Renowned chef/former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold uses custom lenses, microscopes and other unconventional techniques to capture your favorite foods in jaw-dropping fashion. Now, he has the Modernist Cuisine Gallery at the Forum Shops to showcase this work. Warning: Make sure you have a lunch plan in place before entering.
FOR THE LOVE OF BUNNY
A Playboy Pool Party, You Say?
Every Friday through Labor Day, your friends at Playboy are taking over TAO Beach Club’s pool party, with a sterling lineup of live DJs to boot. You have questions… You: Will there be Playboy bunnies? Us: Yes. You: Cool. That was really my only question.
TO THE MOONEN AND BACK
Rick Moonen. Here To Cure Your Hangover.
Two facts: 1) You’re often hungover on Vegas weekends. 2) Brunch helps. One additional fact: Rick Moonen’s RM Seafood just launched weekend brunch with lobster eggs benedict, stuffed French toast and Mai Tai mimosas. Just the facts.
WHEEL IN THE SKY KEEPS ON TURNING
This Open Bar Defies Gravity
Before heading out into the night, experience one of the High Roller Observation Wheel’s Happy Half Hours. That’s a 30-minute ride inside a climate-controlled cabin rotating above the strip, with an open bar, a private bartender and also an open bar. That part just feels important.
GENERAL STRIKE
Safety Pins, Meet Bowling Pins.
This weekend is the 19th annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival, celebrating that time-honored pairing of punk rock and bowling. You’ll watch the likes of Bad Religion and Iggy Pop do their thing. Later, you’ll watch as squads of bowlers compete for a hefty cash prize. Or you’ll totally skip that.
Sam Eichner likes literature, reality television and his twin cats equally. He has consistently been told he needs a shave since he started growing facial hair.
