Cosmopolitan
Diner's Notebook
Critics write the book on Vegas, PLus Brian Howard dishes and Poppy Den dreams
December 6th, 2012
Cookbooks and restaurant guides make excellent and practical Christmas gifts, and this year, there are two I wish to plug. The first is Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery ($50, Artisan), a large tome that the chef wrote with pastry chef and Frenchman Sebastien Rouxel. This is both a coffee-table book and a practical guide to baking both bread and pastry. Read more »
Dishing
Oxtail Fried Rice, Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill
November 8th, 2012
Fried rice is often an afterthought at many Asian restaurants, but Blue Ribbon’s version is usually one of the first things ordered by those in the know. Read more »
Scene Stirs
Awards, well-paired pork and a word about balls
October 18th, 2012
the Cosmopolitan also recently acquired a new beverage attraction, a bottle of Balvenie Fifty, one of just 88 bottles commemorating 50 years of service by the industry’s longest-serving malt master, David Stewart. For a mere $3,400 per ounce, you can taste 50-year-old Cask 5576. I can tell you firsthand that it is sublime. Read more »
Concerts
The xx
Boulevard Pool, Oct. 10
October 18th, 2012
More than 2,800 fans paid homage to the alluringly melancholy British indie band. Hovering clouds at the outdoor show only added to the mood. Read more »
Most Dynamic Restaurant
Comme Ça
October 11th, 2012
This wunderkind of the Strip dining scene constantly refreshes its special menu concepts while maintaining a high level of execution for its classic brasserie cuisine. Read more »
Best Buffet
Wicked Spoon
October 11th, 2012
It’s too soon to say whether the new Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars will unseat Wicked Spoon (now a two-time winner of this category) from its perch. Read more »
Best Lunch
Estiatorio Milos
October 11th, 2012
This is our city’s best Greek restaurant—something no one disputes. But it’s also our most expensive one. Live seafood from the Aegean is a luxury, and simply put, not everyone can afford to eat dinner here. Read more »
Music
Tour Buzz
October 4th, 2012
We continue this special New Wave Revival edition of Tour Buzz with The xx. To my thinking, New Wave was born when the first-wave punks finally copped to their previously secret love of ABBA … and The xx, scheduled to perform poolside at the Cosmopolitan on Oct. 10 ($37), seems so thoroughly enamored of that cultural moment that it’s tempting to connect them directly to New Order, Gang of Four and the like—but as contemporaries, not as copyists. Read more »
Music
Group Hug
You can trust these indie-popsters—their songs will make you happy
September 27th, 2012
Since playing at the Book & Stage last November, Grouplove has been performing to ever-bigger crowds. With the success of their 2011 debut album, Never Trust A Happy Song, came prime slots at major festivals (such as Coachella and Bonnaroo), and appearances on late-night television (including the Late Show With David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live). Read more »
Concerts
Ryan Leslie
Boulevard Pool at the Cosmopolitan, Sept. 20
September 27th, 2012
In town on his Les Is More album tour, the hip-hop/R&B singer eschewed running through a bunch of tracks the crowd didn’t yet know in favor of the songs that got him in front of a packed poolside audience in the first place. Read more »
