Author: John Curtas

Be Jay-Z, Get Into RAO’S NYC. It’s That Simple.

Dear readers, In the spirit of good taste in all things for which he is known, ELV has taken down the Jay-Z video. He could not, in good conscience, leave an atonal, un-rhythmic, unappetizing, hip hop performance on his site for more than a week without suffering untold derision and contempt.

The video showed rap stars and our favorite bad lieutenant having an easier time getting into Rao’s New York than mere mortals. Luckily, we have the same food here at Rao’s Las Vegas (in Caesars Palace) that anyone can enjoy.

As for the music, well, let’s just say we don’t think The Beatles, Miles Davis, REM, Michael Jackson (R.I.P.), or Fleetwood Mac have anything to worry about.

SOLARA Lunch

Robin Leach took us to lunch the other day. It was beside The Palazzo pool at a Wolfgang Puck venue called Solara, and throughout the meal, so many bikinis walked past our table that we could barely concentrate on Chef Eduardo Perez’s picture perfect and light as a feather cuisine.

Since it’s on the third floor, and not open to the public per se, the only way to dine there is to show the security guy on the first floor your room key — or tell him you’re heading up to Solara for lunch.

Saying you just want to ogle the girls ain’t enough. But the food is so good (if a bit too healthy for a couple of trenchermen), you’ll be tempted not to look up from your plate.

But then you will. Repeatedly.

Because you’re a sucker for these things (good food and gorgeous girls).

Just like Leach and ELV.

Wednesday Farmers Market – Bruce Trent Park

Not many Farmers Markets allow you have a picnic right beside all those fresh, organic goodies. But every Wednesday, at Bruce Trent Park off Rampart, from 4-8pm you can fill up on Van Dyke fresh produce, eat some of Walter’s Cajun Ribs, and top it all off with some funnel cakes, all on the beach blanket of your choice.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of these markets, and by all accounts, this is the most successful one — perhaps because of the bucolic (for Vegas anyway) setting.

And when you’re there, don’t forget to make a beeline for Steve Johnson’s roasted corn — it sells out the quickest and is worth every piece of floss you’ll need to extract it from your teeth.

www.lasvegasfarmersmarket.com