Porn brunch menu offers hot dishes
You can wear pajamas to brunch at Simon at Palm Place. If you prefer a spread featuring lobster and champagne, head for Bally's ultimate champagne brunch.
Or you can go for Sin City's latest provocative twist: the porn brunch. It's the brainchild of punk rock food critic Al Mancini, a co-author of "Eating Las Vegas: 50 Essential Restaurants." Mancini is teaming up with porn star Joanna Angel and her Burning Angel galpals on Sunday in a private dining room at First Food and Bar at The Palazzo.
The ladies helped design the menu with chef Sammy DeMarco, and they'll join guests at the table to explain the dishes.
The ladies are in town for the AVN porn convention, which wraps up with the awards show tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel.
The hottest item on the menu should have been named the Heartburning Angel: It's a BBQ pork biscuit with an over-easy egg topped with jalapeno Hollandaise. Reservations: 702-607-3478. Starts at 1 p.m. The brunch costs $50, which includes a complimentary drink and a copy of Mancini's book.
A PAIR OF ACES
Spotted in the parking lot at The Las Vegas Country Club on Friday: two cars parked next to each other with the vanity license plates: "Aced 3" and "Aced 17."
Turns out the owners of the cars are longtime golf buddies, Keith Evans and Pete Usgaard.
Evans got his ace on No. 3 at LVCC and Usgaard on No. 17, also at LVCC. Usgaard's won a tournament at the club in 1988.
Usgaard, 76, wouldn't be surprised to see Evans score another ace.
"He regularly shoots his age," Usgaard said.
Evans is 88.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
The next sighting of Tim Tebow in Las Vegas may involve a pulpit, preaching and a packed house. The Denver Broncos quarterback returns March 3-4 for appearances at the nondenominational Canyon Ridge Christian Church at 6200 W. Lone Mountain Road. He will take part in regular church services. "It's taken close to a year to get him," a church representative said. Tebow, 24, was born in the Philippines, where his parents were serving as Baptist missionaries. He reportedly returns to the Philippines to serve with his father's ministry. Tebow was in Las Vegas this past week for a Nike commitment. While in town, he attended a performance of Cirque du Soleil's aquatic show "O" at Bellagio. ...
Former "Friends" cast member Courteney Cox hosts a viewing party for ABC's "Cougar Town" tonight with her cast and crew at Moon Nightclub in the Palms Fantasy Tower. The red carpet starts at 6:30 p.m. Fans of the show may get access to the viewing party by emailing lasvegasviewing
party@gmail.com.
SIGHTINGS
At Old Homestead, the newly opened New York City steakhouse at Caesars Palace, on Friday: billionaire Larry Ellison, co-founder and CEO of softwear giant Oracle. Other recent guests: star chefs Guy Savoy and Gordon Ramsey and Celine Dion's husband, Rene Angelil. ... Tennis great Billie Jean King, six-time Wimbledon singles champion, at Dion's show (Caesars Palace) on Friday. ... Actress Jessica Alba, having a late afternoon lunch at Society Cafe ( Encore) on Friday. ... "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez and her new beau, dancer Casper Smart, at "O" at Bellagio on Thursday night.
THE PUNCH LINE
"From nose to tail, it was 2 feet long. And it was so big, at first the transit authority thought it was a small New York City rat.'' -- David Letterman on an opossum found in a New York City subway.
Norm Clarke can be reached at 702-383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com. Follow Norm on Twitter @Norm_Clarke.
