You heard it here first….or second, depending on whether you read NORM! today

The Michelin Guide will celebrate the debut of its entire 2009 U.S. collection, including New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with an invite only red-carpet cocktail reception at the Wynn on October 22nd. The event, which will celebrate starred restaurants across all four U.S. dining destinations covered by the Guide, will be hosted by worldwide Director of the Guides Jean-Luc Naret* and attended by the country’s most notable chefs and culinary personalities.**

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RAO’S – KLAS TV (CBS) Channel 8 Restaurant of the Week

This week on Channel 8 we feature Rao’s in Caesars Palace. It’s the toughest table in New York and the best Italian-American food in Las Vegas. Shhhh…but here’s a tip: the food here is identical to that on 114th Street in Manhattan. So save yourself the trip (and the aggravation) of trying to score a table there, and just stroll into Caesars here, and enjoy the best meatballs in town. Buon gusto!

Eating Paris (France, not Texas)

We just received a voice mail from an Official Friend Of ELV inquiring about places to eat in Paris (France, not Texas). After the slide show, you (and they) can jump to a list of favorites complied after four trips there in the past 3 three years. We haven’t been this year due to the falling dollar — but will be attending the Bocuse d’Or (in Lyon) this coming January. Something tells us a stopover for a few days of cassoulet, choucroute, andouillettes, and pot au feu in Gay* Paree may just sneak into our agenda as well.

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