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Spotlights Scot Rutledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Jacob Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 20th Annual AIDS Walk S t e p U p w i t h A FA N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
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H e n d e r s o n ’s H e r i t a g e P a r k S e n i o r F a c i l i t y Sitting Lightly on the Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Lincoln Maynard Unfolding the Promise of Life Through Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Arts and Events Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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R e d R o c k ’s N e w V i s i t o r C e n t e r B r i n g i n g G r e e n Te c h n o l o g y t o t h e C a n y o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Hacienda Verde Where Green Design Makes Itself at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Wear the Ear th Fa s h i o n Fo r w a rd, E c o - Fr i e n d l y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8
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We’re so excited at BLVDS to be celebrating our third anniversary. We’ve come a long way in such a short time. We’re so proud of all we’ve accomplished, and we’re looking hopefully toward the future. Putting together this issue made me realize how far we’ve all come in the evolution of the “green” movement since we started BLVDS. It seems that living our lives more lightly on the earth is becoming more mainstream with every passing day. Taking care of Mother Earth is also becoming easier to do thanks to the ingenuity of entrepreneurs who help us all to “green” our daily routines. Lucky for us, some of them live right here in Las Vegas. Living an eco-friendly life includes eating foods that are sustainable. It’s difficult to think of anyone being a better champion for those efforts than Las Vegas’ own Chef Rick Moonen. We’re thrilled to feature him on our cover and to talk with him about sustainable fishing, broadening our culinary horizons, and finding new, delicious ways to satisfy our palates. We wish him luck as he competes on Top Chef Masters to benefit Three Square, and we congratulate him on his nomination for a James Beard Foundation award. Of course, we want to encourage all of you to make changes in your own daily routines that will improve your quality of life and the quality of life of every living being on this planet. Go Green! — Kimberly Schaefer, Managing Editor
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AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEVADA CONSERVATION LEAGUE, SCOT RUTLEDGE BRINGS HIS PERSONAL VALUES TO WORK EVERY DAY TO IMPROVE LIFE IN NEVADA FOR ALL OF US. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION’S GENERAL MANAGER, JACOB SNOW, IS HELPING TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY THROUGH PROJECTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE CONGESTION IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS FOR THE 20TH ANNUAL AIDS WALK, RAISING AWARENESS OF AIDS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THOSE LIVING HIV POSITIVE.
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ARTICLES Spotlights Scot Rutledge Working for Positive Change for Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Jacob Snow Keeping Las Vegas on the Move. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 20th Annual AIDS Walk Step Up with AFAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
FACING PAGE: The new ACE hybrid-electric vehicle © Garrett Winslow
SCOT RUTLEDGE
WORKING FOR POSITIVE CHANGE FOR NE VADA Scot Rutledge may be one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. That’s not an exaggeration. This well-spoken, thoughtful Texas native is just that—a really nice guy. Rutledge relocated to Las Vegas in 2004 to work on then-presidentialhopeful Howard Dean’s campaign. That lasted six weeks. When campaign operations shut down, Rutledge decided that he would stick it out here in the Silver State and worked as a consultant on several ballot measures locally and grass roots field work for several candidates at the state and local levels. His bona fides as a good guy led Rutledge to make a shift in his career from working as a “hired gun” getting candidates elected, to doing what he saw
finding new ways to manage that growth.
as a chance to do something “more beneficial to the community I’m living
It’s quite a powerful combination—strong beliefs coupled with a practical
in. At the end of the day, I could feel better about what I had done.”
approach, and it’s one that Rutledge sees as key to making an impact.
So he took the position of executive director of Nevada Conservation
“Being idealogical and not getting anything done, doesn’t benefit anyone.”
League. In that role, Rutledge works with local businesses and local
Why do you get out of bed every morning?
legislators to effect positive change that will have a long-lasting impact
I love the beautiful possibility of life. I think it’s worth getting out of bed
on our state. “We work, talk about our values versus ‘the issue.’ Issues come and go, but values stay the same.” When he sums up what those values
every morning just to see what happens.
are, he says, “Everyone who lives in this state has the right to clean air and
With whom would you like to trade jobs?
clean water. They have the right to go and experience the beautiful places
A chef in a great restaurant. I would love to spend a day in a kitchen at a
that the state has to offer and that those places should be protected in perpetuity. We also believe that the best way to come up with solutions for environmental concerns is through collaboration.” While those values may seem like “pie-in-the-sky” to the cynical among us, Rutledge has taken a pragmatic approach to running Nevada Conservation League. He credits his time spent working as a stockbroker as good preparation for dealing with business leaders and with developing skills that have allowed him, in just four short years, to lead NCL from “a shell of an organization with no office, no staff” to a thriving and growing entity with 16 board members, two offices, three full-time employees and two part-time, and combined budgets that exceed $500,000 per year. Rutledge also sees opportunity for an improved environment in our current economic woes. “Economic slowdowns are tradtionally beneficial
restaurant because I love cooking and entertaining people. What’s for dinner tonight? I don’t have a meeting or an event tonight, so I’ll cook for myself. Probably kale with olive oil, lemon juice, pine nuts, a little brown rice, maybe sauté some eggplant. I’ve given up meat for lent. Where would you most like to travel? I really want to go to South America, specifically Peru and Chile. I have a friend doing a motorcycle trip from Dallas to Tierra del Fuego. I’d really like to be on that trip with him. What’s on your “To Do” list? I want to learn how to surf.
to the environment because we use fewer resources--energy, water, etc.,” he explains. The slowdown also allows us to literally slow down and take a look at the growth in our region and evaluate its sustainability while
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JACOB SNOW
KEEPING LAS VEGAS ON THE MOVE The recent launch of the new ACE Gold Line was a major milestone for Las Vegas, but it certainly wasn’t the end of the road for the development of mass transit in our valley. The Regional Transportation Commission’s general manager, Jacob Snow, sees it as the starting point for improving not only the way people get around, but also improving the quality of life for local residents. Snow is a Boulder City native who graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in geography. Yes, geography. While that might not seem like the most likely educational background for a public administrator, Snow says that he really liked the field, decided to continue studying it, and “along the way I took classes in land use and urban planning.” Those classes inspired him to follow his passion to graduate school where he obtained a master’s degree in urban planning. Snow Joined the RTC in 1999 when the position of general manager opened up. “The RTC board members expressed their interest to a lot of smart, talented people locally, and all of those people told them ‘no,’” he jokes. Eventually Snow applied, and after an eight-month-long national recruiting process, he says, “They decided to take a chance on me, and I took the job.”
what we have available to us and not only building a great transportation system, but also helping to build our community from an environmental standpoint and an aesthetic standpoint,” Snow explains. As the ACE system connects the outer reaches of the Las Vegas Valley with downtown, many are hopeful that it will help our community’s arts scene, too. “We see that there’s an arts movement in our community and that’s something we want to support. We think that helps build our community,
During the last decade, he has overseen the RTC as it has taken over the traffic management systems for all of the freeways in the valley, the launch of the Metropolitan Area Express and Deuce bus lines, and the ongoing roll out of the ACE system utilizing energy efficient diesel-hybrid electric vehicles that have the “look and feel of a light rail transit system.” The Bonneville Transit Center, a 21,000-square-foot building expected
connect people in the community, make it a better place to live,” Snow says. What’s one thing you want to do before you die? I want to get a Ph.D. Architecture looks very attractive, and I’m also looking at the UNLV sociology program.
to garner LEED Gold certification, will open this fall. The next phase, the
Where would you most like to travel?
Green Line, is expected to launch in early 2011. These projects have been
I’ve always wanted to go to New Zealand. From what I know of
paid for primarily with federal stimulus funds.
geography, it’s just a tremendous place to go. They have glaciers, tropical rainforests, just a lot of beautiful scenery there.
In addition to these improvements to the system, the RTC has made aesthetic enhancements all along the route. Pretty scenery does more than
What makes you say “wow”?
merely enhance the roadways. Snow explains that studies have shown
The people I work with.
the users of mass transit perceive their trips to be quicker when the view outside their windows is pleasant. Platforms for purchasing tickets will also be made more appealing with one-of-a-kind artwork commissioned by the RTC and created by local artists. “For us, this is our way of taking
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20TH ANNUAL AIDS WALK STEP UP WITH AFAN
2 0 1 0 M A R K S T H E 2 0 T H Y E A R O F T H E A N N U A L A I D S WA L K H O S T E D B Y A I D F O R A I D S O F N E VA D A ( A FA N ) . W H AT ’ S T H E S E C R E T O F T H E I R S U C C E S S ? L A S V E G A S VA L L E Y R E S I D E N T S L I K E Y O U . Taking place on Sunday, April 25th, the 20th annual AIDS Walk will
For those unable to make it out to the AIDS Walk in person, support can
include 8,000 walkers hoping to match or exceed the over half a million
be given right from your computer (and your wallet). Morss points out:
dollars raised last year for AFAN, Nevada’s oldest and largest AIDS service
“If you know someone who has started a walk team, or is registered as a
organization. But how did this event reach such a milestone?
walker, you can go to our website and find their name and sponsor them,
“AFAN is a community-based organization,” explains Jennifer Morss, AFAN’s executive director. “It was started by the community, and continues to be humbled by the support of the community. The community comes out for the AIDS Walk and really shows not only the importance of awareness for this disease, but also, that people are still living HIV positive, and they still
making a donation to support their efforts while supporting the walk, as well. You can make a general donation to the AIDS Walk, or go in and find a walker by random last name or first name and sponsor a stranger. You can also make a donation to the Penn & Teller Challenge. If you’re a Penn & Teller fan, you’re welcome to make a donation there, as well.” While the AIDS Walk is a big event on the AFAN calendar, Morss
need our support. “Now we’ve reached a point where we’ve become somewhat complacent in our view of HIV. We have medication. We have treatment. We have HIV organizations. We have laws for discrimination and stigma, but we still have a long way to go.” One way the AIDS Walk gets so much community support is by making it incredibly easy to be a part of the event. “There are so many ways to get involved!” Morss says. “We love volunteers. It takes over four hundred volunteers to pull off this event. Also registering as an individual walker or starting a team. So those are the three major ways that people get involved.” Along with volunteers and walkers, the AIDS Walk has another thing on its side: magic. As Grand Marshals of the event, Penn & Teller offer more than just a pair of marquee names. “The Penn & Teller Challenge, it’s huge!” Morss exclaims. “They have a little over 200 people who joined their challenge, and last year they raised $126,000. Every dollar raised is matched by Penn & Teller.
encourages helping out all year long. “Visit our website. It’s extremely interactive, and there are always opportunities to either support AFAN financially or with rolling up the sleeves and a little elbow grease and getting involved with volunteering at our organization,” Morss suggests. Citing the March 25th event at Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar, where the cover charge went straight to AFAN, Morss points out that in addition to simply donating or volunteering, “There are fun ways to get involved and be part of fundraising for AFAN, as well.” “We just encourage everyone to get involved at the level that they’re comfortable,” Morss concludes. “Whether it’s the AIDS Walk, or attending the Black & White Party, or supporting the camp we have every June for kids infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, or the toy drive every November and December, there are year-round ways to get involved with our organization.” So perhaps you can begin to help with the AIDS Walk, “but hopefully your support also continues beyond the AIDS Walk to some of the other vitally important programs that AFAN facilitates for the
“In addition to getting your funds matched, they also offer special award
HIV community.” The 20th Annual AIDS Walk Las Vegas takes place on
items, so if you raised $35 you receive an official AIDS Walk t-shirt, with
Sunday, April 25, starting at 8 a.m. at the World Market Center. For more
$75 a t-shirt and hat, with $150 it’s a t-shirt, hat, and reusable shopping
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382.2326 or visit afanlv.org, where you’ll find additional information on
items for fundraising levels such as backstage passes, meet and greet
how to volunteer to help.
sessions, autographed pictures, and show tickets.”
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ARTICLES Henderson’s Heritage Park Senior Facility Sitting Lightly on the Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Lincoln Maynard Unfolding the Promise of Life Through Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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HENDERSON’S HERITAGE PARK SENIOR FACILITY
SIT TING LIGHTLY ON THE LAND
AN D SO I T C AME TO PA S S, I N T HI S VA L L EY W HER E S T RU C T U RE S S T R AIN TO AS TO U N D, W H E RE H AU G H T Y H OT E L TOWERS A SSER T THEMSELVES WI TH A L L T HE S UBT L E T Y OF A I R BORN E AN V ILS, T H AT T H E C IT Y O F H E N D E RS O N B RO K E W IT H T H E RE G I O N’S B R A SSY ARC HI TEC TUR A L P R ECED EN T A N D D ECR EED T HAT ITS N E W S E N IO R C E N T E R WO U L D “S IT L IG H T LY O N T H E L AN D.” “They wanted something unimposing that didn’t assault visually, but
“Most of us have a perception of what a senior center is, but really, this
that felt like it fit with the surroundings—something that had a rhythm
is a learning facility,” Sellers adds. “There are computer labs, a teaching
and was pleasing to the eye, not something that would burst out at
kitchen, workout areas, crafts, and dancing.”
you,” explains Steve Carpenter, principal, president and co-founder of Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects, the 24-year-old Las Vegas firm that designed Henderson’s new Heritage Park Senior Facility. The facility, whcih was built by local contractor Rafael Construction, formally opened its doors in January.
Other Heritage Park amenities include a Wi-Fi equipped coffee bar, a television and media room, a library, a game room, and an on-site health and wellness screening operation. Outside, the offerings are just as generous: walking trails, bocce courts, a commercial kiln, and plenty of room for sitting, relaxing, and staring at sunsets.
But “sitting lightly” was more than an aesthetic directive. As part of an overall city sustainability program known as OurHenderson, municipal leaders also insisted that the senior center earn the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Under LEED standards, construction projects are graded on a 100-point scale based on such factors as their energy- and water-efficiency, indoor air quality, and overall carbon footprint. Using locally sourced and recycled products in the makeup of the physical plant itself also gives a project a leg up when the USGBC determines whether to assign it a Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum LEED rating. The Heritage Park facility has been registered for LEED Gold certification.
The fact that the building could pass for an upscale private club is no accident, Carpenter says. “There’s a level of finish here that’s much higher than a normal institutional facility. It’s got a living-room feel; there’s no epoxy paint over concrete block.” Carpenter says the Heritage Park center addresses the “lightly on the land” mandate in several ways. Sloped roof planes are perched on a series of triangular steel columns, each composed of three strands of three-inch pipe that gradually taper down to a single point. Inspired by the spindly ocotillo shrubs that punctuate the drought-tolerant landscaping around the building’s perimeter, the columns lend the exterior an unmistakable delicacy, like a ballerina en pointe. Exterior
Striking both for its fusion of form and function, and for its deft mix of
walls made of gabions—square wire blocks filled with large stones—
organic and industrial design elements, the 30,000-square-foot, $11.7 million
mirror the colors of the building’s natural surroundings. “It’s an organic
Heritage Park facility “definitely ain’t your father’s senior center,” either in
element that anchors everything down,” Carpenter explains.
physical composition or in content, notes W. Rick Sellers, Carpenter’s partner.
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Sellers insists that most of the environmentally friendly aspects of the
Elsewhere, a high-efficiency outdoor irrigation system prevents
project weren’t difficult to incorporate. A significant portion of the
unnecessary water waste. Even the parking lot, paved with a highly
facility’s energy needs will be met by a geothermal field that runs under
porous concrete whose texture Sellers compares to a Rice Krispies treat,
and around the building. The system that harnesses this natural energy
was designed to minimize storm-water runoff by permitting excess water
will help heat and cool the senior center, as well as the new aquatic
to drain directly into an underground aquifer.
center next door, throughout the year.
For all these eco-friendly touches, “A lot of the things we’ve done to
Considerable attention was devoted to ensuring that the building’s
get the LEED certification are things we’d do anyway,” Sellers says.
orientation on the 160-acre Heritage Park site would minimize the amount of
“Sustainable design is inherently good design.”
direct sun the interior receives during peak summer daylight hours. Windows throughout the building are long, narrow, and set unusually low for the same reason, and their modest height makes it easier for seniors to get a clear view of the outdoors from the comfort of couches, chairs, and benches.
Why then, don’t more area builders choose to go the green route? Cost, obviously, is one factor. Estimates on the typical tab for obtaining LEED certification vary, but everyone agrees that some sort of up-front investment is required. Back in 2003, the American Chemistry Council, a trade group
Inside, floors in various rooms are made from highly durable cork,
representing Dow, DuPont, W.R. Grace & Co. and other corporations,
recycled carpet tile, recycled rubber, or linoleum. Bathrooms are
commissioned a study that pegged the cost at 4 to 11 percent of a project’s
outfitted with low-consumption LED lighting and low-flow fixtures that
overall budget. The USGBC, on the other hand, puts the figure for office
are expected to save 10,000 gallons of water annually, according to
buildings at a much more modest 1 to 2 percent, and those costs, according
Henderson Parks and Recreation department spokeswoman Kim Becker.
to USGBC communications manager Ashley Katz, are more than offset by
Insulated skylights enhance natural lighting in several places, and photo
energy and water savings that accrue over the long haul.
sensors and occupancy sensors help keep a rein on electric costs, as well.
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“Once your building is operational, you start saving money. The average
And while the Seattles, Omahas, and Baltimores of the world may be able
return on investment is 20 percent over the building’s lifetime,” Katz says.
to address the LEED program’s preference for passive cooling systems that
“Add in the health and productivity benefits for the building’s occupants,
reduce dependence on air conditioning, “One of five days here is over 100
and the benefits for the environment, and it’s clear that green building
degrees,” Milburn says. “So those kinds of points are hard for us to get.”
makes both economic and environmental sense.”
What’s more, the Las Vegas Valley’s longstanding affinity for walled and
Costs aside, Lee-Anne Milburn, associate director of the School of
gated communities makes multifunctional or “mixed-use” developments
Architecture at UNLV and acting director of the school’s Natural Energies
favored by the LEED certification system a relative rarity, she notes. “The
Advanced Technologies Laboratory, says that greater Las Vegas presents
way we build our communities means that by default, you won’t put in
numerous other obstacles for builders weighing the pluses and minuses
a post office or coffee shop or even a gas station, because everything’s
of green construction. “There are challenges inherent both in our climate
gated. Walling is what we do. We’ve boxed ourselves in,” says Milburn.
and in the way our planning and design environment has evolved that make things a little difficult,” Milburn says. “For instance, LEED gives credit for the availability of mass transit, for having a certain number of stops within a certain distance of a building. But most of our buses run on a one-mile grid. If you’re looking for multiple bus routes within that distance, a one-mile grid system doesn’t really allow for that.” Another issue is park space, she adds. “We’re undersupplied on parks and open space, and part of the reason is that we have to have irrigation for our parks. That’s not common elsewhere.”
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To Sellers, though, the march toward environmentally friendly building is inexorable. “This is a global movement—there’s no doubt about it. It’s pushed us as an industry to be more conscious of our impact. And, it’s the right thing to do.” Heritage Park Senior Facility 300 South Racetrack Rd. Henderson 89015 267.2950 cityofhenderson.com
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UNFOLDING THE PR OMISE OF LIFE THR OUGH AR T L A S V E G A S I S A C I T Y O F N E W A R R I VA L S . R A R E LY W I L L Y O U F I N D A P E R S O N W H O H A S L I V E D H E R E F O R O V E R 4 0 Y E A R S . L I N C O L N M AY N A R D, H O W E V E R , H A S S E E N T H E E V O L U T I O N O F L A S V E G A S . Maynard arrived here in 1963 at the age of 12, coming all the way from
isn’t even allowed in there. When you were a kid was there one special
Maine squished between two sisters in the back of his mother’s Morris
place you would go? It makes you act differently when you are there.”
Minor. He has watched the Rat Pack headline at the Strip’s hotels and helped to stage one of Siegfried and Roy’s most iconic photographs with Annie Leibovitz. Currently, you will find him working in both the theater community and Las Vegas’ downtown art scene.
After graduating from Clark High School, Maynard went to UNLV. At the age of 25, he graduated with 168 credits and degrees in both Communications and History. After realizing that his degrees weren’t really useful to him, Maynard started his career in Las Vegas as a stagehand and continues to
Always dressed in black, baggy, comfortable clothing, his shirt faded
stand with a foot planted firmly in the two worlds of scenery design and
from one too many washings, Lincoln Maynard looks the part of both
art. “Theater is incrementally something I can do over a lifetime and not
artist and scene designer.
do the same thing twice,” he says, and the same can be said about art. His
Maynard started painting when he was a little boy when his father sat
enjoyment in being involved in both his careers is evident in his voice.
him down next to him in his studio with a pint-sized canvas. His father
Maynard recently returned from Laguna Beach, California, where he
taught him the basics of line, form, and motion. “I paint to please him,
opened his latest show, Rhythms of the Earth at Swenson Fine Art,
and I paint to please my son,” he says. “My studio is a place I go. My family
formerly the Sherwood Galleries, to a packed house. His latest work
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is comprised of reused objects that come from theatrical supply rental houses. Old drum heads find new life in Maynard’s pieces. The drum heads all had a previous existence, once being out on tour for some widely known singer or rock band. As the drum kits are returned to the rental house, the heads are changed out for new ones. The used drum heads “carry with them the residual energy from the performances,” Maynard explains. The Masonite used in his pieces also has theatrical beginnings, as stage floor boards. Maynard then cuts the Masonite so the drumhead is
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flawlessly incorporated into the image. “Everything runs in cycles. Life is in cycles. That is why I embrace that circle,” he explains, describing the work. Maynard’s drum heads fit neatly inside that circle both literally and metaphorically. “The neatest part of being an artist is when someone is moved by your work.” His paintings are a reflection of his view that “art is emotion. I am not trying to illustrate anything. Emotion ties to the visual; the joy is creating that emotion into art.”
Submission Deadline May 7th, 2010. For additional information, contest guidelines and rules, or to submit your photograph email photocontest@blvdslv.com Visit BLVDS online at www.BLVDSLV.com
You can currently see Maynard’s work locally at Gainsburg Studio in the Arts District. His work is also available at Chase Edwards Contemporary Fine Art in Oyster Bay, N.Y. For more information about Lincoln Maynard and his work, please visit his website lmaynard.com.
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Little Builders
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21st Annual Juried Show
NOW - MAY 22, 2010 12-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Contemporary Arts Center 382-3856, lasvegascac.org
NOW - JUNE 13, 2010 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Springs Preserve Big Springs Gallery springspreserve.org
NOW - JUNE 19, 2010 Rosemary’s Restaurant West Wing Gallery 869-9002 rosemarysrestaurant.com
Growing Up With the Berenstain Bears
NOW - SEPTEMBER 07, 2010 Lied Dicovery Children’s Museum ldcm.org
’Messiah’ parts II & III
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CSN Orchestra Pops Concert
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APRIL 18, 2010 Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Research & Nevada Cancer Instituter The District at Green Valley Ranch realresultsfitness.com
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Choreographers’ Showcase
APRIL 18 & 25 1p.m. Nevada Ballet Mystère Theatre at Treasure Island (800) 392-1999
APRIL 16, 2010 noon City of Las Vegas Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse artslasvegas.org
Opportunity Village 56th Annual Awards Breakfast
Vocal Jazz Solo Nights
Youth Philharmonic in Concert
APRIL 16, 2010 7:30 p.m. CSN Recital Hall 651-LIVE
Henderson Heritage Parade and Festival
APRIL 17, 2010 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. City of Henderson Henderson Events Plaza hendersonlive.com
Boulder City 25th Annual Fine Arts Festival APRIL 17, 2010 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. City of Boulder City Bicentennial Park bcnv.org
APRIL 11, 2010 2 p.m. CSN Orchestra Nicholas J. Horn Theatre 651-LIVE
2nd Annual Real Results 5K & Kids Dash
APRIL 18, 2010 2 p.m. Vegas Jazz Whitney Library Theatre vegasjazz.org
Duo Mystique, Flute and Harp
Downtown Contemporary
GREENFest - Celebrate Earth
APRIL 17, 2010 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. The District at Green Valley Ranch 564-8595, shop-the-district.com
APRIL 16 - 25, 2010 CSN Backstage Theatre 651-LIVE, csn.edu/pac
Three Viewings
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Nevada: The Photography of Cliff Segerblom
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream APRIL 23 - MAY 02, 2010 Nevada Conservatory Theatre Judy Bayley Theatre 895-ARTS, unlvtickets.com
Ricardo Cobo and Christopher McGuire APRIL 23, 2010 8 p.m. UNLV Classical Guitar Series Doc Rando Recital Hall 895-ARTS, pac.unlv.edu
Color Us Friends Luncheon
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APRIL 24, 2010 5 p.m. The District at Green Valley Ranch 564-8595, shop-the-district.com
APRIL 24, 2010 4 p.m. Project Dinner Table UNR Cooperative Extension’s Orchard 275-2624 projectdinnertable.com
Young Artist’s Showcase City of Las Vegas Dept. of Leisure Services & LVYO
APRIL 24, 2010 2 p.m. Las Vegas Youth Orchestra and City of Las Vegas Reed Whipple Cultural Cente lvyo.org
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Musical Arts Singers Sing Brahms
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BMI Fellows in Conversation APRIL 29, 2010 7 p.m. Black Mountain Institute UNLV Barrick Museum Auditorium blackmoutaininstitute.org
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An Evening with Bernadette Peters
MAY 01, 2010 8 p.m. UNLV Performing Arts Center Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall 895-ARTS, pac.unlv.edu
USN’s Eighth Annual “Run for the Roses” Scholarship Gala
MAY 01, 2010 5:30 p.m. The University of Southern Nevada The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas 702-968-2055, bwood@usn.edu
7th Annual Spring is in the Air Fashion Show MAY 02, 2010 11 a.m. For Kids Now Eastside Cannery forkidsnow.org
Impressions CSN/M3 Poster Exhibition MAY 05 - 14, 2010 CSN Holsum Design Center 460-1904
Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater Spring Concert Series 2010
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I Ought to be in Pictures MAY 07 - 23, 2010 Las Vegas Little Theatre lvlt.org
New Works
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Spring Concert
MAY 07, 2010 7 p.m. Las Vegas Youth Orchestra Henderson Pavillion lvyo.org
United States Coast Guard Band
MAY 07, 2010 7 p.m. City of Henderson ArtBeat Henderson Events Plaza hendersonlive.com
First Friday
MAY 07, 2010 6-10 p.m. Arts District firstfriday-lasvegas.org
Masterworks V - A Night at the Opera (For People Who Think They Hate Opera)
MAY 08, 2010 8 p.m. Las Vegas Philharmonic Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall 895-ARTS lasvegasphilharmonic.com
Jazz In The Park Series: Jimmy Scott
MAY 08, 2010 Clark County Amphitheater accessclarkcounty.com
ArtFest of Henderson
MAY 08 - 09, 2010 10 a.m. -5 p.m. City of Henderson Henderson Events Plaza hendersonlive.com
With Love from the Musical Arts Singers
MAY 09, 2010 3 p.m. Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society UNLV Doc Rando Recital Hall 895-ARTS pac.unlv.edu, snmas.com
Theatre in the Valley presents: “Second Time Around” MAY 14, 2010 7 p.m. City of Henderson ArtBeat Henderson Events Plaza hendersonlive.org
Jazz In The Park Series: Spyro Gyra
MAY 15, 2010 Clark County Amphitheater accessclarkcounty.com
Mutts on Main
MAY 15, 2010 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. The District at Green Valley Ranch 564-8595, shop-the-district.com
Latino Beats with Heat
MAY 16, 2010 2 p.m. Vegas Jazz Whitney Library Theater vegasjazz.org
3rd Annual Sunrise Children’s Foundation Golf Tournament MAY 17, 2010 Sunrise Children’s Foundation 731-8373, sunrisechildren.org
Alpin Hong
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Jazz In The Park Series: Nick Colionne MAY 22, 2010 Clark County Amphitheater accessclarkcounty.com
Sierra Noble
Jazz In The Park Series: Nathan Tanouye & The Las Vegas Jazz Connection MAY 29, 2010 Clark County Amphitheater accessclarkcounty.com JUNE
Artist Erin Stellmon
JUNE 01, 2010 Contemporary Arts Center 382-3886, lasvegascac.org
Jack and the Beanstalk
JUNE 04 - 13, 2010 2 or 7 p.m. The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre Charleston Heights Arts Center rainbowcompany.info
Frist Friday Las Vegas
JUNE 04, 2010 6-10 p.m. Arts District firstfriday-lasvegas.org
Jazz In The Park Series: Christian Scott
JUNE 05, 2010 Clark County Amphitheater accessclarkcounty.com
Broadway Melodies by Harold Arlen, Julie Styne & Johnny Mercer
JUNE 05 - 06, 2010 3 p.m. Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society CSN Horn Theatre 651-LIVE, snmas.com
Phil Wigfall Quartet
JUNE 27, 2010 2 p.m. Vegas Jazz Clark County Library Theater (Flamingo) vegasjazz.org
Utah Shakespearean Festival JUNE 28 - OCTOBER 23, 2010 Cedar City, Utah 800-PLAYTIX, bard.org
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WITH EXPANSIVE VIEWS OF THE CALICO HILLS, INTERPRETIVE DISPLAYS, AND LEED-CERTIFIED FEATURES, THE NEW VISITOR CENTER AT RED ROCK HAS GONE GREEN. BRIAN PLASTER’S HACIENDA VERDE IS ONLY THE 16TH LEED PLATINUM HOUSE IN NEVADA. LEARN ABOUT THIS HOME THAT SUSTAINS THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS FAMILY. FINALLY, WE FASHIONISTAS CAN BE FASHION FORWARD AND ECO-FRIENDLY. CHECK OUT WEAR THE EARTH FOR CLOTHING AND ITEMS FOR THE HOME THAT TREAD LIGHTLY ON THE PLANET.
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FACING PAGE: Air © Garrett Winslow
FACING PAGE: Photovoltaic array at Red Rock © Garrett Winslow
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J OYC E G O R S U C H
RED ROCK’S NEW VISITOR CENTER
BRINGING GREEN TECHNOLOGY TO THE C ANYON L E S S T H A N A N H O U R ’ S D R I V E F R O M T H E S T R I P, R E D R O C K C A N Y O N R E C O R D S E X T R E M E S T H AT R I VA L L A S V E G A S ’ G L I T Z Y L U R E — H E AT, C O L D, S U N , A N D W I N D. T H E N E W, L E E D - C E R T I F I E D V I S I T O R C E N T E R T H E R E P R E S E N T S A S E N S O R Y S T O R Y — A N D A WAY T O T R E A D L I G H T E R I N T H E H A R S H Y E T D E L I C AT E M O J AV E D E S E R T. Why a new visitor center at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation
“A visitor will come here, gather facts about the place, and make the
Area? Ask Laverne Dickey, and he may question you in return. “Have you
connection between the information and what’s out there,” says Tom.
been out here on a busy day?” asks Dickey, manager of the new visitor
The general need for water conservation translates into the individual’s
center. “In the old building we greatly exceeded our capacity.”
practice of staying hydrated, and wearing a hat and proper shoes.
Dickey says the older, 7,600-square-foot facility, built during the 1980s,
To provide a little eye candy to help visitors digest all the data, designers
received 500-2,000 visitors per day. That’s 30-35% of the estimated
have given the new building a bigger space for the gift shop. They also
1.2 million people every year who visit the site which is administered
installed an 80-foot-by-6-foot window that faces the red, wind-sculpted
by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Calico Hills.
Now imagine dozens of visitors in it during a storm, with the lights off.
Visitors see the hills when driving onto the site, and then lose the view
“In the old building, when the electricity went out, we had to close it
as they approach the parking lot. “Inside the building that view is given
down,” says Dickey.
back to you,” says Tom. “The windows give you a sense of being close to the Calico Hills.”
Fast forward to 2003. Decision makers at the BLM have advertised the new Red Rock visitor center project on the website fbo.gov, and have
In addition to beauty, the project’s experts have incorporated scientific
accepted bids from various firms, such as Line & Space.
brawn. Machines and materials meet criteria set by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System,
Architect Henry Tom and the Tucson-based Line & Space have worked on the project from conceptual design to completion. Tom’s colleague
developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, a nonprofit organization that promotes environmentally responsible building design.
Johnny Birkinbine says the new center includes 8,700 square feet of interior space, 44,000 square feet of exterior exhibits, and 5,800 square
LEED-certified features include solar-powered lighting and mechanical
feet of exterior amphitheater. Among the project’s highlights, Tom cites
units. A photovoltaic system converts sunlight into electricity, generating
multimedia interpretive information that prepares visitors to explore this
up to 60 kilowatts at any moment. That’s 20% of the power needed
part of the Mojave Desert.
for both buildings, old and new. (The old visitor center now houses administrative offices, a library, and a workroom.)
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DESIGN architecture & style THIS PAGE: Fire Pavilion © Garrett Winslow
Additionally, carefully constructed doorways create visitor-friendly
The exhibits’ partnering of rugged vista and abstract sculpture fascinates
transitions between cool, shaded areas and hot, brightly lit ones—including
Candi Baranski. As interpretive development manager for the project
a revolving door that loses only two percent of the energy lost by a single-
and an employee at HB Stubbs, the company that turned designs into
hinged door, a differential of 26 cubic feet versus 1,200 cubic feet. And
fabricated items, Baranski says that the new Red Rock visitor center is
by housing nearly all exhibits outside rather than inside, the demand for
one of the most extraordinary projects she’s worked on. “It’s different
conditioned air is one third of the demand in a comparable interior space.
from other projects, because it’s such an abstract, playful contrast to the geology,” says Baranski. “Installations frame the views, make them even
These features are starting to provide a return on the investment.
more dramatic.”
According to Dickey, in the first three months since November when the new building opened to visitors, the solar panels have saved the BLM
The exhibits are accessible, too, by meeting criteria in the Americans with
$1,000. Within a year, BLM managers will have an idea of how much they’ll
Disabilities Act (ADA), the 1990 law that aims to make public places more
save on the water bill. The roof can harvest and store 15,000 gallons of
physically accessible to everyone. The site has ADA-specified doors, ample
rainwater that will hydrate the cat claw acacia and other native plants.
space for maneuvering, and ADA-compliant ramps for the outdoor pavilion.
Retrofitted restrooms save resources, too. Perforated steel panels help
The pavilion will provide the venue for the main event at the center’s
heat the small building in the lower parking area. A fan draws air from
grand opening on Saturday, April 10. Teddy Roosevelt impersonator Joe
outside, where sunlight meets metal, and directs the heated air indoors.
Wiegand will give a first-person interpretation of the new facility, as a key founder of America’s recreation movement might have experienced it.
Amid the contemporary know-how, ancient sensibilities lend a visual poetry to the outdoor exhibits. Color-coded interpretive displays
To contact the new Red Rock visitor center, call 515.5350 or for more
organize information into four pavilions that pay homage to the
information visit blm.gov.
classical Greek elements: Air, Earth, Fire, and Water.
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WHERE GREEN DESIGN MAKES ITSELF AT HOME W H E N B R I A N P L A S T E R M O V E D B A C K T O T H E N E I G H B O R H O O D W H E R E H E G R E W U P, H E B R O U G H T S O M E V E R Y N E W, A N D E C O - F R I E N D LY, D E S I G N I D E A S W I T H H I M . “I went to fifth grade at the neighborhood school down the street,”
Earning points for LEED certification is accomplished in many different
he says standing in front of his newly completed home. Plaster, vice
ways throughout the home. The home utilizes Southern Nevada’s most
president of operations for Signature Custom Homes, a division of his
abundant renewable resource, the sun, for energy. Information about
family’s homebuilding business, also wanted to put his money where his
how much energy is being produced is easily available in real time on
mouth is. “I was also encouraging my clients to build green, so eventually
Plaster’s iPhone via his SunPower application.
I had to take on this project for myself,” he explains.
In addition, the home harnesses the sun for natural light throughout the
The result of these efforts is Hacienda Verde, the home Plaster shares
home because of the orientation of the structure to the light. Solatubes
with his wife, Maggie, and their two young children. The two-story,
allow the sun to illuminate areas that might otherwise be dark, like
4,475-square-foot home was built under the Southern Nevada Home
closets and bathrooms. Sky lights in the family’s living room are not
Builders Association’s Green Building Partnership. Hacienda Verde was also
fixed—they open and close which allows them act as ventilation on
awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest Leadership in Energy
comfortable Mojave Desert days. Lights used throughout the home are
and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification, Platinum. The home is only
compact fluorescent and all are on dimmer switches. Since moving into
the 16th LEED Platinum home in Nevada and the 716th nationwide.
the home in November, the Plasters have paid only $24.50 for power.
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Indoor air quality is important in Hacienda Verde. Light switches in
make the home green, Hacienda Verde doesn’t necessarily look like the
bathrooms are linked to ventilation fans which come on whenever lights
stereotypical green home. The home is warm and inviting, family-friendly.
are turned on. Fans turn off automatically after five minutes. “Once an
Simple touches throughout keep the focus on the family environment—
hour the fans run for five minutes, too, which improve indoor air quality
racks, drawers, and shelving in the kids’ closets are lowered to kid-friendly
because you’re constantly venting out stale air,” Plaster says.
heights. Both of the children’s bathrooms feature tiny little toilets that are just the right size to help them become potty pros.
A central vacuum system removes dust and allergens from the home where traditional vacuum models leave those particles within the home.
And the reality of living in any home isn’t necessarily about the unseen
Ventilation in the garage is also key to air quality. As Plaster explains,
green features. As Maggie Plaster says, “We were in 1,400 square feet
“Our cars off-gas for 10 to 30 minutes after we turn them off. We have
before. We didn’t have a yard. It was cramped. This is healthier for the
a ventilation fan that is triggered by a motion detector when we open
kids, not just the air quality and being a green home, but they have room
the garage door to vent those emissions out.” As paints and finishes are
to run around.” She also says that the new home’s larger living space has
known to continue releasing low-level toxic emissions for years after
benefited their family’s social life. “We entertain so much more now. Now
their application, the Plasters chose low volatile organic compound
we’re the center of the whole Plaster family.”
(VOC) paints to be used throughout the home. If all this focus on air quality seems like overkill, keep in mind that this
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is, after all, a family home. Keeping their children healthy and happy is a priority for the Plasters. And while a tankless water heater and energy efficient cellulose insulation made from recycled newsprint
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MASTER CHEF RICK MOONEN IS AN ENTHUSIASTIC ADVOCATE FOR OCEAN CONSERVATION. HIS AWARD-WINNING RM SEAFOOD RESTAURANT IN MANDALAY BAY IS A SHOWCASE FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE, AND DELICIOUS, SEAFOOD. THE FRIENDLY RED VELVET CAFE OFFERS SOMETHING TASTY FOR EVERY NUTRITIONAL LIFESTYLE. OMNIVORES AND VEGANS ALIKE WILL FIND A VARIETY-FILLED MENU AND A RIDICULOUSLY TASTY RED VELVET CAKE.
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ARTICLES Rick Moonen A Master Chef Talks Sustainable Seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Red Velvet Cafe Casual Eatery Defines Friendly, Flexible & Flavorful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
FACING PAGE: Chef Moonen’s char toro with crispy shitake,
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FACING PAGE: The Kitchen Sink © MGM Mirage
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RICK MOONEN
A MASTER CHEF TALKS SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD I T ’ S I M P O S S I B L E T O TA L K T O R I C K M O O N E N A N D N O T G E T E X C I T E D A B O U T F O O D. T H E H I G H LY A N I M AT E D A N D H I G H LY A C C L A I M E D C H E F A N D R E S TA U R AT E U R H A S B E E N I N S P I R I N G D I N E R S T H R O U G H O U T H I S C A R E E R . B E F O R E F O O D I E T V E X P L O D E D I N T O T H E M A I N S T R E A M , M O O N E N C A R V E D O U T H I S O W N U N I Q U E C E L E B R I T Y S TAT U S A S A T H O U G H T F U L A D V O C AT E F O R S U S TA I N A B L E F I S H I N G . Not only does he serve a completely sustainable menu at RM Seafood
into the food that I’ve spent my career trying to avoid. Let’s take it from
in Mandalay Bay, he also parlays previous and current appearances on
the earth and the ocean and just allow our guests to enjoy it. And the
shows like Top Chef Masters into opportunities to increase awareness.
flavor delivers. These presentations are going to make you scratch your
Moonen is currently competing on the popular Bravo series with his
head, like a beautiful scallop that is rolled out like a carpet rather than a
winnings benefitting Las Vegas non-profit, Three Square. His message is
round disc on a plate. One of the multiple garnishes we’re doing for it is a
simple: sustainability tastes great. His food is innovative, whimsical, and
combo of squid ink and black garlic puree that’s made into a foam, then
“everything is 100 percent pristine,” he says.
frozen for texture. Also, we’re doing five courses for $65, and I think it’s the best experience you can have in a restaurant, bar none.
What’s new at RM Seafood?
What kind of creative moves are you making today that demonstrate Last year we closed down the fine dining section at the restaurant, the
the commitment to serving only sustainable seafood?
70-seat space upstairs. With the way the economy was going, it just didn’t make sense. Almost exactly a year later, we opened it back up with a new
We’ve got a full sushi bar where we are just kicking it out into a new
menu and a new lease on life. We thought, “How can we re-define this
realm. We are really taking things outside of tradition. So a good example
experience and have more fun?” We decided to be a little more whimsical
would be unagi. Everyone wants eel when they’re eating sushi because
and still deliver the experience you’d expect with fine dining. It wasn’t a
it’s cooked, right? It’s something different. It’s warm and fatty; it has that
complete renovation. . . we just gave it a new feel. And then in the back of
musky flavor and that texture. But it’s not 100 percent sustainable, so we
the house, we’ve got some new equipment, some things I haven’t worked
don’t serve it. But if you just cook eel straight up with some salt, it’s pretty
with in my career like liquid nitrogen and an immersion circulator. Don’t
muddy tasting. Not that delicious, right? It’s the same as when people eat
worry; I’m not getting weird. There are just some new toys to play with.
escargot—they want the garlic butter. With the eel, they want that sweet barbecue sauce on top and they want to say, “Hey, I’m cool, I just ate an
When your food is presented to you, you want to stare at it, and it makes you think more about where your food comes from. That’s how I do it, not
eel.” So what can we do? Pork belly. We sear it on the grill. We treat it just like eel. And it’s great.
by preaching but by showing. We’re not wasting time putting chemicals
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F L AV O R d i n i n g & re t a i l THIS PAGE FROM LEFT: RM Seafood; Catfish Sloppy Joe © MGM Mirage
How has extra exposure allowed you to further champion the cause
guide you can carry around with you, that will tell all the best choices and
of sustainability in your industry?
things to avoid. They’re taking everything into account: fly-catch fishing, habitat destruction, farming techniques that are good and not-so-good, and
We know there is a direct relationship between exposure and business.
all the health concerns. We’ve thrown all this stuff into the ocean and then
The reason I moved to Vegas was to open a great restaurant, not just
we wonder why it’s in our fish. You can’t think you’re not going to remove our
a good one. I’m on the second season of Top Chef Masters and, of
supply of seafood this way. There are limitations. We’ve done a great job of
course, this is the right time to open the second floor of the restaurant
messing it up, and the world’s oceans are a mess, end of story.
again, because we are seeing increased business. But as great as it is to have that added exposure, it’s really exciting that the discussion of
It’s all about supply and demand, and there is a very narrow box of
sustainability is much more common. There is a realization now to go
seafood items that we as a population are comfortable eating. There are
green. Green is in everybody’s vocabulary.
thousands of species that no one is touching. I say step outside your comfort zone. Eat the anchovies. We need more diversity in our seafood
Every large corporation is installing some sort of policy as a result of
diet to ease up on the pressure of those targeted species we’re so
necessity, and I’ve been doing it for 20 years. The celebrity status of
comfortable with, and then one day we can have symbiosis again.
chefs, the soapbox, that opportunity really rose up underneath me from the floor. I wasn’t intending it, but if you want to compete in a changing
For more information on Top Chef Masters including local listings, visit
world, you have to adapt.
bravotv.com.
What is the easiest way someone can learn about sustaining the
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