The Weekend Playbook: Mario Batali, a VIP speakeasy, and rock candy cocktails

Venetian Palazzo
Venetian Palazzo

Las Vegas Event of the Week
Thursday, December 5th: The Venetian and The Palazzo are hosting the La Cucina Italiana Food and Wine Festival: four days of events featuring chef-lebrities like Mario Batali and Wolfgang Puck, which runs through Sunday, December 8th.

Brennan Rock & Roll Academy

Thursday, December 5th: Party like it’s 1985 with KISS and other hair metal favorites who're raising money for the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy at a one-night-only concert at the Orleans Arena. Continue Reading

The Mob Museum

Thursday, December 5th, 530-11p: It’s been 80 years since Congress repealed the Eighteenth Amendment: to celebrate this great moment in booze history, the Mob Museum's throwing a '20s-inspired Repeal Day party featuring a VIP speakeasy, and a backyard bootlegger tent.

The Sugar Factory

Friday, December 6th: The new Sugar Factory location at Town Square is throwing a grand opening party, where you can score one of their ridiculous 60oz. signature cocktails and hang with Pro wrestling divas The Bella Twins.

Hyde Bellagio

Saturday, December 7th: Not even the presence of Reality TV vixen Audrina Patridge should keep you from trying Hyde Bellagio's new winter drink: the Rock and Rye, which is what you get when rock candy, cloves & fruit are left to mull in Old Overholt rye for more than a month.