If the James Beard Awards (handed out in May) are the Oscars of America’s food world, then the Michelin Guide’s annual fete is, at the very least, the equivalent of the last night at the Cannes Film Festival. Throw in a little Nicolas Feuillatte Palme d’Or ’97, and you have the makings of quite a bash. Such was the case around the private pool area at the Wynn last night, where there were more French accents in the air than you’ll ever find anywhere but here.
SETTEBELLO Plywood Report
Taking a cue from our friends at www.EaterLA.com (who sometimes seem more obesessed with building materials than munchies), here are some pre-opening snaps of the construction progress going on at Las Vegas’s best pizzeria. Settebello is scheduled to open any day now (in its new digs at The District II in Monochrome Valley), and Eating Las Vegas, for one, couldn’t be more excited.
Best Food Week Ever – Part Deux
The Star Chefs Revue was extremely well attended last night — at least a couple hundred foodies by our count. In keeping with the lack of attention span for which he is known, ELV ate and ran before the awards were handed out. But based upon these furtive tastings, the following were our favorites (actually, all the chefs put out extraordinary vittles, these are just the ones Eating Las Vegas loved best):
> Adam Sobel’s Wisconsin cheese-stuffed potato dumpling soup;
> Joe Isidori’s Chinese spiced short ribs;
> Anthony Amoroso’s pancetta-wrapped quail with almond foam;
> Amanda Gager’s cocktails (that were not for the feeble!)
Tonight: The Michelin Guide reception at Wynn. Stay tuned.