The
return of UNLVino’s Sake Fever just got hotter as “Top Chef Season 12: Boston”
winner Mei Lin and her fellow cheftestant and “Chopped” champion Katsuji Tanabe
join Dom Pérignon Award of Excellence honoree Don Snyder and Franks & Deans
for a night of Las Vegas hospitality excellence on Friday, April 17 poolside at
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa.
Chef
Tanabe’s booth will showcase his signature Dirty ‘Top Chef’ Taco, while Chef
Lin will cater exclusively to guests who purchase the Sake Fever VIP Experience
Package. This rare opportunity will include a private pool cabana at the event
with butler service for up to eight guests*; as well as a cooking demonstration
and tasting with Chef Lin, featuring her acclaimed Chawanmushi, Kobe Spring
Rolls and more. The package comes complete with a one-night stay in a luxurious
guestroom at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa and brunch for two at Hearthstone
Kitchen & Cellar at the resort the following morning.
Sake
Fever will take place on Friday, April 17 from 7 to 10 p.m. around Red Rock
Casino Resort & Spa’s scenic poolscape, featuring top sakes, premium
mixology and high-end spirits, along with tastes from a collection of top Vegas
restaurants, including 8 Noodle Bar; Aburiya Raku; District One; Double Barrel
Roadhouse; Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar; Chef Heather Zheng of Shibuya; J
Karaoke Bistro; Kabuki Japanese Restaurant; Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ; Lucky
Foo’s Restaurant & Bar; Mercadito; Monta Ramen; Pot Liquor Contemporary
American Smokehouse; T-Bones Chophouse; Tonkatsu Kiyoshi; Yusho Japanese Grill
& Noodle House and Zenshin Asian Restaurant.
In
addition to exciting cocktails by Southern Wine & Spirits of Nevada’s
mixologists Francesco Lafranconi and JR Starkus, other top beverage brands providing
libations for attendees include: 33 Export Beer; Asahi Beer USA; Beam Suntory;
byejoe USA; Danone Water; DEEP EDDY VODKA; Dreyfus; Ashby & Company; FIJI
Water; Gekkeikan-Sake; HIRO SAKE; Karma Tequila; Mita Beverage Co., Ltd.;
Pacific International Liquor, Inc.; Pernod Ricard USA; SakTea; SakéOne; Sammy’s
Beach Bar Rum; SHIMIZU-NO-MAI Sake; Smart Assist, Inc.; Takara Sake;
Tommyknocker Brewery; TY KU Premium Sake & Spirits; Vino Del Sol; Wine of
Japan; World Sake Imports; Tiger Beer and Tsingtao Brewery.
During
the event, Don Snyder will be honored with the Dom Pérignon Award of
Excellence. Snyder is the Presidential Advisor at UNLV who has contributed more
than 25 years to UNLVino and has been able to watch its exponential growth over
the years. Chet Buchanan will also be emceeing Sake Fever to keep the crowd
energized throughout the night.
Additionally,
local musical group Franks & Deans will entertain the crowd with a live
performance. Franks & Deans is the world’s first rock ‘n’ roll Rat Pack
band, a tribute to Frank Sinatra’s boys, featuring new spins on original music
and mash-ups of Sinatra’s top hits.
Following
the main event, guests can head to the resort’s hot new restaurant, Hearthstone
Kitchen & Cellar, for the Official After Party. Sake Fever attendees can
show their event wristbands to receive a free glass of wine in the bar area,
while keeping the festivities going into the night.
In
addition to Sake Fever, UNLVino, Nevada’s largest and oldest wine festival,
will host a weekend of celebrations including Bubble-Licious at The Venetian
Las Vegas® on Thursday, April 16; and the Grand Tasting at Paris Las Vegas on
Saturday, April 18. Tickets can be purchased at UNLVTickets.com.
*The
Sake Fever VIP Experience Package is available in advance on UNLVTickets.com
and costs $750, including access for two guests to the event. The package
purchaser has the option of inviting up to six additional ticketed guests to
enjoy butler service and partake in the tasting with Chef Lin in their cabana.
About
UNLVino
UNLVino
was cofounded in 1974 by the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
and Southern Wine & Spirits of Nevada, the two organizations which continue
to sponsor it today. Over the past four decades, UNLVino has raised several
million dollars for scholarships and other academic developmental needs of UNLV
students. UNLVino is differentiated through unparalleled, hands-on student
experiences at all levels of event planning, execution and promotion, as well
as the impactful funds raised each year – all testaments to the celebratory
weekend’s broader purpose – scholarship. For more information, please visit
www.UNLVino.com and follow UNLVino on Twitter @UNLVino_Vegas.
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