photography
by
sabin
orr
Buddy Valastro and
Sebastien Silvestri toast "to
a great night in Vegas."
Andiamo's Caesar
salad earns raves
for more than just
its tableside
preparation.
Beet salad with orange-
tarragon vinaigrette.
let's meet:
Where:
Joe Vicari's Andiamo
Steakhouse, the D Las
Vegas, 301 Fremont St.,
702-388-2220;
thed.com
When:
Dinner is served nightly
from 5
pm to 11 pm.
WhAT:
Terrifc steaks, handmade
pastas, and a VIP
experience for all
conTInueD on PAge 82
When Buddy Valastro opened his first restaurant, Buddy V's,
one year ago, even Sebastien Silvestri, Venetian and Palazzo's
food and beverage director, was surprised at the line snaking
through the resort to get a glimpse of the "Cake Boss." When
he opened Carlo's Bakery, the Vegas iteration of his family's
100 -year-old Hoboken, New Jersey, business, across the corri-
dor from Buddy V's earlier this year, the resort had to double
up on securit y. "The g uy is a rock star," Silvest ri says of his
friend. Of course, as the man in charge of food and drink in a
7,0 0 0 -room resor t stocked w it h more celebr it y chefs t ha n
any where else on the Strip (or the world), Silvestri is hardly
anonymous himself. When the two were craving some com-
fort food, we sent them to Joe Vicari's Andiamo Steakhouse in
the D—an old-school-style Italian restaurant by way of Detroit.
Among the high-backed booths, white-jacketed waiters bring
back VIP service for all, with classic steakhouse rituals like the
tableside Caesar salad, plus meats sourced from Pat LaFrieda
and St rauss Brands. Over a four-course meal washed down
with a 2009 Angelo Gaja Barbaresco and the 2009 Tenuta San
Guido Sassicaia, the two open up about fame, food, and how
to nail the restaurant experience.
how has it been to get such a tremendous reception in
Las Vegas?
BUDDY VALASTrO: It's been so surreal. I'll never forget
when I came out the first time. I was filming
Bakery Boss a
n
d I
t
ook
a f light that arrived at one o'clock in the morning. I go
inside and I'm seeing the lights and I cried. That was one of
the greatest feelings: I made it. I'm here. I'm in Las Vegas. I
love the fans and I appreciate that they come to the bakery, to
the restaurant, and everything that they do.
SeBASTIen SILVeSTr I: Everybody around the world
knows that Buddy is the Cake Boss. I follow him on
Instagram: 25,000 people showed up to see him at a mall
in Brazil!
BV: And there were about 15,000 outside. They had to close
the mall down!
SS: I have never seen anybody who
Andiamo, Incognito
cake boss Buddy Valastro draws crowds of thousands in vegas. for one night, he and venetian
f&b director seBastien silVestri get away from the cameras (except ours).
by jessica zivkovitch
80 vegasmagazine.com
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