Release Highlights
- Delmonico Steakhouse to feature black and white truffle dishes for one week only Nov. 10-16.
- Specials include two appetizers, two salads, two entrées and two desserts created by Chef de Cuisine Ronnie Rainwater.
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 29, 2014) – Delmonico Steakhouse in The Venetian is celebrating truffle season with decadent white and black truffle dishes Monday, Nov. 10 through Sunday, Nov. 16. For the first time ever, the restaurant’s annual weekend event has been extended to a whole week and features eight special menu items created by Chef de Cuisine Ronnie Rainwater. These items will be available in addition to the regular dinner menu.
“I love this time of year because it’s our chance to play around with the world’s best ingredients and show our creativity.” Chef Rainwater said. “We’re excited about the dishes we’ve come up with this year and decided just one weekend wouldn’t do them justice.”
Truffle Week Specials
Appetizers
Angel hair pasta with fresh white truffles, Vermont butter and local chives (38)
French escargot with fresh black truffles over mushroom toast with garlic herb butter (25)
Salads
Tamworth prosciutto with shaved asparagus, frisée, poached golden fertile egg, lemon vinaigrette and fresh white truffles (42)
Fall vegetable salad with Lola Rosa, Parmesan Reggiano, creamy black truffle dressing and fresh black truffles (22)
Entrées
Maine lobster and white truffle risotto with local herbs (68)
Certified Piedmontese boneless strip with roasted vine ripened tomatoes, parsley oil, porcini salt and fresh black truffles (85)
Desserts
Black & White – Truffle parfait with double cream and candied citrus (18)
White truffle ice cream (15)
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Delmonico Steakhouse will feature truffles from Urbani in several special dishes during Truffle Week Nov. 10-16.
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About Emeril Lagasse
Chef Emeril Lagasse is the chef/proprietor of 13 restaurants in New Orleans, Las Vegas, Orlando, Bethlehem, Pa. and Charlotte, N.C. As a national TV personality, Lagasse is the food correspondent for ABC’s Good Morning America and has hosted more than 2,000 shows on The Food Network. Lagasse joined the judges’ table on Top Chef: New Orleans — season 11 of Bravo’s hit food series, Top Chef, and the second season of his show, Emeril’s Florida premiered in January 2014 on The Cooking Channel. Most recently, Lagasse joined TNT as co-host for its revolutionary new reality cooking series, On the Menu. Lagasse is the best-selling author of 18 cookbooks, including Emeril’s New New Orleans Cooking, which introduced his creative take on Creole cuisine. His latest cookbook, Cooking with Power, was released October 2013. In 2002, Lagasse established the Emeril Lagasse Foundation to support children’s educational programs that inspire and mentor young people through the culinary arts, nutrition, healthy eating, and important life skills. To date, the Foundation has distributed $5.7 million in grants benefitting children’s charities in New Orleans, Las Vegas and on the Gulf Coast. In 2013, Lagasse was named the Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation for his dedicated efforts to further the culinary arts in America, as well as his philanthropic work supporting children’s educational programs through his Foundation. Emeril Lagasse joined the Martha Stewart family of brands in 2008; Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) acquired the assets related to Emeril’s media and merchandising business, including television programming, cookbooks, the Emerils.com website and his licensed kitchen and food products. Lagasse’s restaurant company, Emeril’s Homebase, is located in New Orleans and houses culinary operations, a test kitchen for recipe development, and a boutique store for his signature products.
About Chef Emeril Lagasse’s Restaurants
Chef Emeril Lagasse is the chef/proprietor of 13 award-winning restaurants, including three in New Orleans (Emeril’s, NOLA and Emeril’s Delmonico); four in Las Vegas (Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House, Delmonico Steakhouse, Table 10 and Lagasse’s Stadium); two in Orlando (Emeril’s Orlando and Emeril’s Tchoup Chop); three at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem in Pennsylvania (Emeril’s Chop House, Burgers And More by Emeril and Emeril’s Italian Table) and one in Charlotte, N.C. (e2 emeril’s eatery). Lagasse opened his first restaurant, Emeril’s New Orleans, in 1990 to national acclaim. He opened his first Las Vegas property, Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House at the MGM Grand in 1995, followed by Delmonico Steakhouse in The Venetian Resort, Hotel & Casino in 1999 and Table 10 at the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian l The Palazzo in 2008. Lagasse’s restaurants consistently win critical praise and top ratings. Delmonico Steakhouse has received the prestigious “Grand Award” from Wine Spectator magazine every year since 2004.