“Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sauté it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp [...]
Forget Man vs. Food, if you want a real challenge, it’s mom vs. food. As anyone who has taken their parents out for a dinner knows, our folks can be demanding judges of the restaurant experience. So when I really want to test out a new restaurant I invite my mom. Besides being a great [...]
Update 2/21/20- 1:21 p.m.: Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino headliner CeeLo Green’s appearance today has been cancelled. A new date for the ceremony is being scheduled. Tourists can expect to get an eyeful when CeeLo Green kicks off his new show at Planet Hollywood with a splashy media entrance on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. [...]
Christmas comes early for Michael Jackson fans in Las Vegas. At 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, Michael Bush, longtime costume designer and personal friend of Jackson, will be signing copies of his new book “The King of Style: Dressing Michael Jackson” at Planet Hollywood Restaurant. In addition to meeting Bush and getting an autographed [...]
Through the many holiday seasons I have attempted to build a gingerbread house. But despite my best festive intentions, they all ended up looking like a shantytown for laid-off elves. Where I may be gingerbread-challenged, Treasure Island’s executive pastry chef Debra Mitchell and her team are the five-star contractors of the holiday dessert world. Working for more [...]
Las Vegas is ready to party like its 1933. In honor of the 79th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th amendment, the Las Vegas Mob Museum is throwing a Repeal Day Party. Thirteen years of Prohibition — the “Noble Experiment” that outlawed the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquor — led to the [...]