Alex Karvounis
Part of the planning committee for Taste of the Nation 2010, Carlos Guia also will be cooking for the charity food fest.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 | 5:12 p.m.
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- What: Taste of the Nation
- Where: Rain Nightclub at The Palms
- When: 6:30-9 p.m., Tuesday, June 2
- Cost: $75 (general admission) or $100 (VIP with 5:30 p.m. reception)
- Tickets: tasteofthenation.org
Five gallons. That's how much watermelon gazpacho chef Carlos Guia of Country Club Grill at the Wynn will make for Taste of the Nation. The cold soup served with jumbo lump crabmeat and avocado usually goes for about $20 on Guia's summer menu. Guests at the June 2 food fest will get to slurp it down — along with cocktails and dishes from 35 other local restaurants like RM Seafood, Aureole and Nobu — at Rain Nightclub for a single ticket price of $75.
A sweet deal isn't the only reason TOTN's Vegas edition will leave a good taste in your mouth. Tickets sales and auction proceeds will benefit local charities that fight childhood hunger — which means that watermelon gazpacho comes with a side of good karma. Delicious.
Palms Casino Resort has come a long way since its "Real World" debut in 2002. The boutique property features three distinct towers and a diverse mix of bars and restaurants across a 95,000-square-foot casino.
Palms, which features more than 1,200 rooms and fantasy suites, is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar transformation that will encompass an Ivory Tower room and suite redesign, new culinary additions, re-imagined gaming spaces and new, distinctive nightlife experiences.
In addition to newly designed rooms, during the first phase of the renovation, Palms will welcome Heraea, a high-energy American restaurant and lounge, and XISHI, a pan-Asian restaurant and lounge.
Fantasy Suites include the Hardwood Suite, the only hotel room in the world with its own basketball court.
Other amenities include the all-new Cantor Gaming® race and sports book, one of the few sports books in Las Vegas to include a poker room; SOCIAL; Scarlet; Chocolat Bistro; tonic bar; ghostbar; Pearl Concert Theater; Moon Nightclub; N9NE Steakhouse; Nove Italiano; Simon Restaurant & Lounge; Palms Pool & Bungalows; Kim Vō Salon; Drift Spa & Hammam; Brenden Theatres, a 14-theatre cineplex and more than 60,000 square-feet of meeting space.
— Originally published in Las Vegas Weekly
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