Celebrate National Meatball Day!! 3/9 At Meatball Spot!

“Top Chef” Carla Pellegrino’s new Meatball Spot at Town Square Las Vegas will celebrate National Meatball Day with a declaration of “Meatball Spot Day” and 1st Annual Meatball Eating Contest at noon, on Saturday, March 9.

Clark County Commissioner, Steve Sisolak, will kick-off the festivities with a proclamation presentation at the popular eatery, declaring it “Meatball Spot Day” in Las Vegas.

National Meatball Day will continue with Meatball Spot’s 1st Annual Meatball Eating Contest. A group of local celebrities, including hypnotist, Marc Savard, cast members from The Australian Bee Gees Show at Excalibur Hotel & Casino, as well as gorgeous dancers from FANTASY at Luxor Hotel and Casino, will compete to see who can eat six meatballs with their favorite sauce in the shortest amount of time.  The winner will receive a donation to their charity of choice.

A dynamic restaurant and a bar made for mingling come together at the new Meatball Spot, located across from AMC Theatres at Town Square. Featuring the celebrated fare of renowned chef Carla Pellegrino and a compelling cocktail menu, Meatball Spot offers meatball dishes, pizzas, salads and a gelato bar, as well as an array of mojitos, sangrias and cocktail floats. French country design unites with a SoHo meets Malibu setting at the new restaurant, where a white picket fence frames a spacious patio with a garden-style setting outside and a lively bar is the centerpiece to the dining room inside.  Meatball Spot is open for lunch, dinner and late-night dining, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., daily. More information is available on the website, www.MeatballSpot.com, by calling 702.641.7768, on Twitter @meatballspot, and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/MeatballSpot. Meatball Spot is available for parties and special events.

About Carla Pellegrino

Chef Carla Pellegrino is known around the world for her culinary expertise. Pellegrino is currently the Executive Chef and Owner of Bratalian Neapolitan Cantina, and Executive Chef of Meatball Spot at Town Square Las Vegas. The dynamic chef, who was previously the Executive Chef and Owner of Rao’s Las Vegas at Caesars Palace, has been featured in numerous national media outlets, including: “The Today Show,” “CBS This Morning,” “Fox News,” “Bon Appetit” and “Food & Wine” magazine. Pellegrino’s restaurant, Bratalian, was named “Best New Restaurant,” while her restaurant, Bacio, was named “Best Italian Restaurant,” by the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s “Best of Las Vegas” awards in 2011. Pellegrino has been recognized multiple times by the esteemed James Beard Foundation as the host of the organization’s “Spring in Italy” and “Women in Food” events. Media inquiries may be made to her personal publicist, Jennifer Bradley, at jennifer.bradley@braintrustlv.com.