RAOs Famous Meatballs make a wonderful Dish for all to enjoy at home and impress your dinner guests.

RAOs is known throughout the world as a legendary New York and now Las Vegas Restaurant and the Pellegrino family is amongst the culinary family elite.One of the dishes that made the 110 year old RAOs in New York famous is their meatballs. We have have the pleasure of dinning at RAOs and we can see why these meatballs are so loved. Chef Carla Pellegrino is always willing to talk to the guests and recently conducted a cooking demonstration at...

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The Cuisineist speaks with Chef Thomas Keller at the book signing of his new book " Under Pressure" at Bouchon in Las Vegas

The Cuisineist sat down with Thomas Keller, chef / owner of Bouchon and Bouchon Bakery in Las Vegas, to celebrate his first Las Vegas signing for his latest cookbook “UNDER PRESSURE: Cooking Sous Vide” at Bouchon in The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino.The evening attracted over 160 guests, which included an a wide array of VIP’s, culinary aficionados and the current Miss America 2009 Katie Stam. In addition to a Question and Answer session , attendees...

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VIA BRASIL Steakhouse goes traditional with a South American Wine Dinner

We have had the pleasure of dinning a Via Brasil in the past. The food is always amazing and one can make a meal just out of the salad bar. On this occasion we attended their first wine dinner to get the summer started out right with of course some great South American wines. Sommelier Jean Ricardo had is work cut out for him when considering the wine pairings. With over 18 meat dishes carved table side and the salad bar with sushi and other...

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The Cuisineist experiences a new FIRST on the Las Vegas Strip at the Palazzo

Remember the neighborhood bar just down the street ? casual , friendly great food that is creative but yet simple ? Those memorable burgers and fries that you can still taste even today ? Las Vegas has always been known for firsts but now inside The Shoppes at The Palazzo, a new FIRST has been born . FIRST Food & Bar has opened and from what we saw , and tasted will be a very big hit.With out a doubt the crowd favorite was the “First Original”...

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The Venetian/Palazzo and Iron Chef Mario Batali go "Green" and make history

Celebrity Chef Mario Batali celebrated the Green Restaurant™ Association certification of his three restaurants: and Carnevino at The Palazzo and B&B RistoranteEnoteca San Marco at The Venetian by bringing the first-ever Farmer’s Market to The Palazzo. “Bet on the Farm: Sustainable Food and Wine” welcomed local green farmers to The Palazzo. On display were fresh and sustainable produce such as tomatoes, cucumbers, eggs and bread.In addition...

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