The Venetian and The Palazzo Las Vegas hosted the 2012 James Beard Foundation Award nominations press conference today during which Susan Ungaro, president of the James Beard Foundation, and other board members of the foundation presented the semifinalists in each category.
Michael Plourde has been appointed the new pastry chef of Botero, the sophisticated steakhouse located at Encore. This new position reunites Plourde with executive chef Mark LoRusso, with whom he worked alongside at Tableau at Wynn Las Vegas’ exclusive Mobil Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond Tower Suites.
“The Hunger Games,†premieres on Friday, March 23, and LBS Burger Joint at Red Rock Resort has created a special menu to honor the games and its tributes. On the premiere day, LBS will offer the “District 12†to diners who show their “Hunger Games†ticket stub.
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and Nobu Hospitality shareholders, including actor Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, gathered at Caesars Palace yesterday to make further advancements with the Nobu Hotel project.
