Chocolate & Spice Bakery finds success through diversity
When it opened last May, Chocolate & Spice Bakery was lauded by many in the valley as the next great local sweets shop.
As the eatery nears its first anniversary, it seems it didn’t disappoint. Just check out the online reviews and listen to the local word of mouth. When owner and chef Megan Romano opened, though, she only was offering sweets to Southern Nevadans who needed a fix.
Since then, she’s added a few other offerings to help make her business more diversified.
For example, Romano now offers seasonal cooking classes including specialty courses for holidays and children’s baking. She also sells her desserts to local restaurants such as Eat, Poppy Den, Sambalatte, View Wine Bar & Kitchen, Taste Market & Deli and Chocolat at The Palms.
And on top of all that, Romano was named Pastry Chef of the Year in 2012 by the Nevada Restaurant Association.
Bravo, Madame.
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Apparently, Ke$ha is no slouch.
We hear that when the pop diva recently performed at Pure Nightclub, she put in time at the venue before her public performance. She practiced and did a run-through of her set, something that many artists don’t do when appearing at the club, sources say.
In the early evening, Ke$ha came in for her run-through wearing jeans and a T-shirt, with her hair back and one, colorful dreadlock hanging down to the side. Later that evening, she was back in pop star mode.
But it was her work ethic overall that was impressive
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Hey Las Vegas, you have until April 15 to finish your award-winning screenplays.
As the 6th Annual Las Vegas Film Festival returns July 18–21 to the LVH, there’s less than a month to submit films and screenplays. Check out lvfilmfest.com for more information.
In addition to film screenings, the festival hosts parties, cocktail mixers, dinners and panels.
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The Wingstop brand is expanding again.
The latest concept, Wingstop Sports, opened in Las Vegas at 3910 Maryland Parkway earlier this month. Wingstop Sports pairs the chain’s wings with an expanded menu, larger footprint and stronger emphasis on sports and beverages. Think fried pickles, crispy green beans and loaded fries.
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The bad boys from Wirtz Beverage have done it again.
The national company’s Nevada outpost recently held a Wild West-themed party aptly called The Cocktail Clubhouse Tombstone. Invites promised “libations, revelry, music and general debauchery,” while cautioning that the “faint of heart need not apply.”
Tombstone’s hosts were Wirtz Beverage Nevada’s own “spirit slingers,” Drew Levinson, Andrew Pollard, Kent Beardon and Eric Hay.
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