This was the Top Chef Winners Special Event Dinner at Resorts Hotel/Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. This dinner was held in Jeremy Ford’s Stubborn Seed Restaurant. Both Chef’s are Previous Bravo Top Chef Winners.

Anyways – Both chefs worked this event. (There they are below)

Entering we pasted by the bar.

The front of the main dining area

And we got seated in the area that resembles a greenhouse.

The Welcome Bites were –

Wagyu Beef Tarter Cannelloni with Papaya Ferment and Cured Egg

Foie Gras Tarts with Mango and Pinenut Crust

and

Warm Celery Root with Crispy Maittake Mushroom, Mustard Cream, and Caviar

First Course –

Citrus Cured Kampachi – with Green Tomato, Green Chili Mustard Condiment and Coriander

Second Curse was –

Kimchi Udon – It was suppose to be made of House Kimchi, Shaved Brussels Sprouts, Poached Egg, Garlic Sesame, Australian Winter Truffle. (Mine was missing the shaved Brussels Sprouts, My husband’s also contained mushrooms that didn’t make it to mine. I don’t taste the truffles but it is possible that some are in there)

Third Course Steamed Black Cod –

Above there is no mention of Shrimp Mousse in the center of the Cod so I mentioned it to our server and they were kind enough to serve me a Plain Seared Barramundi in Sichuan Broth.

Fourth Course –

Black Garlic Glazed Wagyu Short Rib – Beef Fat Aioli, Pickles, Lettuces, Herbs

Dessert

Wild Strawberry Tart – Chiffon Cake and Vanilla Bean Cremieux

Micro Macarons with Check

Peanut Butter and Jelly

That was The Special Event Dinner of the Collaboration of Bravo Wining Top Chefs Jeremy Ford and Mei Lin

Stubborn Seed – Las Vegas

3000 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-676-6908

www.StubbornSeed.com

The Newest Superior Grocers opened on the west side of town. It’s about a block away from Arizona Charlie’s Hotel/Casino. Superior Grocers are an independently owned California Grocery Chain and as of summer 2025 have two location in Las Vegas Nevada. They offer all your typical supermarket items plus many hard to find Hispanic items like FRESH Chile Chiltepe peppers!

They also have Cacahuate Espanol seasoning and lots of dried Chile Peppers.

Where else have you ever seen miniature fresh corn?

They also have lots of Chicharrons here!

And great prices on potatoes (10 pounds $1.79) I noticed that many things were just .99cents a pound like all the different kinds of apples today.

They also offer the hard to find Pink Pineapples.

Superior Grocers has a Superior Produce Department!

They also sell different Coke.

Superior Grocers

390 S Decatur Blvd

www.SuperiorGrocers.com

Every THING is subject to change.

I was lucky to get invited to the Grand Opening Party of Chef Fabio Viviani’s newest restaurant called ai Pazzi in the Rampart Casino/Hotel in the Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. It took place Saturday July 12th 2025.

Chef Fabio was by the door greeting the guests.

Over a dozen different appetizers were served to guests as well as various sips.

Toast with ricotta charred grapes, and pistachios

non-stop famous wagyu meatballs

tuna, avocado, on rice cracker

arancini with pecorino and black pepper cream

watermelon with feta, avocado, and pistachio

Pasta with duck sausage

Pasta bolognaise

pasta with vodka sauce

Chef Fabio walking around.

tiramisu

flourless chocolate cake

That was a taste of the Grand Opening Party at ai Pazzi Italian Restaurant by Fabio Viviani at Rampart Casino/Hotel in Summerlin Las Vegas Nevada

ai Pazzi

221 N Rampart Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-869-7790

www.aiPazzicom

www.TheResortatSummerlin.com

April 17 2025 A five course menu by –

Top Chef Season 6 Winner – Michael Voltaggio

James Beard Award Winner – Rocco DiSpirito

Crossroads Founder – Tal Ronnen

Was served at Crossroads Kitchen at Resorts World in Las Vegas NV.

Here’s the menu –

Below it says on Instagram that the three Chefs unite for a 5 course journey.

How exciting! I’m here!

It’s a kinda cool rock and roll type of atmosphere with rock tunes playing.

If you look at the above photo you see Chef Rocco serving food to someone (Left side).

We started out with Focaccia with a dairy free tomato dip.

Next were marinated olives and asparagus arancini with Calabrian Pepper dip,

Below is Chef Rocco’s Artichoke Carpaccio with mushroom guanciale and lemon truffle aioli.

This next course really was so FORKING AMAZING but my photo does it no justice at all.

This was the Pasta Nero with morel “calamari” sea bean powder, and arrabbiata emulsion. This dish really was incredible.

The Eggplant Milanese was also amazing.

It was topped with spring greens, pea greens, and a whole grain mustard vinaigrette. I also never tasted pea tops with so much flavor before.

The dinner concluded with Chef Rocco’s Amazing Croccante Alle Nocciole

With hazelnut cremeaux and Amarena Cherry.

Since Chef Rocco was the only one running around.

He was the only chef that I could ask what dishes he made. I have a guess on the others but can’t say for sure.

The Plant Based Italian Dinner at Crossroads was FORKING AMAZING and Worth a Fork!

Crossroads Kitchen at Resorts World

3000 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas NV

702-676-7978

www.CrossroadsLasVegas.com

www.RWLasVegas.com

I was watching TV and saw a commercial for Superior Grocers. It turned out to be further from me than I was expecting but we made the trip anyway. It was different than I was expecting. It’s a very large supermarket. It is also more of a Mexican Supermarket.

Up above they always have from made tortillas from the Tortillaeria.

The produce section offered the usual and the exotic.

Prices were lower on Scallions and Cilantro they were only 3 for $1.

I also got a small head of lettuce for $1. and a 10 lb bag of russets for $2.99.

I noticed that they sell fresh espozate here.

They also offer many dried chili peppers.

Over to the right past the chili peppers were lots of Mexican Baked Goods.

Behind this area was some bargain shelves.

That’s a really great bargain shelf.I got that lower left sack with a butternut squash, a spaghetti squash and some gold potatoes. and I also picked up the sack up top with the 3 eggplants. I’m sorry now that I didn’t pick up more.

You can get chicken feet here. (I heard that the best soups are made with chicken feet….)

You can also get pig feet.

Prepared Masa

and LOTS of Crispy Pig Skins all over the store.

That was a peak inside of Superior Grocers.

Superior Grocers 1955 N Nellis Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-842-4430

www.SuperiorGrocers.com

Every THING is subject to change.

The Viva Taco Festival is the largest Dia de Metros Taco Festival in Nevada (Or maybe it’s the only? Dia de Metros Taco Festival in Nevada?). In 2024 it took place November 1st-November 3rd in Craig Ranch Park in NORTH LAS VEGAS Nevada. Besides tacos depending on when you were there you might have caught – a Carnival, lucha Libra Westling, a Taco Eating Contest, a Car Show, Mariachi, and Dancers (Some of these events required an additional cost).

Not sure what happened this year……This event is only a small faction of the size that it was last year….

This is what I saw.

Not all but many of the venders weren’t ready to open for the festival.

Mexican Supermarket Tacos

That was my trip to the-

Viva Taco Festival 2024 by Project Taco (at Craig Ranch Park)

628 W Craig Road North Las Vegas NV

702-633-2418

www.VivaTacoFest.com

USA Today Wine and Food Experience is a food and adult beverage festival with music and live demonstrations. This year it happens on 900 E Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas Saturday October 12TH.

These were the latest list of expected food venders-

Others such as The Golden Tiki, Echo & Rig, Ferraro’s Ristorante, North Italia were on the list when I purchased my tickets. I didn’t notice Bowltastic or Craving Creole there but it is possible that I missed them?

Anyways

between my husband and me we got to sample almost everything food available. There was lots of wine and booze but we skipped that because it was 95 degrees here so it was too hot to enjoy booze outside.

First bite was something steak with Chile crisp from Project BBQ that was tasty and tender.

Next bite was very different than what I enjoyed from this restaurant previously.

Crack Shack Chicken sandwich was cold, unseasoned, and tough……

Peinto Thai served cold orange chicken, cold chicken wings, OK Asian pasta and fried rice.

Evel Pie served Pizza Cup Cakes

Off The Vine served only two vegan empanadas every 15 minutes……So almost nobody got to try this……..

Anima By Edo served very good detailed crab appetizers

Slater’s 50/50 was serving bacon macaroni and cheese balls and had the longest line of all the food venders.

But their balls were dry inside.

California Fish grill served a reasonably good mini fish platter.

Caviar Cartel Club served Italian Beef Sandwiches that weren’t so flavorful.

Not the best funnel cakes from Braud’s Funnel cake cafe (heavy and only a little powdered sugar)

Scallop plate from Water Grill Seafood Co

Refrigerator COLD pork sliders from Grillin McMillian

I am not planning on attending this festival next year.

www.WineandFoodUSAToday.com