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#Flavortown comes to Bally’s Atlantic City
GUY FIERI FIRES UP THE GRILL AT BALLY’S ATLANTIC CITY THIS SUMMER WITH NEW RESTAURANT
One of America’s Most Iconic Celebrity Chefs Will Debut His First Atlantic City Concept in Summer 2014
Tweet it! Attention #Flavortown! @GuyFieri to add three new locations with @CaesarsEnt in @BallysAC
Atlantic City, NJ (May 28, 2014) – Bally’s Atlantic City announced today that it will add chef, restaurateur and Emmy Award winning TV Host, Guy Fieri to its growing roster of chef talent. The restaurant, which will overlook the beautiful beaches and Boardwalk of Atlantic City, is slated for an early Summer debut.
“Atlantic City truly has become a foodie destination and visitors can now add Bally’s to their dining ‘must do’ with the addition of Guy Fieri’s Chophouse at Bally’s,” said Kevin Ortzman, President – Caesars, Bally’s and Showboat Atlantic City. “Guy’s contagious enthusiasm for his food and his fans, made this an important partnership for us at Bally’s and we cannot wait to welcome him back to Atlantic City this summer,” added Ortzman.
A unique twist on the classic steakhouse, the restaurant will feature a menu of popular signature dishes with New Jersey flare, such as the Java Rubbed Ribeye Chop, Filet with Roasted Garlic and Brown Butter, Spicy Bloody Mary Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail, Jersey Shore Clams Casino, Jersey Tomato Salad and Cape May Fried Flounder. A mash up of flavors and classic styles, Guy’s new restaurant will include a bevy of steak and seafood options inspired by a resort dining culture and Atlantic City overall.
Fieri’s new concept promises ‘simple with a twist,’ not just a traditional steakhouse. The main bar, which spans the length of the entire restaurant, will include unique California sourced wines, a robust selection of craft beers on tap, and spirits from a small batch distillery. The restaurant decor will be reminiscent of Guy’s style with stainless steel and brass accents.
About Guy Fieri
Guy Fieri, chef, restaurateur, New York Times Best-Selling author and Emmy Award-winning host began his love affair with food at the age of ten, selling soft pretzels from a three-wheeled bicycle cart he built with his father called “The Awesome Pretzel.” By selling pretzels and washing dishes, Guy earned enough money in six years to study abroad as an exchange student in Chantilly, France. There he gained a profound appreciation for international cuisine and the lifestyle associated with it. In 1996, Guy launched his culinary career with the opening of Johnny Garlics, his first restaurant based in his hometown of Santa Rosa, California with business partner Steve Gruber. Since the opening of the first Johnny Garlics, Guy has gone on to create a culinary empire as a popular TV host, chef of seven acclaimed restaurants and New York Times Best-Selling cookbook author. In 2006, Guy Fieri premiered his first show, Guy’s Big Bite on Food Network. Today, this “Culinary Rock Star” also hosts top-rated shows including Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy’s Grocery Games and guest judges on Next Food Network Star. Guy also collaborates with Rachael Ray in the star studded competition series, Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-off and Rachael vs. Guy: Kids. Guy attended University of Nevada Las Vegas, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management. Fieri, most recently, was awarded an honorary doctorate from UNLV for his public service and commitment to the university.
About Caesars Entertainment
Caesars Entertainment, the parent company for Bally’s, also announced today that the company is expanding its relationship with the Emmy Award winning TV Host and chef with additional concepts in Baltimore and Laughlin, Nevada, both earmarked for a 2014 debut. This comes on the heels of the opening of Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen & Bar at The Quad Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
HARRAH’S PHILADELPHIA TO HOST CHECK PRESENTATION FOR ‘RELAY FOR LIFE’ OF DELEWARE COUNTY
Harrah’s Philadelphia Employees Raise Money for Cancer Awareness
WHAT: Harrah’s Philadelphia Check Presentation for Relay For Life
WHERE: Harrah’s Philadelphia by Main Entrance Sign (777 Harrah’s Blvd, Chester, PA 19013)
About Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Race Track:
At Harrah’s Philadelphia, guests can take their gaming experience to unprecedented levels, with the waterfront property’s lavish casino floor and one-of-a-kind race track or venture into Pennsylvania’s only WSOP poker-room. With quality dining amenities like The Cove at Riverview and premier nightlife venues like the C-Bar and the Copper Mug, guests have made Harrah’s Philadelphia a must-go destination. Harrah’s Philadelphia is located in the Philadelphia area at 777 Harrah’s Boulevard, Chester, PA 19013. For more information, call 800-480-8020 or visit www.harrahsphilly.com/
Mayors Poker Tournament WSOP Poker Room Bally’s AC
NEW JERSEY MAYOR’S CHARITY POKER TOURNAMENT
SET FOR THURSDAY AT BALLY’S ATLANTIC CITY
WHAT: The World Series of Poker is hosting the first annual New Jersey Mayor’s Poker Tournament for Charity
WHO: Some of the Mayors confirmed to attend include:
- Joe Accardi – Rosedale Park
- John G. Ducey – Brick
- Steven Fulop – Jersey City
- Don Guardian – Atlantic City
- Joe Mancini – Long Island Beach
- David M. Salkin – Freehold Township
WHERE: Bally’s Atlantic City in the newly WSOP-branded Bally’s Poker Room. 1900 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
WHEN: Thursday, May 22 beginning at 2 p.m. EDT
WHY: Mayors from across the Garden State will be coming together in AC to compete for $10K that the winner will donate to a charity of their choice. Some of those charities include Visitation Relief Center (aids families displaced/affected by Sandy), Jersey City Youth Foundation (creates enriching programs for Jersey City youth), etc. The event will also kickoff Memorial Day Weekend and the Jersey Shore season.
BACKGROUND
WORLD SERIES OF POKER HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL NEW JERSEY MAYOR’S POKER TOURNAMENT
Honorable Winner Will Receive $10,000 Donation for Local Charity of Their Choice
Atlantic City, N.J. – The World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced today that its online gaming platform
WSOP.com will be hosting its inaugural New Jersey Mayor’s Poker Tournament on May 22 as part of the World Series of Poker National Championship week-long festivities in the newly WSOP-branded Bally’s Poker Room in Atlantic City.
Mayors from notable towns across New Jersey will meet at the world famous Atlantic City Boardwalk to play in a winner-take-all, No Limit Hold’em challenge in which the victor will donate the $10,000 prize to a local charity of his or her choice. In addition, Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian will be on hand to support the event as well, as it is his town that has lured the WSOP National Championship to New Jersey after the state regulated online gaming in late 2013.
As a new era in New Jersey gaming has begun with the advent of online play, the Mayor’s game will be played on computers using the
WSOP.com online gaming platform to showcase the next generation of gaming technology being utilized in the Garden State. The Mayor’s Poker Tournament will be played out in front of a live audience in the Bally’s Poker Room.
“This is going to be a very exciting weekend in Atlantic City as mayors throughout the Garden State will come together at the most famous boardwalk in the world for the chance to compete amongst their peers for the benefit of charity,” said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. “It’s an honor to have this amount of local support for our inaugural event; it’s going to be a great atmosphere and we look forward to seeing which mayor presents the best poker face and wins the grand prize.”
In order to prepare each distinguished participant for the competition,
WSOP.com has offered each mayor an optional one-hour coaching session with a professional poker player leading up to the game. The event, to take place in Bally’s Atlantic City, will begin at 2:00 p.m. EDT and is open to viewing by the general public and press. Once a winning mayor is determined he or she will be available for comment. Following the event the public and press are encouraged to stay and follow the action at the WSOP National Championship.
The Mayor’s Challenge is one of four special events taking place in the Bally’s Atlantic City poker room.
On Monday, May 19 at 6 pm, the Bally’s Poker Room hosts a freeroll tournament – a free entry tournament where the winner wins a seat into the WSOP National Championship. On Wednesday, May 21, an $1,100 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em poker tournament will take place in the room, with the winner not only getting a large portion of the prize pool, but also the last remaining qualifying seat into the highly anticipated and ESPN nationally televised WSOP National Championship. The WSOP National Championship pits the top qualifiers from around the globe who have competed in a series of up to 264 events that earned them the right to compete for the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and a prize pool in excess of $1 million in the three-day event May 22-24. For more information, please visithttp://www.wsop.com/.
BACKGROUND ON THE WSOP CIRCUIT & WSOP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Events are a series of poker tournaments hosted throughout the United States and Canada beginning in August each year, and culminating the following May with a $1,000,000 National Championship televised on ESPN where the victor earns a WSOP gold bracelet as well. WSOP Circuit Events are designed to give the recreational and amateur player an opportunity to participate in the WSOP experience at a more affordable price point and with less of a time commitment than the traditional WSOP in Las Vegas. Each stop features 12 official events in 12 days, including a $1675 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event – the most expensive buy-in event on the 12-event schedule at each stop. Official WSOP Circuit events range in buy-in from $365-$1675 and award a prestigious WSOP gold ring to each victor. In 2013-14, the WSOP Circuit season consisted of 22 unique stops all tied together by a cumulative points system that awards points based on finish in individual events. A season-ending National Championship is held each May with the Top 100 qualifiers. The winner of each stop’s Main Event gained automatic entry into the season-ending WSOP National Championship, as does each stop’s Casino Champion – the person who accumulates the most points throughout the 12 official events at a stop. The remaining players are made up of at large qualifiers whom have accumulated the most points throughout the Circuit season. The WSOP Circuit Events are a regional offshoot of the longest-running, largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world, dating back 44 years to 1970 – the famous World Series of Poker. This marks the tenth year the WSOP Circuit Events have been held. In 2012, more than 80,000 entered WSOP Circuit events, with the Main Event winner at each stop averaging $197,535 in prize money. Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc., (CIE) owns the WSOP and the WSOP Circuit Events. For more information, visit
www.wsop.com/2013/Circuit/ orwww.blog.wsop.com or follow us on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/wsop.
ABOUT
WSOP.comWSOP.com is the online home of world’s most-trusted, oldest and most prestigious poker brand – the World Series of Poker (WSOP). It is the exclusive destination for online players in New Jersey to win seats into the land-based World Series of Poker, which has awarded more than $1.8 billion to players during its history, including more than $197 million in 2013 alone. WSOP.com offers satellite and ladder tournaments that could qualify a player for a seat at the $10,000 WSOP Main Event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for the price of a movie ticket.
About Bally’s Atlantic City:
At Bally’s Atlantic City, guests can choose their experience from two casinos: Bally’s Park Place, the Wild Wild West Gaming Hall. With multiple dining destinations, quality rooms amenities, an unrivaled hotel spa, a beach bar, big name entertainment, and championship fights, Bally’s certainly defines being in The Center Of The Action. Bally’s is located at the famed address of Boardwalk and Park Place in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For more information, call 609-340-2000 or visit www.ballysac.com.
National Absinthe Day
As we raise a glass to Lucid on National Absinthe Day, Lucid Absinthe invites you to join them in a cocktail and a Facebook chat with Ted Breaux (“The father of modern Absinthe”) Live from the Combier Distillery in France, where Lucid is made. Check thier Facebook page for times and giveaways.
The Green Hour – In the 1860s, 5pm was known as l’heure verte or The Green Hour
1 oz. Lucid Absinthe
1 ½ oz. melon liqueur
splash of ginger ale
2-3 lime wedges
lime spiral for garnish
In a rocks glass, muddle lime wedges. In a shaker add ice, Lucid Absinthe and melon liqueur. Shake vigorously and strain into muddled rocks glass. Top with a splash of ginger ale and garnish with lime spiral.
Mint Muse – An ode to the painting by Albert Maignan
1 oz. Lucid Absinthe
2 oz. pineapple juice
2 oz. lemon-lime soda
6-8 mint leaves
2 lime wedges
In a tall glass, muddle mint leaves and a lime wedge. Add ice, Lucid Absinthe, pineapple juice and top with lemon-lime soda. Garnish with a mint sprig and a lime wedge.
Lucid Cooler – a fresh drink to help us welcome spring
2 oz. Lucid Absinthe
1 oz. St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
1 oz. simple syrup
1 oz. fresh lime
1 oz. ginger ale
fresh basil leaves
fresh grapes
Muddle basil leaves with simple syrup in a rocks glass. Add ice, Lucid Absinthe, St-Germain, fresh lime and ginger ale. Garnish with fresh grapes.
SAMMY’S BEACH BAR RUM AND IMPERIAL BRANDS STRIKE STRATEGIC NEW NATIONAL SALES PARTNERSHIP
Imperial Brands, the US importer and marketer of Sobieski Vodka, announced today that they have signed an agreement with Sammy Hagar’s newest premium spirit, Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum. Under the terms of the agreement, which took effect February 1, 2014, Imperial Brands will assume all sales responsibility in the US and Canada for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® artist and entrepreneur’s award-winning premium silver rum.
“Our agreement with Sammy combines two powerhouse organizations to give consumers exactly what they want today in premium rum,” said Chester Brandes, CEO of Imperial Brands. “Judging by his success with Cabo Wabo, Sammy knows how to create and market great brands, and with our recent success at bringing Sobieski Vodka to a million cases faster than any other marketing and sales organization, this partnership is a win for everyone.”
“I couldn’t be more excited about working with Imperial Brands,” said Sammy Hagar. “Together, we’ve got a team in place with a proven track record of success – and we’re all excited to take Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum to a national audience.”
After successfully conquering the tequila market with the Cabo Wabo brand, Sammy Hagar, a part-time Maui resident, maintained his “act local” philosophy, partnering with Mark Nigbur, one of Hawaii’s finest Master Distillers and Stephen Kauffman, to create a world-class premium silver rum made from Maui-grown sugar cane. Produced using pure first-growth and first-press sugar cane from Hawaii, and using a unique distillation process, Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum is one of the most flavorfully smooth rums in the world. As Sammy says in one of his songs, “one sip and you’ll surrender,” but how you enjoy it depends on the moment. Whether sipped over ice or in your favorite mixed drink, Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum was created to complement Hagar’s beach all day to party all night lifestyle. Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum (40% ABV) retails for $21.99 for a 750ml. Additional information may be found at www.sammysbeachbarrum.com.
Imperial Brands, Inc. is an importer and marketer of distinctive spirits. Headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., it is a U.S. subsidiary of Belvédère S.A., one of Europe’s largest producers and distributors of white spirits and wines. Belvédère S.A. operates production and distribution units in Poland, France, United States, and other countries and additionally owns subsidiaries in Europe and South America. For more information, please visit www.ibrandsinc.com.
Business Partners and Life Partners: The Perfect Love Story for Valentine’s Day
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THE PERFECT MIX Husband and Wife Team at Helm of BARTENDER® Magazine — Business Partners and Life Partners: The Perfect Love Story — |
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| Wall, NJ February 11, 2014 – Ray and Jackie Foley are a typical New Jersey suburban couple — they split household chores, take care of their son, the lawn & garden, and vacation at the shore. But there’s nothing ordinary about them. Unlike most of their neighbors who scurry off each morning to their respective jobs, Ray and Jackie go upstairs to their home office and together publish the largest on-premise magazine in the world, BARTENDER® Magazine.
The popular magazine, which Ray and Jackie started 35 years ago, far out sells and has long out-lasted numerous rivals and out and out copy cats. Over 150,000 bartenders and restaurant professionals around the country read BARTENDER Magazine for its cocktail recipes, feature articles about new products and industry news, profiles of people and bars, jokes, trivia, special offers, and the Foley’s unique brand of clever humor. And as if that wasn’t enough, Ray and Jackie also manage a thriving book publishing business. To uncover the recipe for Ray and Jackie’s successful publishing empire is to first examine what makes for a successful marriage. Ray and Jackie met in 1980 while both were bartenders at The Manor, a 1,500-seat restaurant in West Orange, NJ. Brought together by their mutual love of cocktails, spirits and bartending, they soon married, and together embarked on their journey to becoming thriving publishers and made-in-heaven business and life partners. “If not for Jackie, I never would have gotten this far,” Ray says. “Not only did she work three jobs to support me and the magazine when we were first getting started, she has always been my biggest champion and my motivation for everything I do. Everything about BARTENDER Magazine is truly a love story.” From the moment the first issue of the magazine was published 35 years ago, Ray and Jackie together have aggressively sold advertising, written content, developed the subscriber list and managed production of the magazine — and they still do to this day. “BARTENDER Magazine was the first true magazine for people who work on-premise, who have daily direct contact with their customers, and better know what to suggest when they’re asked what’s good or if they’ve heard any funny stories lately,” says Ray. “It was the first time that a magazine recognized and championed the hard work of pouring professionals, and people in the industry sincerely appreciated that and supported the magazine.” In 1983, after 20 years as a bartender and restaurant manager, Ray left The Manor to devote his full efforts to BARTENDER Magazine while Jackie held numerous jobs to financially support their budding business, and to learn skills she’d need as a magazine publisher. Together they grew the magazine from a little-known quarterly publication with an initial circulation of 7,000 copies, to a respected glossy, quarterly magazine that today, with a circulation of over 150,000 copies, is the largest on-premise magazine in the world, out-selling and out-lasting numerous rivals. “People ask us all the time what it’s like to live together and work together. For us it goes hand-in-hand. There’s simply nobody I’d rather spend my days with than Ray,” says Jackie. “We love each other and we love what we do.” In 1995 Ray and Jackie started www.Bartender.com which now receives between 600,000 and over 1 million hits per month . In recent years, Ray Foley has become a book author and publisher and today has 14 popular cocktail and bartending guides to his credit, including: Bartending for Dummies™ (5th edition), Running a Bar for Dummies™, Spirits of Ireland, The Book of X-Rated Drinks, The Ultimate Little Shooter Book, The Ultimate Cocktail Book, The Ultimate Little Martini Book, The Ultimate Little Blender Book, The Ultimate Bartender’s Guide, Tequila 1000, Rum 1000, Vodka 1000, Beer Is The Answer – I Don’t Remember The Question, and God Loves Golfers Best. Jackie’s books are Skinny Cocktails, The Pink Drink Book and Girls Night Out. “People are always interested in learning cocktail recipes and how to properly mix drinks,” Ray explains. “Through BARTENDER Magazine, and my own work as a bartender for so many years, I’ve learned just about everything you can know about cocktails and pouring, and I thought writing books would be a great way to share my knowledge with a wider audience. Not to mention, I have a lot of fun doing it!” While fun truly is the name of the game in the Foley’s business, they also acknowledge the serious side of bartending and have taken lead roles in helping address important issues affecting the industry. Ray and Jackie have long been involved in responsible drinking initiatives and seminars to educate bartenders about the dangers of excess drinking and promoting moderation in alcohol consumption. “I love what I do,” says Ray. “And to think, back when I left my bartending job to become a magazine publisher, Jackie was the only person who thought it would last — and she was right… |
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Luxury Brunch featuring the CAMUCCINO ™
CAMUCCINO ™
2 oz. hot milk
½ oz. CAMUS VSOP Elegance
1 oz. MAISON CAMUS French Roast
1 oz. simple syrup
Milk foam to fill up glass. Brew the French Roast as an Espresso drink, then slowly add the syrup, CAMUS Cognac and hot milk on top. Use a teaspoon to place the milk foam on top.
Stir and serve with 3 MAISON CAMUS Coffee beans for garnish.
OUTSHINE THOSE PINTEREST RECIPES WITH OLE SMOKY MOONSHINE CHERRIES
Liven up your holiday party by bringing the party in a jar – Ole Smoky! Your hostess will absolutely love Ole Smoky’s® Moonshine Cherries™.. after all they are an Appalachian party tradition! Each jar is hand filled with fresh maraschino cherries soaked in Ole Smoky’s® 100 proof moonshine. Retailing at around $20-$25 per bottle with slight fluctuations by city, state and retailer, this hostess gift will easily outshine those holiday Pinterest recipes any day!
Garnish any cocktail with the cherries or add them to the top of your sundae to add some zing. You can even use the cherry shine left behind… there are endless ways to serve up Ole Smoky Moonshine Cherries™ in the kitchen!
For more info on Ole Smoky Moonshine, please visit their website www.olesmokymoonshine.com. Available at BevMo, Sam’s Club and a variety of retail locations, utilize the convenient ‘Get A Jar’ feature on the Ole Smoky website (http://olesmokymoonshine.com/get-a-jar) to locate the closest retailer near you! You can also find Ole Smoky on Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter @OleSmoky and Instagram @olesmokymoonshine.
Shine Responsibly®
Cocktails for the Youtube Music Awards
Lady Gaga, Eminem, Arcade Fire…need we say more? These are just a few names performing at the inaugural YouTube Music Awards on November 3rd in NYC! Just blocks away from where the show will be held, Niccole Trzaska from The Liberty Bar has mixed up some cocktails that are sure to blow the speakers. Your readers will love watching this pro in action using some of her favorite brands; Sobieski Vodka, CAMUS Cognac and Lucid Absinthe. These rock star cocktails are sure to take any viewing party to the next level. Keep the party going by watching and sharing the video below! Recipes and images are also available.