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Holiday Spirits
‘Tis the season, to be sure, but sometimes it takes a convivial cocktail for folks to feel filled with Christmas Spirit. Here are three spirits that are guaranteed to elevate your Holiday party.
Hallmark Holiday Suite
The Hallmark Channel's “Glam Christmas” Holiday Suite at Hilton Las Vegas at Resorts World provides a fully immersive overnight experience that lets guests live out their “Countdown to Christmas” fantasies in style
Nusr-Et
The posh Turkish steakhouse by the much Instagram-ed #SaltBae is everything you’ve heard it would be, and more. And now it’s opened in The Park!
The Shed
The farm-fresh chiles at The Shed, combined with a welcome, family atmosphere, has kept the Santa Fe landmark popular, for more than 60 years.
Jean-Georges and Mina
MGM Resorts is presenting a trio of chef-hosted dinners with Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten (at PRIME Steakhouse and Jean-Georges Steakhouse), and Chef Michael Mina (at BARDOT Brasserie), in early December
Duran Halloween
With a prop-filled stage, incredible costumes and makeup, and a set filled with covers of a half-dozen “spooky” songs, the wild boys of Duran Duran made their Halloween concert at Wynn Las Vegas particularly memorable
KMA Poker 2022
Join casino legend Jack Binion on Friday, November 04, for the KEEP MEMORY ALIVE CHARITY POKER TOURNAMENT; where you can opt to play alongside a number of world-class poker champions, or simply go and enjoy wine and spirits tastings, cocktail demonstrations, a dine-around experience by Clique Hospitality, and some sensational music (curated by me!)
Dame Shirley Bassey
10/27/2022 On Kissing Dame Shirley Bassey10/27/2022
How, in Dame Shirley Bassey’s dressing room at MGM Grand in 2000, I mingled with some of the biggest names of Las Vegas entertainment, was photographed kissing Bassey, and laughed as she spoke with a friend on my cell phone [Part 3 of 3]
Dame Shirley Bassey
On February 03, 2000, I attended the opening night of Dame Shirley Bassey’s two-week run at MGM Grand, at the conclusion of which Bassey personally invited me to join her backstage [Part 2 of 3]