Winners Of "The Sing-Off" Dine Out In Vegas...Where??

Wednesday, Pentatonix, an a capella group best known for winning the third season of “The Sing-Off” on NBC, dined at TAO Asian Bistro after a performance earlier that evening. The five vocalists enjoyed Lychee martinis, Miso Glazed Chilean Sea Bass, Spicy Tuna Tartare over Crispy Rice and Yellowtail sashimi.

Seasons Change! Enjoy At Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa

Aliante Pool

Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa, a AAA Four Diamond resort, will celebrate the change of seasons with March dining specials at five signature restaurants, seasonal spa treatments at re:lax spa and deluxe hotel packages available beginning Saturday, March 1.

DINING

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Bistro 57 will offer traditional Northern Irish pasties and an arugula salad for $12 while FARM 24-7, a new 24-hour farm-to-table café, will feature a corned beef and cabbage entrée for $12. Bistro will also introduce a bar special of two meatball sliders for $5 along with extending its winter specials of $20 bottomless Stella Artois daily from 5 to 7 p.m. and $40 Grahams 10-Year-Old Tawny Port.

MRKT, Aliante’s signature steakhouse, will spring forward with the salmon au poivre and rice pilaf for $25 along with a variety of dishes featuring fresh seasonal vegetables straight from local farms including Cowboy Trails Farm, Gilcrease Orchard, The Farm and others. The Salted Lime will offer catfish Veracruz with rice and seasonal vegetables for $14. Medley Buffet will celebrate Mardi Gras with special Cajun-inspired menu additions exclusively on Tuesday, March 4.

SPA

Guests will shake off the winter blues with one of three refreshing new spring treatments at re:lax spa, including: a lemon blossom soufflé pedicure for $65; a springtime hydrating facial, featuring a 50-minute Epicuren facial with the cell-regenerating Colostrum Cream Serum and tingling orange blossom moisturizer, priced at $115; and an 80-minute full-body therapy featuring a papaya and pineapple body scrub, Swedish massage and orange blossom moisturizer application, priced at $165. Re:lax spa is open daily from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. with reservations available by calling (702) 692-7378 or visiting www.aliantegaming.com/spa.

HOTEL

Spring and summer hotel packages will be offered beginning Saturday, March 1, through Sunday, Aug. 31, and include: Family Retreat featuring a one-night stay, $50 dining credit and four tickets to Regal Aliante Stadium 16 & IMAX, priced from $120 to $150; Stay & Play offering two nights in a deluxe room, $25 dining credit and two rounds of golf at Aliante Golf Club, priced from $250 to $325; and Spa Retreat featuring  a two-night stay, $50 credit at re:lax spa and a $50 dining credit, priced from $150 to $200.

The Pool Retreat package will also be available once The Deck, Aliante’s resort-style saltwater pool, officially opens for the summer on Monday, March 24. The package includes a two-night stay, $25 pool credit and two breakfasts at Medley Buffet, priced from $100 to $150.

About Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa

Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa is situated on more than 40 pristine acres within the Aliante master-planned community at Aliante Parkway and Interstate 215. The AAA Four Diamond resort features more than 200 hotel rooms and suites, four signature restaurants, a 650-seat showroom, more than 100,000 square feet of gaming space, a resort-style saltwater pool and a new 3,500-square-foot spa. More information and reservation details can be found by calling 702.692.7777 or visiting www.aliantegaming.com. Follow Aliante on Facebook - www.facebook.com/AlianteCasino, Twitter- twitter.com/aliantecasino and Instagram @AlianteCasinoHotel for special promotions, entertainment updates, exclusive giveaways and more.

Re:lax spa [ Photo credit Jeff Ragazzo]

OSCAR Party Coming Up At MINGO! Party Like A Movie Star!!

FABULOUS Shoe Night At Blue Martini To Benefit Project 150 & Dress For Success

Tomorrow the February Event to benefit PROJECT 150 and DRESS FOR SUCCESS on February 28th from 7 - 9pm at Blue Martini, Town Square.

Complimentary Light Bites from 7:00pm – 7:45pm and ½ Off Drink prices for Fabulous Shoe Night Guests from 7pm – 9pm in the VIP Room.

 $20 of your admission goes directly to Project 150 and we asked if you would kindly DONATE New or Gently Used Shoes, Handbags and/or Accessories for Dress for Success at the n...See More

Please REGISTER/PREPAY:  fabulousshoenight.com/events/las-vegas-fabulous-shoe-night-to-benefit-project-150-and-dress-for-sucess-blue-martini/

$25 if you register before 2/25. Late registration is $30.

PROJECT 150 helps local homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students stay in school and graduate. Please check out their website for more info… www.project150.org

DRESS FOR SUCCESS promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Please check out their website for more info… www.dressforsuccess.org

**Attendees must PREPAY in advance. Blue Martini does not allow payment transactions onsite. If you forget your receipt or prepay the night of, just show your receipt on your smartphone. If for some reason you can’t come that night after you pay, you just made a very nice donation to Project 150 and I will be glad to pick up any items you would like to donate to Dress for Success. Please share with your friends…the more the merrier!

SO, STEP into your stilettos, pull on your most fabulous cowboy boots, slip on your prettiest ballet slippers or your comfiest clogs and join us…Fabulous Shoe Night is a women’s social and networking group, opening chapters throughout the country, for fabulous women who love shoes … but who also see the BIGGER PICTURE and want to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the world, and in their own backyards. We don’t sell shoes, just WEAR your FABULOUS SHOES, right from your own closet, and mix, mingle and network with other fabulous women like YOU. $20 of the $25 admission goes directly to a LOCAL CHARITY, along with 100% of raffle proceeds. It's that easy and that different ... and it WORKS, as we are raising thousands of dollars for local charities where our chapters are located.

Blue Martini

6593 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas

 Nevada 89119

Brazilian Carnival Celebrations Friday At Via Brasil Steakhouse!

Via Brasil Steakhouse is commemorating this 5th Brazilian Carnival Celebration in Las Vegas this February 28th, 2014 and March 1st, 2014. The Owner Adam Gomes promises a memorable night out offering their full Rodizio Dinner, Cocktails along with live entertainment. Via Brasil Steakhouse’s Carnival event begins at 5PM with a Brazilian Live Band and carries on with performances Samba Dancers till 10:00 pm.

CARNIVAL CELEBRATION PACKAGE OPTIONS

OPTION 1 $48.99 “Rodizio Dinner with 20 Meats,18 Side Dishes and Gourmet Salad Bar with 35 Hot and Cold Dishes AYCE”

OPTION 2 $25.00 “Two Drink Tickets at the Bar

Via Brasil Steakhouse

1225 S.Fort Apache Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89117

Nostalgia Live Music Series Tonight At Artifice

Nostalgia Live Music Series on 2.27.14 The Artifice

21+ No cover

7pm-11pm

Performances by Fletch Welcott , Tony B The Violinist, Love at 1st Sound  & Sounds by DJ GKID

Artifice

1025 First Street suite #100, Las Vegas

 Nevada 89101

Tonight At Insert Coin(s) Mike Carbonell!

Andre's Restaurant At The Palms Has Delectable Menu Planned For Restaurant Week!

Andre’s Restaurant & Lounge at Monte Carlo and Alizé at the Top of the Palms have announced their participation in the annual Spring Las Vegas Restaurant Week. The event will be March 7 through 14 and will offer multi-course, prix-fixe menus to benefit Three Square Food Bank. A portion of each meal sold during Restaurant Week will be donated to Three Square to help in its fight to end hunger in Southern Nevada.

Andre’s will be offering a three course meal, beginning with a chilled heirloom tomato soup with smoked ham and mimolette gougeres or salad nicoise with smoked tuna and an olive vinaigrette. The second course options include crepes stuffed with braised chicken; spinach, tomato concasse and a mornay sauce; beef short ribs with a side of carrot and potato Parisian; caramelized pearl onions and horseradish beef jus; Cajun crusted loch Duarte salmon with a side of spring pea spaetzle, corn puree and lemon emulsion or a roasted carrot risotto with a side of sautéed pea tendrils and grilled onion jus. The meal concludes with the choice of Myer lemonade cake or blackberry caviar and yuzu sherbet.

Alizé will begin their three course meal with a choice of roasted beets with aged goat cheese, heirloom tomato salad with burrata mozzarella, 17 greens and herbs salad or an open ravioli of spring vegetables and wild rice. The second course will give guests a choice between a grilled rib eye with smoked bacon and potato galette, haircots verts; Vidalia onions and Roquefort beef jus, pan roasted chicken breast with truffled potato puree; jumbo green asparagus, morel mushrooms and chicken jus, sautéed Irish salmon with a black olive puree or roasted tofu with puffed rice, tempura vegetables, tofu crème and a soy lacquer. For dessert, caramel crunch banoffee or toasted coconut cream will be served.

The price per person is $50.14. The price does not include tax, beverage or gratuity. For more information or to make reservations at Andre’s, please call (702) 798-7151. For information or to make reservations at Alizé, call (702) 951-7000.

ABOUT RESTAURANT WEEK AND THREE SQUARE

Las Vegas Restaurant Week began in 2007 as a way to give locals and tourists the opportunity to help out by dining out. This year marks the third annual Spring Las Vegas Restaurant Week and the eighth annual Fall Las Vegas Restaurant Week, each featuring a variety of fine dining offerings at prix fixe prices across the valley. Proceeds from Restaurant Week benefit Three Square, Southern Nevada’s only food bank. Three Square currently provides more than more than 30 million pounds of food and grocery product – the equivalent of more than 25 million meals – per year to more than 600 Program Partners including non-profit and faith-based organizations, schools and feeding sites throughout Southern Nevada. Three Square is a member of the Feeding America network of food banks. For additional information visit www.threesquare.org or  www.helpoutdineoutlv.org.

The Newest Property On The LV Strip The Cromwell Now Taking Reservations!

The Cromwell

Presidential Suite

The Cromwell, the new Las Vegas hotel, is set to welcome its first guests beginning May 21, 2014. Guests can now book reservations online at www.thecromwell.com or by calling 1-844-I-AM-CROM (1-844-426-2766).

With its prime location on one of the busiest intersections of the Las Vegas Strip – one that welcomes more than 20 million passersby each year – The Cromwell Hotel and Casino will offer an exceptional luxury Las Vegas hotel experience in an intimate boutique hotel setting:

·         188 rooms and suites

·         40,000-square-foot casino with 66 table games, 440 slot machines and a reserved gaming salon

·         Bound, the hotel lobby bar, will feature barista-style coffees and morning pastries for the early bird, and then transform into the perfect nightcap destination for the night owl

·         The hotel bar and lounge, Interlude, with its centralized location and close proximity to nightlife, will serve as a social-inspired gathering place featuring cutting-edge mixology

·         Giada De Laurentiis will open her first-ever restaurant located on the second floor, offering prime views of the Las Vegas Strip

·         Sprawling day and nightlife venues, Drai’s Beach Club • Nightclub and Drai’s After Hours, will elevate the nightlife scene in Las Vegas

HOTEL DESIGN

Owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment, The Cromwell is a $185 million renovation and re-imagination of the former Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon. Architect, Leo A. Daly and Las Vegas-based design studio, Tandem Las Vegas, designed The Cromwell to blend vintage with modern. One of the most noticeable exterior features is the black Parisian-style awnings and ornate black railings, repurposed from the original structure, punctuating each room window. From the moment guests enter the Porte Cochere, they will be intrigued with the luxury appeal and whimsical details of The Cromwell.

Impressive barrel-vaulted ceilings will pay homage to the original design while beautiful custom chandeliers will reinstate an original element of the nostalgic Bill’s resort. A warm palette of red, gold and browns will fashion the sexy, intimate Interlude bar and lounge. Inspirations for Bound, the lobby bar, draw upon a vintage Parisian parlor featuring bookshelves with leather-bound books and eclectic embellishments. A stop at a 1940s train station inspired the retail shop with high vaulted wood-planked ceilings, leather strap wall details, newspaper print-inspired tiles, and clusters of suspended birdcages.

The 169 standard accommodations will evoke a residential feel with distressed hardwood flooring, vintage luggage and trunk-style furnishings. Custom photographic artwork by the acclaimed Deborah Anderson will evoke a sentiment of allure. Adding to the whimsical motif are black-and-white mosaic-tiled showers with playful English-French phrases adorning the walls. PetStay rooms and suites will be available, providing pet-friendly accommodations for guests travelling with dogs under 50 pounds.

To accommodate the 65,000 square-foot rooftop pool and nightclub, two floors were added to the top of the existing structure. Additional structural support, which doubles as an elevator leading up to the rooftop pool and nightclub, was also added to north side of the building. Two oversized, elevated pools will be centralized within the outdoor space, lined with daybeds, cabanas and VIP bungalows. Additional VIP areas will offer secluded options with prime Strip views, a private pool and additional VIP seating.

SUITES

Adding to the prestigious Anthology Las Vegas Suites & Villas collection, The Cromwell will introduce 19 impressive suites, available for guest booking. Suites range in size from 723 square-feet, up to the 2,550 square-foot Cromwell Suite and are strategically positioned for guests to enjoy great views of the Las Vegas Strip from multiple vantage points. All suites are equipped with a full-size refrigerator, wet bars that can be stocked based on guest preference, steam showers, Toto Neorest toilet system and deep soaking tubs.

GIADA

Set to open Memorial Day Weekend, Giada De Laurentiis’ self-titled restaurant, GIADA, will greet guests with a warm and welcoming atmosphere, al fresco dining and a beautiful exhibition kitchen showcasing fresh pastas being made daily by hand and a signature antipasto bar – a first for Italian eateries on the Strip. Located on the second story of the boutique hotel, GIADA can accommodate 260 guests and showcases automatic retractable windows boasting prime views of the Bellagio fountains, Caesars Palace and Bally’s Grand Bazaar Shops.

The menu will embrace De Laurentiis’ Roman heritage, mirroring her passion for Italian cooking with vibrant, Californian influences. GIADA will utilize the freshest ingredients to create a new, lighter take on the traditional Italian cuisine, while staying true to classic favorites.  Signature dishes include Lemon Spaghetti, Eggplant Rollatini, Marsala Herb Chicken Meatballs and Lemon Ricotta Cookies.

DRAI’S

Also welcoming beach life and nightlife enthusiasts beginning Memorial Day Weekend, Drai’s Beach Club • Nightclub and Drai’s After Hours will set the new standard in entertainment/nightlife experiences with a stunning rooftop pool, day club and nightlife venue. Drai’s Beach Club • Nightclub will elevate the Las Vegas day and nightlife scenes with a stylish, spirited pool experience. Synonymous with late night, the legendary Drai’s After Hours returns with its discrete underground and intimate vibe, offering its dedicated club goers an all new experience.

2nd Annual Dance Against Obesity Camp J.U.M.P. A Huge Hit!

Sunday afternoon, Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub opened its doors and dance floor to more than 500 children, parents and volunteers for the 2nd Annual Dance Against Obesity Camp J.U.M.P., sponsored by Kohl’s Cares. The Jump For Joy Foundation, a non-profit aimed at tackling childhood obesity, and TAO Group Cares, the charitable arm of TAO Group, teamed up to put on the free event for children and parents. Noted volunteers included BMX Pro Ricardo Laguna, Miss Nevada Collegiate Tianna Tuamoheloa, and Miss Nevada Latina Idania Ramirez.

Boxer Lonnie Love was on-hand to help lead a group warm-up before the children split up to learn various dance styles and techniques from industry professionals. TAO Group resident DJs Lema and Franke Rempe set the soundtrack for the afternoon of grooving inside the nightclub as well as under the Dayclub Dome. Meanwhile, upstairs in The Library, TAO Group Corporate Executive Sous-Chef Marc Marrone and Real Results Fitness Owner Paul Rosenberg walked parents through a nutrition seminar highlighting ways to help children eat healthy without breaking the bank.

After the heart-pumping dance clinic wrapped up, the entire group was treated to special performances from Prodigy Dance, B-Boy Bailrok, Culture Shock, Future Shock, Trouble Makers, The House Company and Jay R. Beatbox & Angel Escamilla. Afterward, everyone came together to form a giant huddle and cheered to the successful afternoon as confetti rained throughout the room.

Photo Credit: Stacey Torma