The Cosmopolitan
The Look
Shadia Taylor
General manager of Stitched at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, age 30.
August 16th, 2012
Photographed by Andrew Sea James at the Cosmopolitan. What she’s wearing now: Marciano bodysuit, Stitched linen suit and pocket square, Aldo shoes and hoop earrings. Fashion motto: Every day is a stiletto kind of day. Read more »
Expert Opinion
Xania Woodman
July 26th, 2012
The 10 cocktails that Vegas Seven mixology maven Xania Woodman is drinking now, and where she’s drinking them. Read more »
Dining
Best Breastaurant
July 26th, 2012
The concept of scantily clad, top-heavy female servers is hardly innovative (see Hooters … and pretty much every casino floor in town). But when the recession bludgeoned the restaurant industry, several establishments decided the best way to lift the bottom line was to lower the neckline—hence the increasing number of successful “breastaurants” such as the Tilted Kilt and Twin Peaks. Read more »
Dining
Best Sunday Roast
July 26th, 2012
The Sunday Roast dates back to medieval times in Britain, but Estiatorio Milos puts a tasty Greek spin on the tradition with its spit-roasted lamb. Read more »
Bars & Booze
Best New Place to Chill
July 26th, 2012
It’s the coolest corner of the Strip, and you get to be high above it. The Cosmo’s new poolside destination bar, Neapolitan, offers a brightly painted patio and cocktail lab environs in which to enjoy the stone-cold magic of property mixologist Mariena “Miss Wizard” Mercer. Read more »
Bars & Booze
Best Off-Menu Cocktail
July 26th, 2012
The physical effects of eating a fresh Szechuan or “buzz” button take a little getting used to. But the experience is apparently addictive, since the Verbena and its kooky flower garnish hasn’t been on the Chandelier bar’s menu for more than a year, yet mixologist Mariena Mercer still serves a whopping 400 on average per week. Read more »
Arts & Entertainment
Best Art Experience
July 26th, 2012
The Cosmopolitan’s P3 Studio isn’t an art gallery as much as it’s a fish tank of artists. Read more »
Community & Culture
Best Pop-Up Idea
July 26th, 2012
It was a wry social commentary wrapped up in a can of champagne. Using the tagline “you don’t have to be afraid of commitment anymore,” the gloriously ironic Pop-Up Wedding Chapel at the Cosmopolitan marched down the aisles of our hearts. Read more »
Expert Opinion
Max Jacobson
July 26th, 2012
We asked Vegas Seven’s food critic to line up his best foodie day. While he doesn’t subscribe to the age-old notion that one should have breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper, his fantasy eating trip didn’t end up far from that notion. Read more »
Art
Outrageous Art Party
July 26th, 2012
Some events are simply more fabulous than others. And ARTrageous is the fabulous-est. The annual fundraiser for the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada returns to the Cosmopolitan with a visual and performing arts spectacular. Read more »
