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As thousands flocked to Las Vegas this past weekend for the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Cote Korean Steakhouse also teamed up with The Venetian Las Vegas to preview its first West Coast location.

Ahead of the official summer 2025 opening, founder Simon Kim and the Cote team debuted exclusive creations at a Friday night event on the hotel’s Hospitality Viewing Deck overlooking the Las Vegas Strip and race track.

As the night got underway, Kim spoke to the packed room about returning to Sin City for his restaurant’s next location. “I’m actually from Vegas. I have a 702 area code number,” he said. “As soon as I opened Cote, I was destined to come back to Las Vegas. I learned so much from Vegas. I started my career in hospitality here in Vegas and Vegas is encrypted in my DNA.”

Executive chef David Shim later unveiled the A5 “BlackJack” sandwich,...

Sixty percent of TikTok users say they’ve visited a new place after seeing it featured in travel content. That’s a pretty significant figure–and it’s indicative of Gen Z’s growing thirst for travel, which content platforms, brands like Southwest, and new media companies like Lost iN have recognized could be a significant driving force in sales of plane tickets, hotel stays, and package holidays.

Turns out the country of Switzerland also recognizes this thirst, because it recently partnered with Creator Camp to bring 80 creators to the alpine resort village Saas-Fee, a location its Tourism Director for the Americas Claudio Zemp says hasn’t gotten as much attention from spendy American travelers as Switzerland would like.

Creator Camp was founded in 2021 by creators Max Reisinger, Simon Kim, and Chris Duncan. They wanted to hold multi-day retreats for both aspiring and established content creators, with the ultimate goal...

On Saturday June 8 2024, CBS broadcasts an episode of the series CBS Saturday Morning!

Episode 23 Episode Summary

Be sure to tune in to CBS on June 8, 2024, for another exciting episode of CBS Saturday Morning. In this episode, viewers can look forward to a diverse lineup of segments and interviews that promise to inform and entertain.

Starting with Saturday Sessions, viewers will be treated to a special performance by Fantastic Cat, showcasing their musical talents and bringing vibrant energy to the morning show. Then, in The Dish segment, Simon Kim takes center stage to share his culinary expertise and tantalize taste buds with delicious dishes.

Literature enthusiasts won’t want to miss the interview with Elin Hilderbrand, the renowned author of Swan Song. Hilderbrand offers insights into her latest work and discusses her writing process, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the world of literature.

And for aviation enthusiasts and history buffs, the...

CBS Saturday Morning, the news program hosted by Jeff Glor, Dana Jacobson, and Michelle Miller, returns with a brand new episode on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The episode features interviews with best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand, “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot Captain Chesley Sullenberger, and chef Simon Kim, as well as a musical performance by Fantastic […]

CBS Saturday Morning: Elin Hilderbrand, Capt. Chesley Sullenberger,...

Michael Cera stars in The Adults as a brother struggling to reconnect with his sisters, bringing up painful realities for all of them. Screen Rant's exclusive clip from The Adults focuses on Sophia Lillis' character, Maggie, defending her decision to quit college to her brother. The Adults continues Sophia Lillis' successful film streak, with her previous projects receiving mostly positive reviews and high ratings.

Michael Cera is a brother struggling to reconnect with his sisters in an exclusive The Adults clip. Cera stars in the dramedy as Eric, a gambling addict whose short trip back home brings up painful realities for him and his sisters, Rachel and Maggie, as they confront him on his estranged relationship between them. Alongside Cera, The Adults cast includes Sophia Lillis, Hannah Gross, Wavyy Jonez, Anoop Desai, Kyra Tantao, Kiah McKirnan, Simon Kim, Lucas Papaelias and Tina Benko.

Ahead of the movie's release, Screen Rant...

"You used to think I was the funniest person in the world..." Variance Films has unveiled an official trailer for the indie comedy The Adults, which initially premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival earlier in the year. It's also playing at the Tribeca Film Festival next in June before opening later in August. The second feature film from filmmaker Dustin Guy Defa after Person to Person, which also starred Michael Cera. The plan to make a trip back home as short as possible begins to unravel as Eric finds himself struggling with balancing the challenging relationship with his two sisters and his addiction to a local poker game. A film about not wanting to grow up. Berlinale describes it as "a shrewd study of the pitiless condition known as adulthood." Starring Michael Cera as Eric, with Hannah Gross, Sophia Lillis, Wavyy Jonez, Anoop Desai, Kyra Tantao, Kiah McKirnan, & Simon Kim.

Last week, City Harvest, New York City’s first and largest food rescue organization, presented The 40th Anniversary Gala: House of Harvest, hosted by actor, model and producer Tyson Beckford, with décor by world-renowned celebrity event planner Colin Cowie.

The evening raised enough to provide more than 9.6 million meals for New Yorkers in need as they continue to grapple with record-high food costs, the end of federal aid programs, and the continued economic impacts of the pandemic.

The event honored the organization’s longtime Board Chair Jim Kallman and City Harvest’s frontline workers who were at the forefront of the organization’s work to help feed New Yorkers in need at the height of and throughout the pandemic. These frontline heroes helped rescue and distribute nearly 300 million pounds of food for New Yorkers across all five boroughs between March 2020 and June 2022 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

A native...

City Harvest Presents The 40th Anniversary Gala: House of Harvest featuring an elegant dinner with a one-of-a-kind live and silent auction brings together celebrities, influencers, and other high-profile individuals for the organization’s most important fundraising night of the year.

Marking 40 years serving New York City, all proceeds from the evening will support City Harvest’s work to rescue more than 75 million pounds of nutritious food this year–nearly 20% higher than pre-pandemic levels–and deliver it, free of charge, to help feed New Yorkers in need. City Harvest’s 2022 gala raised a record-breaking $5.2 million, enough to provide more than 12 million meals for New Yorkers in need. Now, as millions of New Yorkers face record-high food prices, expiration of federal supports, and the continued economic impacts from the pandemic, the need for food assistance in New York City remains high.

The event will honor the organization’s longtime Board Chair Jim...

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The Sundance Film Festival is getting an official Aapi house this year, thanks to Daniel Dae Kim, Gold House and The Asian American Foundation (Taaf).

Under a new banner known as Sunrise Collective, the actor’s production company, 3Ad, and the two Asian American organizations will host three days of programming Jan. 20 through 22 at the restaurant Riverhorse on Main Street.

Events will include conversations and panels attended by industry figures including producer Nina Yang Bongiovi (whose Significant Productions has two films in this year’s festival), actors Randall Park, Ally Maki and Sherry Cola, and producer Apoorva Guru Charan and director Saim Sadiq of the drama Joyland, Pakistan’s submission for this season’s Oscar race. Artist James Jean and Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn will provide creative collaborations, with more talent to be announced.

As the final day of Sunrise House falls on Lunar New Year,...