NORTH YARMOUTH — In a tiny house at the corner of routes 9 and 115, Krista Desjarlais creates colorful cuisines that continue to garner national attention. The owner of Purple House bakery – known in part for its Montreal-style bagels and ornate pizzas made by a wood-fired oven – is a semifinalist for the 2019 James Beard Foundation award. In the running for being the best chef in the Northeast, the New Gloucester woman has been a semifinalist six times: from 2010-2013 during her time at Bresca in Portland, and 2018-2019 with the Purple House, which she opened in December 2016. She was a finalist in 2011. The Beard foundation “promotes good food for good,” and for more than three decades has “highlighted the centrality of food culture in our daily lives,” according to jamesbeard.org. Desjarlais’ accolades also include the Purple House being named one of America’s 50 top new restaurants by Bon Appetit magazine. The … [Read more...] about Purple Reign: No. Yarmouth bakery gets 6th national award nod
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Talking favorite songs and emotional fans with Purple Reign’s Prince tribute artist Jason Tenner
Brock Radke Wed, Apr 5, 2017 (midnight) Twenty years in, Jason Tenner certainly qualifies as a Las Vegas entertainment institution, having performed as the frontman for one of the country’s most popular tribute acts, Purple Reign, at so many different venues it’s hard to keep track. For the past two years, Tenner’s Prince has owned the stage at Westgate Las Vegas, but very quickly after Prince’s death last year, the show was moved from the small Cabaret showroom to the International Theater—the legendary space Elvis Presley, Liberace and Wayne Newton have called home. With the anniversary of the icon’s death just a few weeks away, we spent some quality time with Tenner in his (obviously) purple dressing room below the theater’s stage to talk favorite songs, changes to the show and keeping Vegas audiences happy. Purple Reign has been all over Vegas and then some. Do you have favorite venues? I have fond memories of most of the places … [Read more...] about Talking favorite songs and emotional fans with Purple Reign’s Prince tribute artist Jason Tenner
‘Purple Reign’ makes the move from Westgate to Tropicana
Christopher DeVargas Jason Tenner takes his show to the Trop beginning November 1. By Brock Radke (contact) Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 | 2 a.m. Jason Tenner has taken his “Purple Reign” Prince tribute show to so many venues around Las Vegas over the years, it’s hard to keep track. But the show has never been to the Tropicana, until tonight. After a successful three-year run at the Westgate — including the last year and a half in the historic International Theater — “Purple Reign” begins its new residency this week in another classic Vegas room, the Tropicana Theater that was once known as the Tiffany Theater and home for almost 50 years to “Les Folies Bergere.” “Hopefully some of that magic will rub off on ‘Purple Reign’ and we’ll have a show that will last there for a long time,” says Tenner. “I think it’s a testament to Prince and everything he was as an artist that our show has such … [Read more...] about ‘Purple Reign’ makes the move from Westgate to Tropicana
All The Vegas Podcast: ‘Sexxy’ creator and star Jennifer Romas
Las Vegas Weekly Staff Mon, Feb 11, 2019 (midnight) If you had the opportunity, would you be able to create a sizzling and sultry Las Vegas show that would really resonate with audiences, all in a matter of weeks? That’s what Jennifer Romas did. Sexxy: The Show is now in its fifth year at Westgate Las Vegas and it’s one of the most popular female revues on or off the Strip. All The Vegas ATV18: Jennifer Romas All The Vegas hosts Brock Radke and Mark Shunock talk with "Sexxy" producer and star Jennifer Romas. On this episode of All The Vegas, Jennifer talks to us about her career as a dancer and choreographer; returning to the stage after injury and making the transition from performer to producer; how the Sexxy deal was sealed when Westgate’s owners saw her dancing in Purple Reign; what it’s like to be nearly naked onstage in front of her parents; proving herself as a businesswoman and being a part of a grand legacy of entertainment at an iconic Vegas … [Read more...] about All The Vegas Podcast: ‘Sexxy’ creator and star Jennifer Romas
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Founded in 2004, AhhsWeHo is co-owned by Dina Browner, who famously hooked up Snoop Dogg with his first medical cannabis recommendation (and may or may not have inspired Showtime’s hit series Weeds). Known for its celebrity clientele, this small shop boasts a truly vast extract menu featuring Full Flava, Elevated Extracts, Vegan Buddha and more, with 10% off all concentrates on Saturday “Shatterdays.” Open Sun., noon-7 p.m.; Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.Whether your needs are medicinal or recreational, the Alternative Medicine Group experience is discreet, quick and even fun. Popular for its huge selection of paraphernalia, AMG also carries 40-plus unique strains, as well as a carefully curated menu of concentrate products including Legion of Bloom, Nativ and OG. New patients receive a 15% discount. Open daily, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. AMERICAN CANNABIS COMPANY, 11554 Vanowen St., North Hollywood; (747) 205-2138, RealAmericanCannabis.com.American Cannabis Company hosts its … [Read more...] about L.A. Weekly’s Dispensary Directory