For a different (and more food-focused) take on last weekend’s Vegas Uncork’d Presented by Bon Appetit, click here to read uber-food-writer David Ross’s report on the festivities for www.egullet.org.

CULINARY CONVERSATIONS – FARM-TO-TABLE

Observation: As with The French Connection discussion of the day before, a large audience showed up to hear Edmund Wong, Bradley Ogden, Rick (Fishboy) Moonen and Paul Bartolotta debate the changes in the American diet and restaurant cooking brought about by the rise of organic farming, sustainable fisheries, and the farm-to-table movement. Wong held his own with the superstars on the panel, as everything from the plague of Chilean Sea Bass to efforts of Las Vegas chefs to source local herbs and produce was discussed.

Criticism: Americans have the worst eating habits on earth.

ELV Highlight: Being able to get a word in edgewise between Paul B. and Rick M.

Click here to read this week’s NYTimes article on the same subject.

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CHEFS FOR THREE SQUARE

Observation: As a kick-off event to the long Vegas Uncork’d weekend, getting chefs together to help feed the needy is one whale of an idea. Send out the call, and everyone from Cat Cora to Kerry Simon will come. Three Square expected twenty or so chefs to show up to help stuff weekend groceries for hungry children and needy adults. Almost 50 arrived and pitched in to alleviate hunger and draw attention to this shameful problem.

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