Nightlife
Cocktail Culture
Fresh
As served at Lakeside Grill in Wynn, $14
January 6th, 2011
It’s been a long, cold and rainy winter, so naturally we’ve been dousing our troubles with scotch, bourbon, rye, and aged tequila and rum—spirits brown as yard mud. Sweeping into the room like spring’s first breezes is Wynn Resorts property mixologist Patricia Richards’ Fresh cocktail, created for Lakeside Grill. Read more »
A Fresh Face for Eve
Renovations luxe-up Longoria’s club
January 6th, 2011
Just one year ago, Eva Longoria hosted the opening of her brand-new Eve Nightclub inside Crystals at Aria. Stiletto’d guests made their way up a then-industrial, black entry staircase on Dec. 30. But on the eve of Eve’s first birthday, the boutique nightclub has undergone a cosmetic face-lift that will undoubtedly please the senses. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Mise en Place: Rock Saké
January 6th, 2011
The domestic sake brand that’s on everyone’s lips, Rock Saké hails from Oregon and is increasingly earning placement on menus by the bottle as well as in cocktails. At Bellagio’s Petrossian Bar, assistant beverage director/mixologist Matt Myers incorporates Rock Saké’s “Cloud” nigori sake into an espuma atop his Nigori Aviation ($12). Read more »
Scene Stirs
Seven Reasons to Raise Up a Glass in the New Year
January 6th, 2011
1. Rumor has it that, in addition to Chandelier Bar (Vegas Seven’s pick for Best Bar), another major Strip resort has been in talks to bring molecular mixology to the forefront of its beverage program with a dedicated bar right on the casino floor in the first quarter (hint: the sky’s the limit!). Smoke, cotton candy, foams, caviars and edible cocktails could be in our future! And if they bear any resemblance to the liquid variety offered on property, then we’re certainly in for a treat. Read more »
Seven Nights
Entertaining options for a week of nonstop fun and excitement.
December 23rd, 2010
Fri. 24 Be among the first to check out the brand-new Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub at the Cosmopolitan before the grand opening on New Year’s Eve as Marquee welcomes the EC Twins (pictured) and local fave DJ Chris Garcia to its spanking-new decks for a preview party. (Doors 10 p.m., $35 tickets available at WantTickets.com.) Toast National Eggnog Day at Blue Martini (doors 4 p.m., no cover,) where you can also take in the 24th annual Matzo Ball, which begins at 8 p.m. Sure, it costs $30 to get into that one, but it does include hors d’oeuvres and a free drink. (MatzoBall.org.) Or, do a mitzvah on the Strip by stopping by Rockhouse Bar & Nightclub’s Never a Silent Night party, where you can enjoy free cover and open bar package from 9 p.m.-midnight in return for your donation of a nonperishable food item to Three Square. In front of Imperial Palace, doors 10 a.m., $20 men, $10 women. Read more »
Seven More Nights
Entertaining options for another week of nonstop fun and excitement.
December 23rd, 2010
Tues. 4 Forget the WSOP; it’s World Series of Beer Pong time, and it all goes down at the Flamingo, with UFC/MMA announcer Bruce Buffer (pictured) presiding. The contest runs Jan. 1-5—and it’s free to watch. Meanwhile, the B-side gets a second chance at Rockhouse, during the “second-best beer pong competition in Las Vegas.” The Rockhouse Cup offers teams that flunked out of the actual WSOBP a chance at $5,000, plus two-for-one beers and $20 pitchers with their credentials. In front of Imperial Palace, doors 10 a.m., tournament 9 p.m., $50 team registration via RockCup@TheRockhouseBar.com before 11 a.m. Jan. 4. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Champagne Celebration
As created by the “Modern Mixologist,” Tony Abou-Ganim
December 23rd, 2010
“A beautiful medley of rich flavors, married with bitter and sweet orange and tickled by the kiss of bubbles.” With such descriptive power, it’s no wonder Abou-Ganim’s recipes and cocktails have been among the most lasting in Bellagio’s history. At Steve Wynn’s invitation, the “Modern Mixologist” came to Las Vegas in 1998, touching off the Vegas’ cocktail renaissance, and making modern classics of his Bellagio Cocktail, Cable Car and the Champagne Celebration. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Go Big
December 23rd, 2010
Glenfiddich 50 lands in Vegas There is but one bottle of Glenfiddich 50 Year in Nevada—just six in the U.S.—and we have it. Well, Casa Fuente in the Forum Shops at Caesars has it. And for just $1,100 per dram. This is only the second release of a Glenfiddich 50 (the first was in 2009; a bottle reported sold at auction for $38,000). Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Bubble Art
Dom Pérignon, Vintage 2002, Tribute to Andy Warhol
December 23rd, 2010
It is said that for illustrious pop-art prince and devoted scenester Andy Warhol, Dom Pérignon was the Champagne of choice. The first in a series of tributes to icons of art, music and theater—revolutionaries who helped shape the modern world—Dom Pérignon has released the Andy Warhol tribute bottle, six variations on the traditional Dom for the 2000 and 2002 vintages. Read more »
The X Factor
Notre Chateau
An exclusive first look at the club that candy built
December 23rd, 2010
Lollipop sales have been good this year. I mean really good. And by the looks of the goings-on at Paris, all that candy money is being put to incredible use as Chateau Nightclub & Gardens and Sugar Factory American Brasserie grow around, in front of and beneath the Strip’s iconic Eiffel Tower. Read more »
