{"id":6486,"date":"2014-05-12T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/?p=6486"},"modified":"2014-05-12T00:33:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T04:33:33","slug":"vegasuncorkd-2014-bon-appetit-weekend-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2014\/05\/12\/vegasuncorkd-2014-bon-appetit-weekend-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"VegasUncork’d 2014 by Bon Appetit: A Weekend To Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was my first year attending the trendy food festival, VegasUncork’d, by Bon Appetit Magazine. Chase Sapphire Preferred was an event sponsor and hosted several special events for their members and offered up extra special experiences at other events.<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 1:\u00a0Sip, Slurp, Roll: Sushi Making with Chef Nobu \u00a0(I promise this won’t be a 37 part post…it’s just way too much for 1!) \u00a0Part 2 will cover the Grand Tasting and pastry making with Francios Payard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Card members could purchase tickets via Chase using points or by charging them to their card. \u00a0There were a variety of events offered at a discount to members. \u00a0Those included The Night Market: East Meets West; Sip, Slurp, Roll: Sushi Making and Saki Tasting with Chef Nobu at Nobu Las Vegas (for card members there was a special Ramen presentation); The Grand Tasting; Spanish Brunch with Julian Serrano and Pastry Making with Chef Francois Payard at Payard\u00a0Patisserie. \u00a0In addition to the Chase events, there were numerous others to choose from.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I made the mistake of not staying at Caesars Palace where the majority of events, including the grand tasting, took place. \u00a0Next year, I’m staying at the “host” hotel to make logistics easier.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first event I attended was Sip, Slurp, Roll: Sushi Making with Chef Nobu. \u00a0The event ran from 12:00 – 2:00 with the special Chase Ramen tasting at 2:30. \u00a0It’s really hard to put into words how fun the event was. \u00a0About 40 people sat at small tables of 6-8 people with Chef Nobu in the center. \u00a0Each table also had a sushi chef preparing samples for tasting. \u00a0I am a huge fan of Nobu and make a habit of visiting whenever I’m in a city with one. \u00a0Having sushi prepared under the direction of Chef Nobu himself – a once in a lifetime experience.<\/span><\/p>\n