It's good to be Jay-Z!! Plus Athletes love The Palms!

• Executive Chef Barry S. Dakake of N9NE Steakhouse cooked for rapper Jay-Z at Phil Maloof’s penthouse inside Palms Place Sunday afternoon (3.28.10). Chef Barry cooked for a group of 12 people, which included the likes of George and Gavin Maloof. The group was served steaks, pork chops, maple carrots, creamed corn and George’s chicken. Jay-Z signed a few plates for Chef Barry and took photos.

• Football running back for the St. Louis Rams Steven Jackson was at N9NE Steakhouse inside Palms Casino Resort Monday night (3.29.10). Jackson and his group had missed their flights leaving L as Vegas, so he took them all out for dinner to his favorite steakhouse. The party of eight started the night with rock shrimp, lobster pot stickers and calamari for appetizers. Jackson had a wedge salad and a bone-in filet along with a side of Julie’s mashed potatoes for dinner. After dinner, Jackson and his group headed over to ghostbar around 11:30 p.m. to enjoy a few drinks.

• Over at Palms Pool, MMA fighter Diego Sanchez arrived with six of his friends to party in a cabana.