Category: Chefs

In Case You Missed It…OMG! ELV at FN on ICA was A-OKAY

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In case you missed it, Iron Chef America aired Battle Tilapia last night on Food Network.

ELV missed it, because no one gave him fair warning the episode was about to air. We found out at dinner at Due Forni, where they were nice enough to bump the football game for a few minutes to watch us try to treat tilapia as something trenchantly tasteful.

The episode will be repeated this coming Saturday at 5 pm.

Battle Tilapia

Episode IA1018H

Tune in:

Dec. 17th, 2011

5:00 PM ET/PT

Iron Chef Marc Forgione battles young New York-based chef Nick Curtin in Kitchen Stadium.

For the record, Marcella Ruth Schroader Curtas (d.o.b. 8.10.24 – The Official Mother of ELV) insists that we set the record straight about Mrs. Paul’s Fish Sticks. “I never served them to you,” she claims. If not, ELV has no idea where he developed such a loathing for the crispy little fishy fritters.

Alain Ducasse at MIX

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One of the great things about Las Vegas — hell, just about the only great thing about Vegas these days besides the weather — is how our world wide fame makes it a magnet for talented, successful people, especially in certain creative crafts. Once people have made it in popular music, comedy, film, television, and yes, food, they inevitably end up in our back yard — if only for brief visits, but regular visits just the same. Few other American cities can boast of having Jerry Seinfeld or Jay-Z dropping by all the time, but we pretty much take it for granted that such high-wattage luminaries will be hanging out in our hotels on any given weekend. (Because, let’s face it, this is where the money is.)

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Waking Up to Top New Year’s Eve Deals with the Wagners

ELV note: You’ll have to scroll to the 32:47 minute mark (counting backwards from the top of the show) of the Block 3 video of today’s (12.09.11) morning newscast (whew….) to see ELV highlighting some of the best Strip deals for this New Year’s Eve in the pontificating, educating, intoxicating, illuminating and resonating tones for which he is known.