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at Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino WB Stage 16 Soundstage Creates Unique Dining Experience |
LAS VEGAS-- Feb. 7, 2000-- WB Stage 16 Restaurant
celebrated its world premiere Saturday with a star-studded celebration
at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino.
�This celebration was an exciting way to introduce our guests to a completely new dining concept,� said John Baydale, director of operations for WB Stage 16 Restaurant. �When people come in the door they are awed by the beautiful sets, but what they talk about when they leave is fabulous food from a diverse and exciting menu.� WB Stage 16 Restaurant combines distinctive cuisine and the legend and lore of Warner Bros. Studios� most - celebrated soundstage. With the focus on food, the biggest star at the restaurant is the menu, which features a variety of sophisticated offerings that reflect Mediterranean, Asian, European and American influences. The sophisticated menu includes tempting appetizers such as Escargot Wild Mushrooms sauteed in scampi butter with a French bread tower, and innovative entrees like the Lobster and Wild Mushroom Strudel with baby greens and vanilla Stoli butter. Even sandwiches are extraordinary at WB Stage 16 Restaurant with choices such as the Honey Glazed Turkey and Gorgonzola �Santa Barbara� served lightly warmed with green apple relish on toasted walnut bread, and the Grilled Portabella and Buffalo Mozzarella Panni served open faced with roasted red peppers and garlic mayonnaise. �For more than 75 years, Warner Bros. has provided some of the world�s most memorable and entertaining films,� said Dan Romanelli, president, Warner Bros. Worldwide Consumer Products. �From Gold Diggers to Gotham, the Golden Age of Hollywood to the digital age, WB Stage 16 Restaurant provides a rare behind-the scenes glimpse of four film classics.� Behind the giant doors of WB Stage 16 Restaurant, four of Hollywood�s most memorable and award-winning Warner Bros. Pictures productions have been replicated as backdrops for an unrivaled dining experience. Diners can choose to be seated in �Rick�s Cafe Americain� from �Casablanca,� a �Las Vegas Lounge� from �Ocean�s Eleven,� �Gotham City� from the �Batman� movies and on the �We�re in the Money� set from �Gold Diggers of 1933.� The sets were reproduced on the famous Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank, Calif., using archival drawings and photographs to replicate the backdrops, props, decor and ambiance of the original films. �The design of the restaurant is in keeping with the tradition of the great settings created for Warner Bros. films over the years,� said WB Stage 16 designer Ed Strang, who has more than 600 motion picture credits and a family tradition of scenic art that dates to the 1930s at Warner Bros. �My grandfather worked on both �Casablanca� and �Gold Diggers of 1933,�
and my father worked on �Ocean�s Eleven.� It was a tremendous experience
for me to bring these sets to life again in this incredible venue.� WB
Stage 16 Restaurant also boasts two energetic cocktail areas. The provocative
�Jack�s Velvet Lounge� features intimate living room-style seating and
a panoramic view of the Las Vegas Strip. A second bar features the hippest
drinks and the hottest music in town.
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Warner Bros. Consumer Products Burbank Barry Ziehl, 818/954-6804 |
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