Creativity and community spirit are essential in nonprofit fundraising, and Anna Gomes has masterfully blended both through her culinary ventures as the heart and soul behind Via Brasil Steakhouse, which recently celebrated its 17th anniversary, and Loaded Empanadas, which opened its physical location in Summerlin in 2024.
For decades, many patrons have enjoyed the feeling of Parisian charm with a lakeside view at Marché Bacchus in affluent Desert Shores at Lakeside Village. HUKL Hospitality, which focuses on impeccable service, excellent cuisine, and a top-notch management team, recently acquired Marché Bacchus to add to its world-class hospitality brand. Marché Bacchus has become part of a distinguished family of brands, including Ciao Vino, La Madre Canyon Grill, Vamp’d, and more.
Chic Compass Issue 21 – Faith, Hope, Grace and Charity made a spectacular debut at Mae Daly’s Fine Steaks & Whiskeys, an exquisite venue that transported guests back to the roaring 1920s. With its vintage charm, handcrafted cocktails and lively music, the evening was magical. The intimate setting, infused with Jazz Age elegance, created the perfect ambiance for an unforgettable night of mingling, storytelling and celebration.
Mark Wahlberg is focused on the long game. Not just on the golf course, but in his extensive entertainment career, ever-expanding entrepreneurial empire, and endless exercise routines. "I got up today at 2:30 this morning," boasts the 53-year-old former rapper-turned-actor-turned-investor.
The neon cowboy Vegas Vic first waved his iconic thumb high above downtown Las Vegas over 70 years ago. Thanks to the legendary Lowden family, Vic still gives his signature thumbs up to a jazz lounge bearing his name.
For the proprietors, Richard Femenella and his team, Mae Daly's Fine Steaks & Whiskeys, located on Las Vegas Boulevard across from The STRAT Hotel, Casino & Tower, is a tribute to a figure deeply ingrained in Las Vegas's history.
For all of you cooks, recipe collectors and wannabe chefs looking to add a little flavor to your meals, look no further than chef, instructor and prolific author Pascale Beale. Beale hopes to tempt your tastebuds with her just-released 11th cookbook, "Flavour, Savouring the Seasons: Recipes from the Market Table." It masterfully collects the essence of spring, summer, autumn and winter into 150 mouthwatering and flavorful recipes.
As a beverage, bourbon takes me back to my childhood growing up on a college campus with my parents in the mid-1960s. The memories sprang from the thought-provoking get-togethers, the meticulous cleaning of the crystal highball glasses, the serving trays, and my father breaking open the freezer ice trays just before the doorbell rang.
How many of you remember being told as a kid, "Don't play with your food?" Sterling Buckley, executive chef for Palate Las Vegas, is lucky. He never got that message. "The plate is your canvas, so I like to have a little fun with it," Chef Buckley says. "I always say my food is playful, like my kids, and sexy, like my wife."
The prestigious Bocuse d'Or chose the United States to host Americas selection in New Orleans in June. Then, in January 2025, it is off to Lyon, France. The exceptional Bocuse d'Or is known as the Olympics of cuisine and the World Cup for chefs.
