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On our first episode back after a long hiatus, Lisa and I take you along with us to  the newly updated Caesars palace in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This episode is jampacked with information about Hells kitchen, Nubo, the updated rooms in the Centurion tower, and all the other changes to the property. Check out our other casino shows on the website: www.artinthegame.net Follow our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ArtintheGame?mibextid=LQQJ4d Join the conversation in our private Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/artinthegame/?ref=share_group_link Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/aitgmedia?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Subscribe to Lisa's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@BlueHourLisa?si=m3jUP4Tjb4MABOxh Follow Lisa on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bluehourlisa?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
We sat down with Marilyn Schlossbach, whose name is synonymous with the successful restaurants and community-related foundations within the Asbury Park area. Her drive to create supportive, educational, and sustainable environments in an industry, and let's face it, a general lifestyle that runs fast-paced and easy is beyond admirable. Marilyn's conversation touched on numerous points, however, her ability to continue pursuing a sustainable and supportive business for her community will always remain at the heart of her life's mission. If you want to find out more, stay tuned till the end of this week's episode!We then switched gears and looked at the glitz and glam behind Superfrico inside The Hook by Spiegelworld in Caesars in Atlantic City, NJ. They're expanding into the east coast, and we spoke with their Executive Culinary Director, Chef Anna Altieri for an insider's look at the swanky new spot. Housed in what was formerly known as the Warner Theatre, Superfrico and The Hook offers an unapologetically entertaining and enticing venue and menu for visitors to indulge in. With a menu that mirrors the acts on stage, the acrobatics of flavors that touch your palate will leave you craving more. If that teases your curiosity, then be sure to listen to Anna's full interview for even more enticing info!Lastly, we heard a quick update on what our favorite chef and co-host was up to on his foodie vacation! Hear from Gene Blum his delicious take on traveling in the Tennessee mountains, what he highly recommends for you to visit, taste, and potentially bring home a bottle or two of when you're there! From one smoky indulgent experience to the next--he will surely tempt your taste buds with his adventures!
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The Eastern market, particularly Atlantic City, has been a tough one for Caesars Entertainment. Prior to its purchase by Eldorado Resorts two years ago, Caesars had not reinvested in its resorts in the city—Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah's Resort and the Tropicana—for some time, resulting in lower revenues and fleeing customers. John Koster was appointed president of the region just over a year ago and has overseen a renewed investment in the city. He spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros in a suite at Caesars Atlantic City in August. (See video below for complete interview, or listen to the podcast above.) GGB: When Eldorado bought Caesars Entertainment, they promised regulators it would spend $400 million to upgrade the three Atlantic City properties. How much of that has been completed? John Koster: When we talked last year, it was a lot of talk from the company and myself but now the rubber has truly hit the road. We have seen a lot of progress. We just opened up Bobby's Burgers the other day over at Harrah's. It was a pleasure meeting Bobby Flay, and who knows? There might be future opportunities with him. Hell's Kitchen will open up to the general public on September 21. It's a bilevel, 235 seats, and it is absolutely beautiful. In about a month we'll be opening up the 185-seat Nobu restaurant. That is coming along beautifully. I've dined at the Las Vegas location several times and I must say that Caesars Palace does not have the view that Caesars Atlantic City is going to have of the Boardwalk and the Atlantic Ocean. It's just fabulous. We just talked to our partner on the Nobu hotel suites, and we've made some minor adjustments there, but that project's going to begin very shortly. So we'll have 83 rooms and suites in our Centurion tower on the top floors. And that will round out Caesars, and I think we'll soon see that we don't have enough Nobu hotel suites. That will be a future expansion project for sure. We've also opened several more restaurants and outlets at Harrah's and the Trop, and still have a few to go that will open before next summer. What else is left? We haven't quite finalized the entertainment component. We're still working with Spiegelworld, the company responsible for Absinthe and the Atomic Saloon shows at Caesars Palace, but Gary Selesner, who is helping us with all of our entertainment and higher-end restaurant concepts and used to be the regional president for the Western properties, will be out here soon, so that deal should be signed very shortly. And once it is, it will be all systems go, and then we will be hoping to get that project open by next July. That will be a unique show here in Atlantic City. And there will be a unique Italian restaurant concept included in that development. There are lots of celebrity chefs in the Caesars properties in AC, at the same time the Borgata seems to be headed in a different direction. What is the strategy behind a celebrity chef restaurant? We've had very successful relationships with our most recent celebrity chef arrangements. Hell's Kitchen is on fire, to use a really bad pun, in Tahoe and Rincon—you can't get in. The Chef Nobu cache is very, very powerful. He has two restaurants in New York City and then with us having the first Nobu hotel and suites here on the East Coast, that will be very powerful. And added to Gordon, we all know how he does in terms of the celebrity. And then we've got Bobby and Guy Fieri. They all carry a lot of national branding all by themselves. Are buffets dead in Atlantic City? Caesars Palace has the Bacchanal. That's the model. But it's Vegas, right?—45 million people a year walking by with no seasonality. We've had to right-size the whole company, so in terms of buffets there is a direction that the company is going to continue to follow. In Atlantic City, having a variety of quick-service, medium to high-end caliber outlets matched what our customer demographics are. If there's a better model, we'll find it. You have the biggest sportsbook in town at the Wild Wild West. Is it sometimes hard to figure out how to utilize all that space? I think with our mobile Caesars sportsbook, we've got 1.5 million people signed up, which is a massive growth with a huge amount from the New York City area. So we are beginning to see the cross-pollination of the digital and sports customer into brick-and-mortar. Was it too big a footprint to begin with? Probably. But is it going to be something that we can grow into Wild Wild West? I would say yes. Especially now that it's football season. Tropicana, by the way, has got a perfectly sized sportsbook. It's surrounded nicely by gaming. That really is a great model, by the way. Our president and COO, Anthony Carano, came up with that model. The Harrah's one is nice. It's a little bit smaller. So you've got the three different sizes, if you will. So with all these great changes at the Caesars Atlantic City properties, how are you going to inform the public? By the time we get to next summer, everything should be done and open, so stay tuned. We want to make sure that people are aware of what we've got here. We really do need to relaunch Caesars in Atlantic City. I must say our air program is continuing to flourish here in Atlantic City. We're bringing people in from 49 locations around the country. That's worked very successfully, bringing them right into the Atlantic City airport. We have the biggest air program here in Atlantic City, and that's going to continue to grow.
Laurie Forster The Wine Coach® Laurie Forster is one of America's leading wine experts and author of the award-winning book The Sipping Point: A Crash Course in Wine. Laurie is a Certified Sommelier, National Speaker and TV personality who is not afraid to tell you her first wine came from a box. Her edgy approach to demystifying wine caught the eye of major networks and led her to guest appearances on The Dr Oz Show, FOX Morning News, Martha Stewart Living Today and ABC News at Noon. Laurie regularly speaks across the country where she edutains a client list that includes MetLife, Discovery Channel, Microsoft, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, LG Electronics, National Association of Catering Executives, American Cancer Society and McCormick & Company to name a few. Laurie has performed her comedic wine tasting at locations nationwide including Carolines on Broadway, DC IMPROV, Caesars Atlantic City and recently as a headliner for the 2018 HBO Women in Comedy Festival. Forster is also the host of The Sipping Point and her mobile application “The Wine Coach” was listed as one of the Top 8 Wine Apps in Wine Enthusiast. A former software sales executive, Laurie's wine career began in Manhattan where she studied with the American Sommelier Association to obtain her certificate in Viticulture and Vinification. Laurie has since earned an Advanced Certificate with Merit from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET). She has also trained with the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freeman-means-business/support
It's the year end podcast from Caesars Atlantic City with an awesome view of the city and the ocean. I really just review 2020 of happenings and I forgot the riots and the shootings and I apologize for that. I thank the guests for coming on the podcast in 2020 and put out a goal to get to 2000 downloads by the end of 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifewithjoeycalvo/support
I am planning on doing a special year end podcast on Sunday, December 22nd at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, NJ!! I am inviting my friends to come out and hang out and chat about 2019 and what's going for them in 2020 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifewithjoeycalvo/support
Laurie Forster is one of America's leading wine experts and author of the award-winning book The Sipping Point: A Crash Course in Wine. Laurie is a Certified Sommelier, National Speaker and TV personality who is not afraid to tell you her first wine came from a box. Her edgy approach to demystifying wine caught the eye of major networks and led her to guest appearances on Dr Oz, FOX Morning News, Martha Stewart Living Today and ABC News at Noon. Laurie regularly speaks across the country where she edutains a client list that includes MetLife, Discovery Channel, Microsoft, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, LG Electronics, National Association of Catering Executives, American Cancer Society and McCormick & Company to name a few. She's performed her comedic wine tasting at legendary locations like Carolines on Broadway, DC IMPROV, Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah's Casino, City Winery NYC & Chicago and Broadway Comedy Club. Forster is also the host of The Sipping Point and her mobile application “The Wine Coach” was listed as one of the Top 8 Wine Apps in Wine Enthusiast. A former software sales executive, Laurie's wine career began in Manhattan where she studied with the American Sommelier Association to obtain her certificate in Viticulture and Vinification. Laurie has since earned an Advanced Certificate with Merit from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET). She has also trained with the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On this special episode, back-to-back November Niner Mark Newhouse is our guest, live from Home Depot. Brandon "Drexel" Gerson comes out of radio retirement to co-host this old-school style show. Druff gives a brief retrospective on the recently departed James Garner. More detail coming out in the Paul Phua World Cup sportsbetting arrest at Caesars. We play clips of Dan Bilzerian's appearance on Howard Stern, and comment on each of them. Caesars Atlantic City robbed of $180,000 cash at gunpoint. Is Atlantic City Showboat closure somewhat related to Pokerstars being shut out of New Jersey? Pokerstars micro satellite winners pull shenanigans tricks to get better value out of their FPPs. PFA user "PLOL" battles with Seminole Indian tribe. Brandon sneaks Iceman onto the show via speakerphone. We explain how casino comps really work, and dispel various myths. Editorial: Small-item insurance doesn't pay.
On this special episode, back-to-back November Niner Mark Newhouse is our guest, live from Home Depot. Brandon "Drexel" Gerson comes out of radio retirement to co-host this old-school style show. Druff gives a brief retrospective on the recently departed James Garner. More detail coming out in the Paul Phua World Cup sportsbetting arrest at Caesars. We play clips of Dan Bilzerian's appearance on Howard Stern, and comment on each of them. Caesars Atlantic City robbed of $180,000 cash at gunpoint. Is Atlantic City Showboat closure somewhat related to Pokerstars being shut out of New Jersey? Pokerstars micro satellite winners pull shenanigans tricks to get better value out of their FPPs. PFA user "PLOL" battles with Seminole Indian tribe. Brandon sneaks Iceman onto the show via speakerphone. We explain how casino comps really work, and dispel various myths. Editorial: Small-item insurance doesn't pay.
Tim "TTwist" Kelly and Danny "DannyN13" Noseworthy join us to talk about their first couple of days in Atlantic City for the World Series of Poker Circuit event.