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		<title>It’s Got the Look</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Belandres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chic and sophisticated, Hyde Bellagio changes the face of nightlife in Las Vegas By Kiko Miyasato Photography by Robert John Kley Makeup by Zee Clemente Styling by Christie Moeller Model: Dominique Intimate and elegant are two big words redefining Las Vegas nightlife in 2012. The past couple of years it was all about the words [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- wp-jquery-lightbox, a WordPress plugin by ulfben --> <p><strong>Chic and sophisticated, Hyde Bellagio changes the face of nightlife in Las Vegas</strong></p>
<p>By Kiko Miyasato<br />
Photography by Robert John Kley<br />
Makeup by Zee Clemente<br />
Styling by Christie Moeller<br />
Model: Dominique</p>
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<p>Intimate and elegant are two big words redefining Las Vegas nightlife in 2012. The past couple of years it was all about the words “mega,” “bi-level,” “tri-level,” and the irony of tens of thousands of square feet feeling more like saturated spaces. While Vegas proudly flaunts and successfully thrives on the “bigger is better” mantra, thanks to Los Angeles-based trendsetter Sam Nazarian and his company SBE (a nightlife, lifestyle and real estate group), the City of Sin once again reveals the changing face of nightlife with the opening of SBE’s first Vegas venture, Hyde Bellagio.</p>
<p>When it comes to Hyde, SBE (known for such trendy L.A. stomps like The Abbey, Katsuya, Tres, The Sayers Club and Greystone Manor) has quite simply built a seraphic space—and that beauty can be found in every aspect of the nighttime hot spot. Four walls encapsulate just 10,000 square feet of space and the capacity doesn’t even reach 750. Hyde operates under the enchantment that it’s a lost Italian villa, a hidden apartment within the walls of Bellagio and once the lock is unlatched and you step inside, it’s a swank world of elegance and intimacy.</p>
<p>The cherry on top exists in the view that Hyde sports—the club’s outdoor space overlooks the world-famous Fountains of Bellagio. It’s about as close to the water wonder you can get with a cocktail in hand. The interior design of the hot spot mirrors that of a hip, contemporary living space, with old-world touches. Soft browns and blacks, muted whites and creams match seamlessly with dark-wood flooring, billowy sheer curtains and stunning chandeliers. Since Hyde is playing off of the private apartment angle, tchotchkes such as books, artwork and framed photographs give the effect that prior residents left the space untouched before moving out. The DJ booth sits elevated behind a black and white mock fireplace. Besides the indoor bar, which stretches the entire length of the back wall, a smaller bar resides on the patio. The patio, decorated with accents of black, gold, white and touches of greenery, is reminiscent of a Tuscan garden, a perfect retreat under the nighttime sky.</p>
<p>One of Hyde’s goals is to bring back the art of the classic cocktail but with touches of modern ingenuity. Roaming Bellini carts and Cable Cars mixed tableside signal the return of mixology in nightlife venues. Handcrafted cocktails with seasonal and inventive ingredients plus access to Bellagio’s entire wine vault are prime examples of Hyde’s elevated cocktail program.</p>
<p>Parties that helped define the L.A. club scene converge with the Vegas set, making Tuesdays and Sundays at Hyde the place to be. Once a month on Sundays, XIV Vegas Sessions transforms into a party that would make Marie Antoinette blush, a throwback to the lavish days of old-world France. XIV’s notorious champagne showers and performance artists dressed in time-period pieces add to the flavor of the party, one that has made nightlife history for years with the L.A. crowd. Tuesdays at Hyde celebrates Lost Angels, an industry night that brings the movers and shakers from both L.A. and Vegas together with city visitors. The night is VIP all the way, and brings some of the top talent in music to man the DJ booth. On deck Feb. 7 are Dave Fogg and DJ Politik, while DJ 88 and DJ Savi perform a special Valentine’s Day set on Feb. 14.</p>
<p>Hyde completes the opulent experience by inviting guests to partake in cocktails and small plates between the hours of 5 and 10 p.m. While watching the fountains dance, enjoy noshing on food prepared from neighboring culinary hot spot Osteria del Circo and order one of Hyde’s signature drinks like the imaginative cucumber watermelon margarita.</p>
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		<title>Love&#8217;s Treasure Trove</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Belandres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valentine&#8217;s Day gets an infusion of Sin City swagger By Jack Houston If years and years of courtship and marriage have proven anything, it’s that a little thought on Valentine’s Day goes a long way. Las Vegas has no shortage of hotels, restaurants, spas and activities to keep the love flame burning throughout the day, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- wp-jquery-lightbox, a WordPress plugin by ulfben --> <p>Valentine&#8217;s Day gets an infusion of Sin City swagger</p>
<p>By Jack Houston</p>
<p>If years and years of courtship and marriage have proven anything, it’s that a little thought on Valentine’s Day goes a long way. Las Vegas has no shortage of hotels, restaurants, spas and activities to keep the love flame burning throughout the day, including some offbeat options for a more adventurous couple. Here are a few suggestions for making the big day special for you and yours.</p>
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<p><strong>Canyon Ranch SpaClub</strong> / Share a steamy 50 minutes with your partner in the rasul ceremony, which uses purifying muds and herbal steam to restore balance. <em>The Venetian/The Palazzo, 702.414.3600</em></p>
<p><strong>Ethel M’s Valentine’s Collection </strong>/ Add a sweet touch with the local chocolatier’s Valentine’s Day collection in 13-, 20- and 53-piece boxes, plus tins of chocolate hearts. <em>Fashion Show, 702.796.6662</em></p>
<p><strong>Hugo’s Cellar </strong>/ Roses are the unofficial flower of the holiday, and all ladies receive a long-stemmed one upon entering this old-school downtown dining destination. <em>Four Queens, 702.385.4011</em></p>
<p><strong>Tous </strong>/ The city’s only Tous, inside Miracle Mile Shops is something of a hidden gem. The gems, however, are hardly hidden on custom-designed Manolo Blahnik pendants, available in several sizes. <em>702.699.9468</em></p>
<p><strong>A romantic Mount Charleston getaway </strong>/ A ski retreat in the middle of the desert, Mount Charleston is winter where there is none, and we should all be grateful.</p>
<p><strong>PBR Rock Bar </strong>/ Celebrate the holiday on a mechanical bull with two-for-one rides, then cool off with two-for-one glasses of champagne. Giddyup! <em>Miracle Mile Shops, 702.750.1685</em></p>
<p><strong>Sugar Factory </strong>/ Cupid’s Candy Fix basket has everything from a jumbo sugar cookie to SF’s signature Couture Pop. <em>Paris, Miracle Mile Shops and The Mirage, sugarfactory.com</em></p>
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<p><strong>Fountains of Bellagio</strong> / Sparkling jets of water, the sounds of Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman and the lights of the Las Vegas Strip. The perfect backdrop for romance. <em>702.693.7111</em></p>
<p><strong>Steakhouse at Bill’s </strong>/ Possibly the reddest dining room on the Strip, this steakhouse screams Valentine’s Day 365 days a year. It’s old-school elegance all the way. <em>702.737.2100</em></p>
<p><strong>Payard Pâtisserie </strong>/ The famed French pastry chef offers gift baskets featuring all kinds of treats ready to set the mood. <em>Caesars Palace, 702.731.7849</em></p>
<p><strong>Gondola rides </strong>/ Drift along the “canals of Venice” while a singing gondolier serenades you. Private gondolas are available for even closer encounters. <em>The Venetian, 702.414.4500</em></p>
<p><strong>Love Jones </strong>/ Anyone can sell lingerie, whips, handcuffs and lotions. Very few of them deliver directly to your hotel room. Love Jones does just that. <em>Hard Rock Hotel, 702.693.5007</em></p>
<p><strong>Simon </strong>/ A four-course menu ($75) from chef Kerry Simon might be the truest aphrodisiac, especially with poached lobster and red velvet cake in the mix. <em>Palms Place, 702.944.3292</em></p>
<p><strong>Phantom—The Las Vegas Spectacular </strong>/ Now<br />
that the grand finale has been set for Sept. 2, it’s time to put the age-old tale of lust and madness on the front burner. <em>The Venetian, 702.414.7469</em></p>
<p><strong>Human Nature / </strong>Motown knew a thing or two about love, and so does this Aussie quartet, who performs those magical hits with soul and style. <em>Imperial Palace, 888.777.7664</em></p>
<p><strong>Tiffany &amp; Co. </strong>/ Since the newest location opened at Fashion Show last year, there are now four Las Vegas stores to feed her fix for little blue boxes. Also at Crystals, The Forum Shops at Caesars and Via Bellagio. <em>tiffany.com</em></p>
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<p><strong>Madame Tussauds Las Vegas</strong> / It’s the only place you’ll get to spend Valentine’s Day with Justin Bieber, or have the opportunity to “marry” George Clooney. <em>The Venetian, 702.862.7800</em></p>
<p><strong>Stratosphere packages </strong>/ The dinner and show package with Frankie Moreno combines a four-course meal at Top of the World with a performance by the inimitable singer ($119). <em>702.380.7777</em></p>
<p><strong>Serendipity 3 </strong>/ With portions as big as these, there’s no dish that’s not worth sharing—especially a super sundae or signature Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. <em>Caesars Palace, 702.731.7373</em></p>
<p><strong>Rita Rudner </strong>/ The longtime Strip favorite has cut to the core of men and women perhaps better than any comic working today. She performs at The Venetian, Feb. 12-14. <em>702.414.9000</em></p>
<p><strong>Naughty &amp; Spice roll at Rice &amp; Company /</strong> Dig into the Luxor restaurant’s newest roll, a combo of shrimp tempura, spicy tuna and mango surrounded by strawberries and spicy strawberry sauce. <em>702.262.4774</em></p>
<p><strong>Lobster ME </strong>/ Few foods say love quite like lobster, and at Miracle Mile Shops’ ode to the crafty crustacean, enjoy buy-one, get-the-second-half-off lobster rolls by saying “I love the way you roll” at the register. <em>702.562.7837</em></p>
<p><strong>Lake Las Vegas </strong>/ The man-made lake that sits east of Henderson is home to several hotels, a shopping promenade and an ice skating rink right on the lake.</p>
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<p><strong>Eiffel Tower Restaurant</strong> / Possibly the most prized piece of real estate in town will be the table at the front corner of the restaurant overlooking the Fountains of Bellagio. <em>Paris, 702.948.6937</em></p>
<p><strong>Grand Canyon Skywalk </strong>/ Assuming you’re not afraid of heights, a stroll around the U-shaped walkway overlooking the Canyon is about as memorable as it gets. <em>702.220.8372</em></p>
<p><strong>Fantasy </strong>/ The Luxor topless revue’s “Get a Heart On” packages, available through Feb. 29, offer great dinner/show deals with T&amp;T and Rice and Company. <em>702.262.4400</em></p>
<p><strong>Maverick Helicopter</strong> / The Grand Canyon tours get the spotlight, but nothing says romance like a sunset tour of the Strip via helicopter. <em>702.261.0007</em></p>
<p><strong>Men’s gifts </strong>/ What do men want for V-Day—besides the obvious? How about something from The Art of Shaving (Mandalay Place), Canali (The Shoppes at The Palazzo) or Ben Sherman (Miracle Mile Shops)? Although the obvious works, too.</p>
<p><strong>Valentine’s Day menus at TI </strong>/ At Isla, a three-course menu ($50) wraps up with a chocolate tamale with strawberries and chocolate sauce. At Phil’s Italian Steakhouse, a four-courser ($75) features chateaubriand for two. <em>702.894.7351</em></p>
<p><strong>Elton John </strong>/ “I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you’re in the world.” Say no more. <em>Caesars Palace, 800.745.3000</em></p>
<p><strong>Creativity </strong>/ Nothing is more genuine than a gesture you couldn’t possibly have read about in a magazine.</p>
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		<title>A Culinary  Legend</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A century and a half of flavor manifests at Old Homestead Steakhouse By Brock Radke Photos by Jeff Green Picture a large white plate crowned with a towering, perfectly charred, bone-in ribeye steak. Your sharp, heavy, glistening steak knife is ready for battle, inching toward that first cut that will reveal a bright pink center [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- wp-jquery-lightbox, a WordPress plugin by ulfben --> <p><strong>A century and a half of flavor manifests at Old Homestead Steakhouse</strong></p>
<p>By Brock Radke<br />
Photos by Jeff Green</p>
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<p>Picture a large white plate crowned with a towering, perfectly charred, bone-in ribeye steak. Your sharp, heavy, glistening steak knife is ready for battle, inching toward that first cut that will reveal a bright pink center and a flood of rich juiciness. Or maybe it’s a decadent sirloin, awash in a creamy peppercorn sauce, au poivre-style. Or maybe your steakhouse fantasy involves sharing: a prime porterhouse, dry-aged on the premises for at least 30 days, properly portioned for your entire party.<br />
What comes to mind when you think about dining in a<br />
classic steakhouse? Whatever delicious images are swirling around in your head, it’s a safe bet they resemble the<br />
reality of Old Homestead, recently opened in Caesars Palace. The Sherry family has been operating this iconic restaurant in Manhattan’s meatpacking district since 1868, creating fantastic foodie memories for generations of diners. Old Homestead’s deep commitment has always been about the best beef possible, something you’ll recognize as soon as you sit down in the new incarnation of a beloved eatery. The napkins are emblazoned with the cuts that make the Old Homestead legendary: sirloin, filet, porterhouse and ribeye.<br />
Although there’s a distinct old-school vibe in this new<br />
restaurant, the environment is decidedly sleek and urban.<br />
A sharp bar is bustling to the right of the hostess stand, and an adjacent dining room provides some prime people-watching as the Caesars casino humanity rolls by. The distraction from food ends there,<br />
however, as a beautiful basket of chewy pretzel bread and sumptuous, stick-to-your-ribs bacon-cheddar biscuits arrives quickly. If you didn’t have time for a martini at the bar, seize<br />
the opportunity to sample the sommelier squad’s talents and order a creative wine flight<br />
to match your meal.</p>
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<p>An expansive raw shellfish bar is a great place to begin, unless you’re partial to a mountainous Maryland crab cake served with roasted pepper aioli. If your commitment to beef is as serious<br />
as the staff at Old Homestead, get started on the right foot with classic steak tartare, or Kobe beef meatballs with marinara sauce and ricotta cheese. I like to save room, so there’s also straight-ahead Caesar or iceberg wedge salads, two different versions of tomato salad, roasted beets with arugula or goat cheese, or the kitchen sink. This amazing opener truly has everything but—shrimp, salami, blue cheese, avocado, bacon and more.<br />
It should not be missed.<br />
No matter what the cut, there is a sublime side dish to accompany your tastes. Potato options run the gamut from duck fat fries to truffle butter gnocchi, tater tots to a big baked Idaho masterpiece. The mac and cheese has four cheeses, almost as creamy as Grandma’s creamed spinach. Sugar-roasted beets are a nice complement, a little something different.<br />
The original Old Homestead is known for its sirloin, and here in Vegas you can do it au poivre or in simple “Sherry Brothers” style, both 18 ounces of luscious beef. But of course, things can get big and wild in Vegas, and that’s where the lollipop ribeye enters the picture, 32-ounces of well-marbled meat served “on the dinosaur bone.” There are no bad choices, as long as you are ready for big, bold flavors and ultimate steakhouse satisfaction.</p>
<blockquote><p>Caesars Palace<br />
5-10:30 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 5-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat. 702.731.7110</p></blockquote>
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		<title>A Perfect 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Belandres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chippendales celebrates a decade of pleasing the ladies in Vegas By Susan Stapleton Jaymes Vaughan is waiting in the green room before a show, reading through a script for a presentation he has to do the next day. Nathan Minor just finished up a full day as a personal trainer before showing up backstage. The hunky [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- wp-jquery-lightbox, a WordPress plugin by ulfben --> <p><em><strong>Chippendales</strong></em><strong> celebrates a decade of pleasing the ladies in Vegas</strong></p>
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<p>By Susan Stapleton</p>
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<p>Jaymes Vaughan is waiting in the green room before a show, reading through a script for a presentation he has to do the next day. Nathan Minor just finished up a full day as a personal trainer before showing up backstage. The hunky men donning tank tops are just two of the performers in <em>Chippendales The Show</em>, the male revue that has been making women hoot and holler for 33 years. On Feb. 23, the show celebrates its 10th anniversary at the Rio.</p>
<p>The 4,233 cuffs and 1,602 collars they’ve worn over the years haven’t lost their luster as the production has aged. “We always try to keep it fresh,” says Vaughan, the emcee and singer in the show. “We’re constantly updating it with new numbers and trends to stay up to date. The show that I do now is completely different then the show four years ago.”</p>
<p>Minor, who’s been a Chippendale for four years as well, used to do a solo dance routine to “Mouth” by the band Bush, an act that changed costumes through the years and eventually was replaced with more group numbers. “Now everyone gets highlighted,” says Jayce Crispin, whose long blond locks seduce women in a scene where one lucky lady comes onstage to dress him. “You come to see the Chippendales, not one guy.”</p>
<p>After all, the gaggles of bachelorette parties, divorce celebrations and birthday girls are there to see the men, and as many as they can, dressed, then undressed, as construction workers while they paint themselves in glowing orange paint, country boys in cowboy hats that magically “levitate” down there, men in and out of uniform and even vampires, a relatively new addition tipping its hat to cultural icons <em>True Blood</em> and <em>Twilight</em>.</p>
<p>The guys, 24 in all who perform here in Vegas or in 188 cities around the globe during their 180,000-mile-a-year tour, know when the crowd is having fun. During one performance of “Chipp Shot,” a game show skit where three ladies get onstage and try to impress the Chippendales, one guest got so into showing off her favorite position that her breasts fell out of her dress. Taylor Armstrong from the <em>Real Housewives of Beverly Hills</em> was gratuitous with her groping of James Davis, who plays guitar in the show, while a lap dance given to the Chippendales by some of the stars of <em>Chelsea Lately</em> went too far and the guys threw them over their shoulders and carted them off the stage.</p>
<p>Those celebrities are just like the regular gals who go to the show, ogling the Chippendales’ biceps and chests as they rip off their white tank tops to the tune of 12,243 in 10 years. They’ve become icons appearing on <em>The Wendy Williams Show</em>, <em>The View</em> and <em>The Ellen DeGeneres Show</em>, where Crispin gave Betty White a lap dance to see if she could keep her composure. She couldn’t.</p>
<p>That celebrity even rubs off in the show when special guest stars pop in for some added spice. Ronnie Magro from <em>Jersey Shore</em> didn’t want to take his tank off, but when he saw the reaction from screaming girls, off it came. BMX star Ricardo Laguna, Grammy winner Jon Secada and Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees are just some of the stars to share the stage in cuffs and collars. Even the ladies, such as Karina Smirnoff from <em>Dancing With the Stars</em>, Vienna Girardi from <em>The Bachelor Pad 2</em> and model Estella Warren, have starred in the show, and 2012 promises more two- to four-week stints as the Chipps celebrate 10 years.</p>
<p>Even with the plethora of celebrity, the show is still about one thing—making women happy.</p>
<p>Says Vaughan: “It’s the ultimate girls’ night out. Our focus will always be the ladies.”</p>
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		<title>The Rematch is On</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jack Houston Judging by the way Victor Ortiz lost his last boxing match, it’s a safe bet the welterweight southpaw is out to prove himself in his upcoming bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena. On Feb. 11, Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs) returns to the scene of his controversial defeat by Floyd Mayweather in a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- wp-jquery-lightbox, a WordPress plugin by ulfben --> <p>By Jack Houston</p>
<p><div id="attachment_9021" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 301px"><a href="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/02/0RTIZ_2512.jpg" rel="lightbox[9019]"><img src="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/02/0RTIZ_2512.jpg" alt="" width="291" height="200" class="size-full wp-image-9021" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>MGM Grand</strong>, 3 p.m. doors, Feb. 11, $50-$300 plus tax and fee. 800.745.3000 Ticketmaster</p></div>Judging by the way Victor Ortiz lost his last boxing match, it’s a safe bet the welterweight southpaw is out to prove himself in his upcoming bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena. On Feb. 11, Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs) returns to the scene of his controversial defeat by Floyd Mayweather in a rematch against Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KOs), whom Ortiz bested a year ago.<br />
It was in the middle of the fourth round of his fight against Mayweather when Ortiz headbutted his undefeated opponent, resulting in the loss of a point. Immediately after the fight resumed, and with referee Joe Cortez looking away, Mayweather hit Ortiz with a left hook, dropping him to the ground and ending the fight. “I’ll be champion again,” said a defiant Ortiz afterward. “Within the next six months, I’ll be champion.”<br />
He’ll get a chance to atone for his loss this week against Berto, whose title he took in an acclaimed April fight, which appeared on many year-end best-of lists. At a press conference, Berto was upbeat. “I have put in the time and worked very hard to get where I am … I’m hungrier than ever. I predict a win.”</p>
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		<title>More Than Song and Dance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jack Houston As it turned out, Jersey Boys only showcased one side of the multitalented whirlwind that is Rick Faugno. A fixture of the Las Vegas company of the Broadway smash for three years, Faugno set out last year to conquer the city on his own terms, in a one-man show that made a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- wp-jquery-lightbox, a WordPress plugin by ulfben --> <p>By Jack Houston</p>
<p><div id="attachment_9015" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 262px"><a href="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/02/Faugno_2512.jpg" rel="lightbox[9009]"><img src="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/02/Faugno_2512.jpg" alt="" width="252" height="360" class="size-full wp-image-9015" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>The Lounge at Palms</strong> 8:30 p.m. doors, Tues.,  $15 plus tax and fee. 702.944.3200</p></div>As it turned out, Jersey Boys only showcased one side of the multitalented whirlwind that is Rick Faugno. A fixture of the Las Vegas company of the Broadway smash for three years, Faugno set out last year to conquer the city on his own terms, in a one-man show that made a case for the erstwhile Frankie Valli as a veritable triple threat.<br />
Faugno puts any preconceptions to rest right away with a medley of James Brown classics that is as far from Jersey Boys as Newark is from Brown’s Georgia home. Dancing was Faugno’s first love, and that passion extends to all corners of his performance, one rooted in that old-school Las Vegas showmanship that seems to be making a comeback lately.<br />
But make no mistake—Faugno is more than simply Rat Pack 2.0. His self-titled show is eclectic in ways the great crooners could never approach, mixing standards (“Body and Soul”) with modern soul classics (“Higher Ground,” “The Way You Make Me Feel”) and even some inventive takes on old warhorses. A Latin rumba-inspired version of the Gershwin classic “Summertime” is unlike any version you’ve probably heard, but it works. For the faithful who have followed Faugno since he arrived in Las Vegas, there’s a brief nod to his past onstage life with “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” but for the most part, what you get is a different side of Faugno, one that shows a star clearly on the rise</p>
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		<title>Clarissa Castillo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Belandres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Julian Serrano sommelier sheds light on Spanish wines By Kiko Miyasato Back in 1999, Clarissa Castillo didn’t know the difference between cabernet and chardonnay, she admitted. Even though she was working for MGM Resorts International, more specifically its Bellagio property in the food and beverage sector, it wasn’t until Alex Stratta’s wine director gave her [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- wp-jquery-lightbox, a WordPress plugin by ulfben --> <p><strong>Julian Serrano sommelier sheds light on Spanish wines</strong></p>
<p>By Kiko Miyasato</p>
<div id="attachment_9010" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 260px"><img class="size-full wp-image-9010 " style="margin-bottom: 10px" src="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/02/020512_clarissacastillo_post.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Clarissa Castillo</p></div>
<p>Back in 1999, Clarissa Castillo didn’t know the difference between cabernet and chardonnay, she admitted. Even though she was working for MGM Resorts International, more specifically its Bellagio property in the food and beverage sector, it wasn’t until Alex Stratta’s wine director gave her a Wine 101 book, called <em>Windows of the World</em>, that her knowledge of vino upticked and turned into a passion. “I decided to pursue something that I was happy to learn about and enjoyed doing,” she said. She has officially been a sommelier for nearly five years now, and has spent the last two years as the sommelier for Julian Serrano restaurant at Aria.</p>
<p>“I think the essential function of a sommelier is that you want to provide your knowledge and expertise about wines to your guests, but ultimately it’s about service. You want to give them unparalleled service that marks the occasion,” she said. She oversees Serrano’s vast wine selection (more than 380 choices), with an emphasis on Spanish wines. “Spanish wines are incredibly versatile,” she said. “(They) have incredible finish and body and so much finesse … You don’t see Spanish wines too often, so I like that we can offer a variety of them for our guests.”</p>
<p>“There’s such a romantic side of wine. There’s so much beautiful history and tradition behind so many wines &#8230; but, really, it’s going to come across on the palate. It all translates into what these winemakers are trying to convey.”</p>
<div id="attachment_9011" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-full wp-image-9011 " style="margin-bottom: 10px" src="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/02/020512_fwb_libation_post.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="250" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Juve y Camps Reserva, Cava, 2005 </p></div>
<p><em>“Cava” translates into traditional Spanish sparkling wine, and the Juve y Camps Reserva is a great representation of a Spanish cava. “It’s a very bright and clean style (of) sparkling wine. Very fresh and crisp,” Castillo said. She also recommended the sparkling wine as a great pairing with seafood and rich dishes, and it even complements desserts. The Juve y Camps Reserva can be purchased for just $13 by the glass and is also available by the bottle.</em></p>
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		<title>Back on the Bench</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jack Houston There’s something oddly comforting about hearing Elton John perform “The Bitch is Back” to open his Million Dollar Piano show at Caesars Palace. It’s exactly the song you want him to play to start this musical journey, in that it possesses a certain anthemic quality that makes you appreciate all the roads [...]]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_9005" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/02/Elton_2512.jpg" rel="lightbox[9003]"><img class="size-full wp-image-9005" src="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/02/Elton_2512.jpg" alt="" width="360" height="360" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Caesars Palace</strong> 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9-11, 14 &amp; 16-18, starting at $55 plus tax and fee. 800.745.3000 Ticketmaster</p></div>
<p>There’s something oddly comforting about hearing Elton John perform “The Bitch is Back” to open his Million Dollar Piano show at Caesars Palace. It’s exactly the song you want him to play to start this musical journey, in that it possesses a certain anthemic quality that makes you appreciate all the roads that have led him to this moment.<br />
There was a time when 2012 seemed an impossibility for John, who spent a well-documented portion of his career struggling with fame, excess and his own sexuality. But since scoring The Lion King in 1994, he’s been on a personal and professional upswing, with an Oscar nod, an international AIDS charity, a host of critically acclaimed studio albums and a happy marriage to his credit.<br />
So, yes, the bitch is back, and never more so than in The Million Dollar Piano, a stripped-down update of his very popular Red Piano concerts that ran from 2004-09. Doing away with the lavish David LaChapelle-inspired sets of his previous show, John keeps the focus exclusively on himself, his band and the titular piano, outfitted with LED screens that change and pulse in time to the music.<br />
John’s voice has deepened over the years, but what it lacks in range it more than makes up for in power, as evidenced by a forceful “Levon” and the crowd-favorite “I’m Still Standing.” One of the set’s undisputed highlights, the obscure 1971 nugget “Indian Sunset,” finds John ceding the spotlight to percussionist extraordinaire Ray Cooper for a thunderous exhibition. He even finds room for a lone nod to The Union, his acclaimed collaboration with Leon Russell, in “Hey Ahab.”<br />
With a more robust set list and a renewed emphasis on the music, John arguably eclipses the Red Piano with his newest engagement</p>
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		<title>Joey Fatone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Belandres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Say hi, hi, hi to the Strip’s newest host Boy band heartthrob Joey Fatone has successfully stepped out on his own since his ’N Sync days. Stage and television have kept Fatone busy, and 2012 is shaping up to be no exception. He recently sat down with Las Vegas Magazine’s Kiko Miyasato to talk about [...]]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_8998" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 260px"><a href="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/02/020512_joeyfatone_post.jpg" rel="lightbox[8997]"><img class="size-full wp-image-8998 " style="margin-bottom: 10px" src="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/02/020512_joeyfatone_post.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="463" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Joey Fatone</p></div>
<p>Boy band heartthrob Joey Fatone has successfully stepped out on his own since his ’N Sync days. Stage and television have kept Fatone busy, and 2012 is shaping up to be no exception. He recently sat down with <em>Las Vegas Magazine’s </em>Kiko Miyasato to talk about his current hosting gig at <em>Price is Right Live!</em> at Bally’s (through April 8), and the many other projects he has in the works—a lot of them to do with food.</p>
<p><strong><em>Q:</em></strong><strong> Are you a fan of<em> The Price is Right</em>, the television show?<br />
</strong><strong><em>A: </em></strong> Of course I was, and am. Who wasn’t a fan of Bob Barker?!</p>
<p><strong><em>Q:</em></strong><strong> How is your gig as host of <em>Price is Right Live!</em> going?<br />
</strong><strong><em>A: </em></strong> So far, so good. The audience has been great. It’s kind of a bucket-list wish to spin the Big Wheel, so people are really into that. And then you also get people who have been fans of mine throughout my career, and they wanna come check me out.</p>
<p><strong><em>Q:</em></strong><strong> You also participated in the Food Network show <em>Rachel vs. Guy</em>. Tell me a little bit about that project.<br />
</strong><strong><em>A: </em></strong> It was one of the most nerve-racking things I have ever done! I’m not the greatest cook; I’m not a chef. You have a time factor involved in it, so it’s like “Oh my god! Hurry up! You have two hours to make food for 150 people. OK, go!” And you’re like “What?!”</p>
<p><strong><em>Q:</em></strong><strong> On the show, you’re on Guy’s (Fieri) team. How was it working with him?<br />
</strong><strong><em>A: </em></strong> He’s awesome. I’ve known him now for a few years; we met at the Kentucky Derby. He told me about this project and said I should do it, and I was like “Eh, I don’t know.” Then, of course after a few drinks, he convinced me to do it.</p>
<p><strong><em>Q:</em></strong><strong> Is there one dish that you make at home?<br />
</strong><strong><em>A: </em></strong> I can make spaghetti and meatballs, and the sauce, of course. I’ve done the whole thing from scratch a few times.</p>
<p><strong><em>Q:</em></strong><strong> Are there any plans to get back into stage acting?<br />
</strong><strong><em>A: </em></strong> I would love to. I’ve been out to New York a few times just to do some auditioning. It’s a huge commitment, though. I love Broadway. I love live shows from an entertainment aspect.</p>
<p><strong><em>Q:</em></strong><strong> What was your most challenging theater role?<br />
</strong><strong><em>A: </em></strong> All three of them were challenging—I did <em>Little Shop of Horrors</em>, <em>The Producers</em> and <em>Rent</em>. Challenging to get everything done and ready was <em>The Producers</em>—we had one week to learn the show and two weeks to run. <em>Little Shop</em>, I played Seymour and that was a blast. <em>Rent</em> was my first Broadway show.</p>
<p><strong><em>Q:</em></strong><strong> Anything else that you’re up to this year?<br />
</strong><strong><em>A: </em></strong> I’m actually doing a cooking show. It’s on the Live Well network. I’m doing a show called <em>My Family Recipe Rocks</em>. What we do is actually go to people’s homes and see what their recipes are, something that might have been handed down generation-to-generation, something that maybe they come up with.</p>
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		<title>Crass Course</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Belandres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By the power of determination (and premium cable), Andrew Dice Clay returns to the stand-up stage with renewed vigor By Jack Houston Photos by Christopher DeVargas In hindsight, Andrew Dice Clay was maybe twice the innovator and half the irritator he was ever made out to be. A man out of time when he rose [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- wp-jquery-lightbox, a WordPress plugin by ulfben --> <p><strong>By the power of determination </strong><em><strong>(and premium cable)</strong></em><strong>, Andrew Dice Clay returns to the stand-up stage with renewed vigor</strong></p>
<p>By Jack Houston<br />
Photos by Christopher DeVargas</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-8952" style="margin-bottom: 10px" src="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/01/012912_andrewdiceclay01_post.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="463" />In hindsight, Andrew Dice Clay was maybe twice the innovator and half the irritator he was ever made out to be. A man out of time when he rose to fame in the early ’90s, Clay was the scapegoat for any number of societal ills, branded a homophobe at the height of AIDS, and made to wear the mantles of misogyny and racism as if his comedy were single-handedly responsible for hundreds of years of injustice and oppression.</p>
<p>It’s hard to look back at Arsenio Hall piously chastising Clay on his late-night talk show and not think, “Really?” We’ve come so far (or gone so backward, depending on who you ask) that there are now hundreds of acolytes to Dicedom, and everyone from Sacha Baron Cohen to Seth MacFarlane owes some small debt to the doors Clay blasted open. His adult nursery rhymes, or poems, as he calls them, now seem all the more quaint in an era when “2 Girls 1 Cup” can become a pop culture phenomenon.</p>
<p>In his current run at the Riviera, a residency that finds him performing two weeks a month throughout the rest of the year, the 54-year-old provocateur embodies the classic “Dice” image we’ve come to know and love, down to the leather jacket, sunglasses, cutoff gloves and ever-present cigarette, which somehow makes it past the showroom’s no-smoking policy. His fan base is back in a big way, too, thanks to a five-episode arc on the eighth and final season of <em>Entourage</em>.</p>
<p>“It’s a whole new career,” said Clay of the boost he received from appearing on the long-running HBO bromance, which he calls “the greatest show I ever did.” While playing second banana to Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon) on a fictional animated series within the series, he also got to work with his 21-year-old son, Max Silverstein (pictured with Clay), a drummer-turned-stand-up comic. “We’re all major fans of the show, and then we ended up on it, which was a mind-blower,” said Silverstein, who opens for Clay at the Riviera, alongside Dice’s ex-fiancée Eleanor Kerrigan.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-8954" style="margin-bottom: 10px" src="http://lasvegasmagazine.com/files/2012/01/012912_andrewdiceclay02_post.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="250" />Not many people would have pegged Clay for a family man, but he’s effusive in his praise for his ex (“she’s the best female stand-up in the country”) and both Max and his youngest son, Dylan, a water polo player who’s eyeing college. It’s this one glimmer of a soft spot that makes his onstage persona—one that has no soft spots whatsoever, save for his affection for the hot chicks in the front row—that much more thrilling to watch. Clay is all about delivery, and you get the feeling that much of his past controversies were due not to the content of his act but rather the confrontational nature with which he dispenses his Brooklyn-gone-wild witticisms. He’s merely talking about life, he says, however vulgar it may be. “Seinfeld does the same thing, just with a suit.”</p>
<p>While Clay preps a reality show about living in Vegas and “having an ex who’s with the new wife all the time,” the “Dice” train keeps rolling. He’s got concert dates scheduled throughout the country and is currently meeting with writers about an autobiography. Stand-up, however, is still his primary focus.</p>
<p>“I think it’s the greatest business in the world,” Clay said. “It’s got its ups and downs. There’s always going to be potholes in the way, but you go around them, you go under them. That’s what life is to me. Things get real tough—OK, they’re tough, but tomorrow’s a new day. And that’s how I always look at life.”</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Riviera</strong><br />
10:30 p.m. Feb. 2-5, 9-12, $49.99-$89.99 plus tax and fee. 702.794.9433</p></blockquote>
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