Las Vegas chefs and sommeliers celebrated the kickoff of the fifth annual Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appétit — the four-day citywide culinary festival held each Mother’s Day weekend — with a dramatic Champagne saber-off in front of the Fountains of Bellagio at Bellagio in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Joining chef Julian Serrano, who performed the honors this year, were Bellagio President and COO Randy Morton, Bon Appétit Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit Publisher Pamela Drucker Mann and Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Senior Vice President of Marketing Cathy Tull.
Among the nearly 50 chefs assembled for the festive occasion were Tom Colicchio, Joel Robuchon, Guy Savoy, Charlie Palmer, David Walzog, Pierre Gagnaire, Jose Andres and Scott Conant. Two dozen Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appétit events will take place through Sunday, May 8, at Bellagio, Caesars Palace, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Wynn and Encore. For details, visit www.vegasuncorked.com.
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Las Vegas chefs and sommeliers celebrate the fifth annual Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appétit at the Bellagio.
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Chef Hubert Keller, Bon Appetit Restaurant and Drinks Editor Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit Publisher Pamela Drucker Mann, Las Vegas Convention and Visi…
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Bon Appetit Publisher Pamela Drucker Mann, Restaurant and Drinks Editor Andrew Knowlton, Features Editor Hugh Garvey and chefs Edmund Wong, Julian Ser…
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Chefs at the kick off of the fifth annual Vegas Uncork'd By Bon Appetit.
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Chef Francois Payard, Hubert Keller and Pierre Gagnaire at the kick off of the fifth annual Vegas Uncork'd By Bon Appetit.
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Chefs Kim Canteenwalla and Theo Schoenegger of Wynn Las Vegas.
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Chefs Francois Payard, Hubert Keller and Michel Richard.
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Bon Appetit Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport and chef Pierre Gagnaire.
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Bon Appetit Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport, Publisher Pamela Drucker Mann and chef Pierre Gagnaire.
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Chefs Mary Sue Millken, Charlie Palmer and Susan Feniger.
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Las Vegas chefs and sommeliers join Chef Julian Serrano as he sabers a bottle of Champagne to kick off the fifth annual Vegas Uncork'd By Bon Appetit…