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| THE SEVENTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF FOOD, WINE AND ART RETURNS FOR WITH A STAR-STUDDED LINEUP! |
| 5/14/2007 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2007 - Las Vegas. Odyssey Las Vegas, the city’s premier four-day celebration of food, wine and art, has fixed its schedule of events for 2007 and tickets are on sale now! The gourmet epicurean affair will begin Thursday, November 8 and continue through Sunday, November 11 with an impressive itinerary that showcases Las Vegas’ celebrity chefs, sommeliers, fine dining restaurants and renowned artists.
Co-founders, Virginia and Mark Martino, expect this year’s event to be the biggest and best yet. “We have a lot of surprises in store this year, including some major celebrity guests. Anyone who is passionate about food, wine and the arts comes to Odyssey Las Vegas.” commented Virginia Martino.
The four-day event commences with a five-course dinner and wine pairing by Executive Chef Tim Beres of Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. The following day, guests will take part in the signature Masters Dinner, a black-tie affair at TI (Treasure Island), Las Vegas featuring 10 celebrity chefs paired in five teams to create an elaborate five-course dinner. Original paintings created for this year’s Masters Dinner event, by artist-in-residence Bruce Sulzberg, will be on view throughout the evening. The Who’s Who of Las Vegas society will be in attendance for this spectacular evening that includes a silent auction and a live luxury lifestyle and celebrity chef auction where participants will have the opportunity to bid to have a celebrity chef prepare an exclusive meal in their own home.
The Odyssey event continues through the weekend with an exclusive Italian Wine Tasting at Valentino Las Vegas at the Venetian on Saturday, featuring the world-class wines of the Allegrini vineyards, hosted by Marilisa Allegrini and Restaurateur Piero Selvaggio. Each wine will be paired with an incredible selection
of hors d’oeuvres prepared by Chef Luciano Pellegrini. Saturday evening is the Sustainable Seafood and Wine Dinner at Restaurant RM at Mandalay Place, prepared by celebrated chef, Rick Moonen. On Sunday, guests will tee off in the wildly popular Third-Annual Celebrity Chef Golf Tournament at Siena Golf Club.
Las Vegas’ favorite chefs will play a round of charity golf followed by the Blues Gourmet Barbeque featuring incredible fare, fine wines and spirits and live music.
Odyssey Las Vegas tickets are on sale now! Prices start at $125.00 per person and VIP Packages are available. For more information and a complete event schedule, visit www.odysseylifestyle.com or call 877.370.9182 or 702.257.2345.
Odyssey Las Vegas is the city’s first-ever annual four-day festival celebrating gourmet food, fine wines, and the arts with appearances and serious kitchen duty by Las Vegas’ superstar chefs. All net proceeds from ticketsales, live and silent auctions benefit the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and The Odyssey Foundation’s Le Cordon Bleu Scholarship Program for aspiring chefs.
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