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It was the
19th annual Epicurean Affair at the Flamingo pool and
gardens on Thursday, April 23 and what a night! While in
the past year, I have attended some events that
unfortunately are down in both vendors and participants, I
am thrilled to tell you that was not the case for the
Epicurean Affair. 
The Nevada
Hotel & Lodging Association, the Nevada Restaurant
Association and the Flamingo Las Vegas sponsor this annual
event where top chefs and their creative staffs prepare
samplings of menu favorites while beverage stations offer
martinis, margaritas, fine wines and more. There is even
comfort food and coffee for the end of a wonderful evening.
Proceeds benefit scholarships for Nevada students pursing
careers in the hospitality industry.
Below
is a list of all of the participating restaurants, with
every type of cuisine, dessert, drink and creation offered
over a 15-acre area. How about foe gras lollipops? Cubes of
watermelon topped with a light lobster salad? My personal
favorite, cotton candy was offered (from my childhood).
Hugo’s Cellar gave out roses, which is the tradition in
their restaurant and half of the fun is running into
friends, co-workers, colleagues and fellow foodies.
Everything
was available until almost 10 p.m., the staff was courteous
and the place was kept clean the entire time, considering
the enormity of covering over 15 acres with a huge number of
people eating, drinking and spilling. There is no way you
could try everything, so you can select new places like M
Resort or James Beard award-winning chefs like Valentino or
stick with your personal favorites (have I mentioned I love
cotton candy).
Instead of
going on and on – check out the photos and plan on attending
the 20th Anniversary of the Epicurean Affair – it
is guaranteed to be huge!



Participating restaurants
included:
Bally's
Bellagio
Binion's Gambling Hall &
Hotel
Binion's Ranch Steakhouse
Boyd Coffee Company
Bradley Ogden at Caesars
Palace
Brinker International
Restaurants
Caesars Palace
Cathouse
Chicago Brewing Company
China Grill Group
Company Kitchen & Pubhouse
DeLuca Liquor & Wine, Ltd.
Diego
Don Miguel's
Dos Caminos
Elements Kitchen & Martini
Bar
Embers Steakhouse
Emeril's New Orleans Fish
House
Envy The Steakhouse
Fiamma Trattoria & Bar
Fiji Water Company
Flamingo Las Vegas
Four Queens Hotel & Casino
Gaylord India Restaurant at
the Rio
Giorgio Italian Restaurant
Gordon Biersch Brewery
Harrah's Las Vegas
Hugo's Cellar
Il Mulino
Imperial Palace
Jasmine
LAVO
Le Burger Brasserie
Les Artistes Steakhouse
Luxor Hotel & Casino
M Resort
Maggiano's Little Italy
Mandalay Bay
Marche Bacchus
Margaritaville
Marinelli’s
McCormick & Schmick's
Seafood Restaurant
Memphis Championship BBQ
MGM Grand
Mirage
Neros
Nora's Wine Bar & Osteria
Origin India
Oyster Bar
Paris Las Vegas
Payard Patisserie & Bistro
Paymon Hookah Lounge
Pearl Chinese Restaurant
Planet Hollywood Resort &
Casino
Prime Rib Loft
Rao's
R.E. Tapas Kitchen & Lounge
Red Square
Renaissance Catering
Renaissance Las Vegas
RhumBar
Ricardo's Las Vegas
Rio All-Suite Hotel &
Casino
Rum Jungle
Samba
Sin City Brewing
Southern Wine & Spirits
Spice Market Place
Steakhouse 46
TAO Asian Bistro
Tao Beach
Terzetto
Texas de Brazil
The Cupcakery
The Orleans Hotel & Casino
The Palazzo Resort Hotel
Casino
The Venetian Resort Hotel &
Casino
Toby Keith's
Valentino Las Vegas
Valentino Restaurant Group
Veloce Cibo
Via Brasil Steakhouse
WetRepublic
Whole Foods Market
ZINE Noodles
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