Make sure to watch Las Vegas favorite Celine Dion on the Oprah Winfrey show, Feb. 10.
The episode is called, “Celine Dion’s Show-Stopping Surprise,” and Dion will discuss her new documentary, “Celine: Through the Eyes of the World.” Learn more.
“Celine: Through the Eyes of the World” is set for release on Feb. 16.
The poster from Celine Dion's new documentary.
Here’s a fun video of the Chippendales guys out and about on the Las Vegas Strip, winning over new fans and generally goofing around. What a life! Get in on the pec-tacular ™ fun. See Chippendales at Rio Las Vegas.
In craps, just about everyone knows a roll of two is called “snake eyes.” But did you know the roll is also referred to as “pebbles”?
Sunday’s Big Game was a big deal in Vegas, of course. Sports books were bustling, and there were high-five-filled championship football parties all over town as the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17.
Everyone has an opinion about their favorite ad shown during the worldwide spectacle, of course. (Who didn’t get a lump in their throat after that Google spot?) One of the ads getting the most buzz in Vegas was the Kia ad that featured a group of toys on a joyride across the country, culminating with a stop in (where else?) Vegas!
Some of the buzz has to do with a recent change in an NFL policy that previously prohibited ads with images of Las Vegas resorts or the Las Vegas Strip.
What roadtrip is complete without a stop in Vegas?
Take a look and tell us what you think in the Comments section.
It’s almost too much to take in. VooDoo Steak & Lounge atop Rio Las Vegas provides such a steady stream of sensory stimulation, you’ll be forced to pace yourself.
First, we suggest you just soak in the view. It’s staggering. Because Rio is just off the Strip, there’s no better place than the patio outside VooDoo Steak to see America’s most glittery city in all its glory. All of it! It’s almost like you need two more sets of eyes to take it all in.
"Strip-nificent!" (TM)
Oh, all right. You want the WHOLE Strip? We can do that!
Just click on the image below, or this underlined word here, to see the quasi-Gigantor version.
Click on the image to get an eyeful of the Las Vegas Strip!
The inside of VooDoo Steak provides just as many treats for your senses. There’s a gorgeous bar area, overflowing with tempting libations.
True eye candy.
When the food arrives, well, it’s one delight after another. We slipped past security to get some photos of the food as it was being prepared for lucky VooDoo Steak guests. A wide selection of starters gets things rolling.
The Ahi Tuna Tartare is like a party in your mouth.
Of course, you can’t have “Steak” in the name of your restaurant unless you make an incredible steak. VooDoo Steak more than earns its chops. Which it also prepares masterfully, by the way. (Chops, that is.) Below, it’s the succulent, 45-day dry-aged 20 oz. ribeye.
There's marrow, there's marrow, we love ya, the marrow! ("Annie" reference, anyone?)
Of course, VooDoo Steak has something for everyone, including some surf to go with all the turf.
This sampler includes Maine lobster tails, oyster shooters, shrimp, oysters in the shell and crablegs.
Learn more about VooDoo Steak, and put it on your list of must-taste restaurants when you’re in Vegas. You do have a list, right? Where has winging it gotten you? Make a list! We’ll wait.
The dealertainers at Imperial Palace don’t just like their jobs, they LOVE their jobs! Here’s further evidence. It’s Lannie, between hands of blackjack, diving into a pitch-perfect take on the immortal Stevie Wonder.
Lannie as Stevie at IP.
Stevie Wonder, we might add, was recently spotted having dinner at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Las Vegas. No kidding!
Starting today, the multi-million dollar fountain at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood will flow red in between the shopping complex’s popular water shows in honor of National Heart Month. The fountain will keep its red glow until the end of February.
All money tossed into the fountain and indoor rainstorm during the month will be donated to the American Heart Association.
The free water show plays every hour, on the hour, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. in front of the V Theater.
The "Miracle" in Miracle Mile Shops refers to the fact that if there's anything you can't find here, it would be a miracle.
Miracle Mile Shops features 15 restaurants, live entertainment and 170 specialty stores. Find out more about the Miracle Mile Shops.
Don’t get us started about why we can’t call this weekend’s football-championship-extravaganza-event-spectacular by its actual name. It’s a lawyer thing!
Anyway, we found this pretty comprehensive list of “Big Game” parties. Enjoy.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Las Vegas TV station Channel 3 is holding a “Puppy Love” photo contest in partnership with Flamingo headliners Donny & Marie.
Hopefuls submit photos of their cute pets, and three winners will receive two VIP meet-and-greet tickets to the Donny & Marie show, a personal “Puppy Love” serenade by the popular duo, and other goodies. Find out all the details.
This blog's complete objectivity makes it impossible for us to root for Truffles.
The winners will be announced on Feb. 12. See all the submissions so far.
What happens here…well, you know the rest.
It’s time for a Colosseum-sized dose of Las Vegas news and tidbits and stuff we don’t have time to write more about. Soak in all the Vegas goodness!
• Harrah’s Entertainment has received preliminary approval to acquire Planet Hollywood.
Las Vegas Strip coolness.
• Colorist Michael Boychuck has been named “Las Vegas Colorist of the Decade.” Boychuck’s salon, Color, is inside Caesars Palace. His clients have included Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Eva Longoria Lindsay Lohan Kirsten Dunst, Fergie (of the Black Eyed Peas) and other luminaries. Read more.
• The Imperial Palace can now be found on Facebook and Twitter. Get all the IP Vegas news first.
• Comedy legend Lily Tomlin is bringing her “Not Playing With a Full Deck” stand-up show back to Caesars Palace, Mar. 11-17. See more shows at Caesars.
The peerless Lily Tomlin.
• E! Entertainment is re-airing its special, “The 12 Sexiest Vegas Jobs.” Highlights include these sexy jobs: X Burlesque dancer (#7 on the list), flair bartender at Carnaval Court (#6), and the Rio Secco golf course T-Mates (female caddies). Bonus sexy trivia: Bartenders at Carnaval Court, who perform a dazzling flaming bottle act, have to be certified by the Las Vegas Fire Department.
• Caña, a new restaurant featuring South American-inspire fare, recently opened at Town Square at the south end of the Strip.
• Here’s an interesting story (to approximately eight people) about the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding a local company’s push to have a .vegas Internet domain suffix.
• Mesa Grill at Caesars Palace has joined in an effort to recycle corks. Learn more here.
Insider tip: Some of the best things at Mesa Grill aren't, well, edible, per se.
• “Mental” performer Luke Jermay has a new Facebook page. He wows them nightly at O’Sheas.
• You could win free stuff with the newest giveaway from Total Rewards, the Walk Away a Winner sweepstakes. We like this giveaway because we, personally, came up with the name.
Or, in our case, amble away a winner. We just prefer to amble.
• Here’s a nice Vegas app for your iPhone, Vegas Mate.
• And if you haven’t downloaded the iSpin app yet, you’re missing out.
• Last, but not least, beef jerky takes a star turn inside Planet Hollywood. Get a taste.
Neros at Caesars Palace has been named one of the “10 Best Steakhouses in Vegas” by alternative newspaper Las Vegas Weekly.
Among the accolades, Neros “serves some of the best dry-aged steaks in town.”
A Las Vegas institution!
The reviewer goes on to say, “The New York strip competes with the best in town, but we love the chateaubriand, served with a nice vegetable assortment and a perfect Béarnaise sauce that is so good, you know there’s a Frenchman, in this case corporate executive chef Eric Damidot, behind things in the kitchen.”
Congratulations to Neros for being included in yet another exclusive list of Vegas’ best restaurants. See the full list.
Bonus factoid: For the record, there’s no apostrophe in Neros. Kind of like the Caesars in Caesars Palace.
One of our favorite videogames, Dead Rising, is back in April with the intuitively-named Dead Rising 2. Why are we mentioning this in a Las Vegas blog, you ask?
Well, it just so happens that this fun-filled, goo-drenched zombiefest follow-up (say that five times fast) takes place in a fictional city called Fortune City. Fortune City, not surprisingly, is modelled after…wait for it…Las Vegas!
Get ready to fight off some zombie hoards. And take a look at this impressive list of videogames set in Sin City.
Note: A typical casino roulette wheel weighs about 160 pounds. Realism, schmealism! It's still fun.
Overheard on Twitter: At the gym where he works out, Donny Osmond’s trainer is named Hamster.
See Donny & Marie at Flamingo Las Vegas. Follow Donny on Twitter.
How’d the Oscar nominations announcement go for you? Were your favorites nominated? Any shut-outs that raised your hackles? (Whatever a “hackle” might actually be.)
Vegas oddsmakers wasted no time in publishing their picks in the Oscar race. See all the Academy Awards odds here. (These odds are for entertainment purposes only.)
The frontrunners for Best Picture are “Avatar” (5-to-6 odds) and “The Hurt Locker” (3-to-1). Jeff Bridges leads the pack for Best Actor, and Sandra Bullock is in the lead for Best Actress (even money).
We thought it was important to post this photo of the "Avatar" poster, because otherwise, how will people hear about this movie?
Director Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”) is ahead in the Best Director category, at even money. If she wins, she’ll truly be beating the odds because no woman has ever won an Oscar for Best Director (and only four have ever been nominated).
Bonus Oscar trivia: Nominees Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron (“Avatar”) were once married.
Who will you be rooting for during the Oscars on Mar. 7? Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin are set to host. This should be a blast!
