Tag: Wine

Williams Selyem Wine Dinner at TUSCANY KITCHEN

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When Ed Selyem and Burt Williams sold their award-winning winery to John and Kathe Dyson in 1998, a shudder and a sigh went through the California wine world. Here were two of the original California garagistes — their original vintages, starting in 1981, were literally made in a two-car garage — selling out…and to a New Yorker nonetheless! Napa may have eventually developed its Harlans and Screaming Eagles into cult wine status, but a decade before they became coveted, Williams Selyem’s single vineyard pinot noirs had every California collector begging to get on its mailing list. The fact that the winery was so modest, and output so small, only added to its prestige.

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A Week with WOLFGANG and the Wolf Gang

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The Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group had its retreat in Vegas last week, bringing 92 chefs and managers to town to discuss the the operation of his restaurants from Tokyo to London.

On short notice, ELV was asked to swing by CUT to judge a chef’s challenge The Great One had put to five teams of his chefs: cook him something he’s never had before.

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UNLVino Tomorrow Night

We at ELV — and by “we at ELV” we mean:

this guy: Max Jacobson and this guy:Al Mancini and you know who…will be at UNLVino tomorrow night signing and selling copies of our book. (If you find yourself asking: “What book?” we suggest you look immediately to your left.) We will also be taking more than a few sips for scholarship and hope to raise a toast with all our friends and lovers….of good food and wine.

An Evening in Paris…Las Vegas style! The Grand Tasting wraps up this year’s UNLVino on Saturday, April 2 from 7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at the Paris Las Vegas. Continue reading “UNLVino Tomorrow Night”