 2012
Vegas Physician Sells Cure for the Common Hangover
Hangover Heaven, a bus and "hangover clinic" run by an anesthesiologist, is now treating patients in Las Vegas. EMTs administer relief to patients in the form of branded medical cocktails. The $90 Redemption package contains one bag of saline solution, vitamins, and an anti-nausea medication.
Blogs
February 7, 2012
Madonna News! Madonna News!
No, she's not going to do a movie of Cleopatra set in the Detroit cheerleading community. Or start a weight-loss pilattes regimen for women over 50 called Reductives. And no, she's not going away any time...ever!
Blogs
December 29, 2011
Bigoli's Agnolotti Are Little Pockets of Veal-y Delight
Earlier this winter, Alessandro Stratta, a chef who's had a good amount of success in Las Vegas, opened Bigoli (140 West 13th Street, 212-647-1001), his first New York City restaurant, located in the brownstone formerly occupied by Gonzo. The food at Bigoli is more casual than what Stratta was doing ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2011
Mark Strausman 'In' at Hotel Griffou; Micah Phillips 'Out' at Atera
Hotel Griffou already has a replacement for David Santos, who left recently, citing creating differences with management. Mark Strausman, of Fred's at Barneys New York, is reportedly taking over. [Grub Street] Atera, the soon-to-open new incarnation of Compose, has lost its pastry chef. Mica ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2011
Soggy Weather Could Be Good for French Wine; A Search for Rare Champagne May Have Turned Up E.T. Instead
The greater New York area is the country's second-largest wine region. Explore it, starting with the Wolffer Estate Wine Stand, around the corner from the larger winery on Long Island, then head over to Lenz Winery. [NY Post] The Bruichladdich distillery in Scotland has launched an organic w ... More >>
Film
July 27, 2011
Dig If You Will These Pictures: '80s Musicals, from Dolly Parton to Prince
The greater New York area is the country's second-largest wine region. Explore it, starting with the Wolffer Estate Wine Stand, around the corner from the larger winery on Long Island, then head over to Lenz Winery. [NY Post] The Bruichladdich distillery in Scotland has launched an organic w ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2011
A Real-Life Cupcake War; Introducing Scent Marketing
Candace Nelson, a judge on the Food Network's Cupcake Wars and the founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes, is suing the owners of Pink Sprinkles in Fairfield, Conn., for trademark infringement. [Boston Globe] A new McDonald's in Spring Valley, a Las Vegas suburb, is hosting live jazz nights -- dubbed ... More >>
Blogs
July 11, 2011
Somebody Is Finally Paying Attention to the Rainbow Room
WikipediaParty like it's 1934.Someone is finally cleaning up the mess the Ciprianis made: After being shut for two years, the Rainbow Room is getting a much-needed renovation.
Blogs
May 14, 2011
The Most Impressive Bar Tab Ever
Recently I was at a bar with a friend and, as slightly embarrassing as it is to admit, we ran up the tab to about $150 rather quickly! (Including food, though.) For normal people, that is more than you want to spend on a weeknight. But for the ballers partying at a place called "Tryst" in Las Vegas ... More >>
Dining
April 27, 2011
Hofbrau Bierhaus Is a Real Brew-haha
Noisy-ass beer garden blasts into Midtown from Munich
Blogs
April 18, 2011
Atlantic City Finally Gets a Gay Bar!
Yes, the glitzy Jersey resort town of Atlantic City does have a gay bar, if you look around and survey the entire region. The West Side Club -- which I love -- exudes a sort of raw appeal in the heart of a not-great neighborhood that's a seven-minute drive away. (I've counted.) But I've nev ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2011
Couple Will Backpack 2,500 Miles Across Country to Their Wedding
In this accidentally hilarious local news video, eerily reminiscent of a Christopher Guest film, an adorable couple, Joseph Crist and Laura Brunett, tell of their plan to backpack to Las Vegas and then Lake Mead from Canton, Michigan, a 2,500-mile trip that they describe as "creative marriage counse ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2011
The American Dream & Hunter Thompson's 'Fear & Loathing'
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. July 13, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 28 The American Dream & Hunter Thompson's 'Fear & Loathing' By Lucian K. Truscott IV I was in the market for a used motorcycle a few weeks ago. Not a big one, but not a puny one, either: perhaps a 350 Hond ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 2, 2011
WHAT A TRIP
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas turns 40
Voice Choices
February 9, 2011
HIGH STAKES
Funnymen play serious poker for charity
Blogs
January 18, 2011
This is How Charlie Sheen Solicits Sex
First he finds a website, in this case CityVibe, which advertises itself on Google (we didn't click the link) as, "Your one stop source for Las Vegas escorts, escort reviews, Las Vegas massage, exotic dancers, strip clubs, escort services, independent, incall, ..." Presumably, he browses the ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2010
Jaguars Will Bring the Las Vegas 'Dining Experience' to Sunset Park
Jaguars, mating with teeth bared.When we think of Sunset Park, we think of high altitudes, tacos, and superlative banh mí. But we are not the owners of a Las Vegas gentlemen's club called Crazy Horse Too.
Blogs
December 15, 2010
Nils Noren Is Leaving the French Culinary Institute
BravoWhen we last heard from the French Culinary Institute, the school was busy announcing its plans to open a new campus in California. Today, the news coming from Grand Street hits a bit closer to home: Nils Noren, the school's Vice President of Culinary and Pastry Arts, is stepping down as ... More >>
Blogs
December 2, 2010
Artichoke May Become the Next Shake Shack
You can run, but you can't hide.Speaking of chains: It seems that Artichoke's recent expansion to Tenth Avenue and to MacDougal Street is but the tip of a very large ice pick. In an interview with Grub Street, Francis Garcia, one of the pizzeria's owners, says that Pizza Hut "had better worr ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2010
Zagat Survey Reveals Texting is Rude; Food Chains Jump on Food Truck Bandwagon
The owners of Lotus of Siam will open the New York branch of the restaurant with about a third of the 150-dish menu the Las Vegas original has. [NY Times] A Zagat survey shows that 68 percent of diners want local, organic, or sustainable food; 85 percent believe taking photos of food is OK; ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2010
Thai Restaurants Are Everywhere; Welcome to the Era of the $20 Cocktail
Two Florida establishments that use "Brooklyn-style" water are suing each other over the patent on the technology that makes it. The water is the key ingredient in authentic New York bagels and pizza dough. [NY Post] Orchards and apple historians are trying to reintroduce "heritage" or "heir ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2010
The (Numbers-Hating, Tea Party-Endorsing) Las Vegas Review-Journal: Possibly the Worst Major Metro Newspaper in America
Being from Las Vegas, Nevada, this blogger takes a special interest in both the news and the news reporting of that city, both of which are getting much, much much worse by the day.
Blogs
September 29, 2010
In America, the ATMS Will Soon Spew Gold
Suddenly out of gold, and out of reach of your trusty gold bullion dealer? In America, these problems get fixed once they get realized. And apparently the problem has been realized. Las Vegas and Florida will get these awesome, or awesomely terrifying, ATMs that dispense gold bars ranging in ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2010
Colicchio, Boulud, White, Humm Big Winners in Last Night's Beard Awards
Pomp, circumstance, product placement, and varying levels of inebriation all converged at Avery Fisher Hall last night for the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards. Many white men were awarded large gold pendants that dangled from green sashes. It was a particularly good night for New York, wit ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2010
Earthquake Strikes Baja California
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake -- the biggest to strike in the area since 1892 -- hit Baja California Sunday at 3:40 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.
Blogs
April 2, 2010
Fast-Food Chains Replace Teens with Robots; Calorie Labeling Forces Some Restaurants to Shrink Portions
Yet another journalist asks why, if Alice Waters has been such a revolutionary in the local, slow food movement, do so some many people hate her. [LA Times] Fast-food chains that once employed teenagers to carry out the most mindless, repetitive of tasks are now turning to robots to do these ... More >>
Music
January 19, 2010
Yes, I 'Actually' Like It
More music to love, loathe, fear, and tragically fail to avoid
Blogs
November 12, 2009
Name The Best Film About Alcoholics
There have been so many good movies made about drunks, you wonder why booze can inspire so many artists while ruining so many lives. No matter. My personal favorites are:
Blogs
June 8, 2009
Recipe--Make Jenifer Fournier's Peach Cylinders and Vanilla Creme Fraiche with Compressed Sangria Peaches
This week, we bring you a recipe for Crunchy Peach Cylinders and Vanilla Creme Fraiche with Compressed Sangria Peaches by a Las Vegas chef. Why feature a Vegas chef, you might ask? Well, she's in town for Dessert Professional magazine's annual Ten Best Pastry Chefs in America awards, to be held at I ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2009
New York Hosts Pole Dance Championship
We'd be remiss if we did not mention that last night New York played host to the finals of the U.S. Pole Dance Championship, sponsored by the U.S. Pole Dance Federation, at the Bleecker Street Theatre. The finalists included four local girls -- Brynlyn Loomis, who "was recently selected to pole danc ... More >>
Blogs
February 5, 2009
Top Chef in Sin City
Not sure how to feel about this. It's rumored that Top Chef season 6 will take place in Las Vegas at the M Resort, a new casino-tel located far off the strip and probably in desperate need of some promotion. Sure there are plenty of big name restaurants in Sin City but it's not exactly a culinary s ... More >>
Blogs
December 16, 2008
Clip Job: Steve Allen Answers 10 Questions
Not sure how to feel about this. It's rumored that Top Chef season 6 will take place in Las Vegas at the M Resort, a new casino-tel located far off the strip and probably in desperate need of some promotion. Sure there are plenty of big name restaurants in Sin City but it's not exactly a culinary s ... More >>
Columns
October 8, 2008
John McCain's Vegas Getaway
Did a felonious ex–Giuliani aide pick up the tab?
Columns
July 2, 2008
Free Will Astrology: July 2 through 8
Did a felonious ex–Giuliani aide pick up the tab?
Film
June 24, 2008
Finding Amanda's Honest Heartbreak
Leaving Las Vegas done right
Music
March 25, 2008
Panic at the Disco's Pretty.Odd.
PATD's frantic follow-up, though a bit schizo, is still earnest and triumphant at heart
People
January 9, 2007
AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, Day 1
Meet DCypher, porn director
Columns
January 2, 2007
AVN Adult Entertainment Expo: Welcome to Vegas
Meet DCypher, porn director
Blogs
October 19, 2006
Top Chef: Who are these people?
Meet DCypher, porn director
Columns
January 3, 2006
AVN Adult Expo, Day One
Meet DCypher, porn director
NYC Life
May 24, 2005
Makeover
Vegas: Now accessible to pasty, tattooed punks and misfits
Columns
January 4, 2005
AVN Adult Expo, Day Four
Vegas: Now accessible to pasty, tattooed punks and misfits
Columns
January 4, 2005
AVN Adult Expo, Day Two
Vegas: Now accessible to pasty, tattooed punks and misfits
Columns
January 4, 2005
AVN Adult Expo, Day One
Vegas: Now accessible to pasty, tattooed punks and misfits
Art
October 14, 2003
Virgin Suicide
Skin Dives, Las Vegas Gambles, and Chef Jamie Oliver Gets Naked, Emotionally
News
January 21, 2003
Bright Lights, Fake Titties
Searching for the Porn Awards' Real Winners in Silicone Valley
Columns
December 19, 2000
NY Mirror
Searching for the Porn Awards' Real Winners in Silicone Valley
Art
November 24, 1998
Elsewhere
Searching for the Porn Awards' Real Winners in Silicone Valley
More >>

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Film

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Dining

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Voice Choices

Voice Choices

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Music

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Columns

Columns

Film

Music

People

Columns

Blogs

Columns

NYC Life

Columns

Columns

Columns

Art

News

Columns

Art

Most Popular Stories

for free stuff, news info & more!

Now Click This