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Shanna Moakler, Nicole Murphy, Jade Kelsall and Gretchen Polhemus at N9NE Steakhouse [Photo: Joe Fury]
Rick Harrison of Pawn Stars and baseball star Jason Giambi of the Cleveland Indians dined with restaurant owner Tom Kelly at Chayo Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar at The Linq on Saturday. Giambi ordered the Caesar salad for a starter followed by an 8-ounce filet with yucca fries and chimichurri. Harrison started with the queso fundido followed by the 14-ounce ribeye with sweet potato mash and roasted Brussels sprouts. [EaterWire]
Television personality and former model Tyra Banks was spotted at Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare at Wynn Las Vegas during a private event on Saturday. [Eaterwire]
Miss Nevada USA pageant director Shanna Moakler and pageant judge Nicole Murphy were spotted dining at the remodeled N9NE Steakhouse inside the Palms on Saturday night with a group of 11, which included fellow judges Miss Nevada USA 2012 winner Jade Kelsall and Gretchen Polhemus, a former Miss USA who placed second-runner up to Miss Universe 1989. [EaterWire]
Grammy Award-winning recording artist Swizz Beatz dined at Tao Asian Bistro at the Venetian with friends on Thursday night. The group enjoyed the restaurant's satay of Chilean sea bass, roasted Thai buddha chicken, Chinese five spice short ribs and shrimp fried rice paired with Tao's Phuket cocktail. [EaterWire]
Former Saturday Night Live star Will Forte dined at Hakkasan at the MGM Grand on Thursday night. The group ordered dishes such as the roasted Chilean sea bass with Chinese honey, Shanghai fried lamb tenderloin, roasted silver cod with Champagne and Chinese honey, sweet and sour pork with pomegranate and the stir-fry black pepper beef ribeye with merlot to name a few. [EaterWire]
Professional dancer and choreographer Lacy Schwimmer, who has appeared on Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance, was spotted at Carmine's inside the Forum Shops at Caesars on Wednesday night. Accompanied by Stratosphere headliner Frankie Moreno, the two ordered the chicken scaloppine with lemon and butter on top of angel hair pasta. [EaterWire]
Singer and songwriter Akon dined at Crush at the MGM Grand on Wednesday night. The musician best known for radio hits including "Smack That" and "I Wanna Love You," was dressed in an all-black ensemble and dined with a friend. The Grammy Award winner ordered chef Billy DeMarco's mixed greens salad, octopus ceviche, 8-ounce filet mignon and California sea bass. [EaterWire]
Deejay Dirty South dined with a small group of friends at Kumi Restaurant & Bar at Mandalay Bay on Wednesday night. There he ordered chef Akira Back's greatest hits along with a chocolate cake. [EaterWire]
On Tuesday, singer Justin Bieber along with five friends and family members dined at Culinary Dropout at the Hard Rock Hotel, where they ordered soft pretzels with provolone fondue, the grilled chicken club and the gorgonzola chicken salad. The group also dined at Nobu, ordering the greatest hits selections featuring black cod miso, yellowtail sashimi with jalapeño and chicken kushiyaki, as well as a plate of fire-roasted nachos from Mr. Lucky's Café. [EaterWire]
Before a private concert at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on Tuesday, Imagine Dragons' lead singer Dan Reynolds was spotted with a group of eight friends at Culinary Dropout. They ordered soft pretzels with provolone fondue, kale and sweet potato salad, the pub burger, 36-hour pork ribs, fried chicken, butternut squash cannelloni and turkey pastrami. [EaterWire]
Retired professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal dined at 35 Steaks & Martinis at the Hard Rock Hotel on Tuesday. There he ordered three scoops of vanilla ice cream as an appetizer and the pan-roasted chicken, an 8-ounce filet mignon and macaroni and cheese as an entrée. [EaterWire]
Nick Cannon [Photo: Jesse Grant Janet/WireImage]
On Tuesday night America's Got Talent host Nick Cannon dined at Stack Restaurant at the Mirage. Cannon chatted with staff about his movie, Ride Along, and a possible sequel while dining on chef Brian Massie's greatest hits including hot rock, crispy rock shrimp and a Brooklyn filet and sipping on ginger ale and Earl Grey tea. [EaterWire]
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