Steve Wynn‘s switch to a vegan diet has rubbed off on his employees, his restaurants and even his will. Now it’s rubbing off on a world class wine and food festival in Las Vegas, Vegas Uncork’d.

On May 7, Wynn Las Vegas will host a vegan cooking course, Viva Las Vegan, as part of the festival by Bon Appétit. Vegan chef and author of The Conscious Cook, Tal Ronnen, will co-host the event.

Starting at 12 p.m., guests will have the opportunity to taste vegan dishes at Encore’s Beethoven suite by Wynn Las Vegas and Encore chefs such as Alex Stratta of Stratta, Jet Tila of Wazuzu, Kim Canteenwalla of Society Café, Mark LoRusso of Botero and David Walzog of Lakeside Grill and SW Steakhouse.

The chefs will demonstrate how to cook vegan meals, such as “Pasta and Clams” with eggless garganelle pasta, kombu broth, broccoli rabe, sweet peppers and oyster mushrooms; tomato tasting of roast tomato bisque & heirloom tomato with cashew cheese salad; sweet roasted corn and cashew cream agnolotti with wild mushrooms; vegan “clam” chowder with cashew cream base and smoked oyster mushrooms, and jade dumplings with spinach & shiitake mushrooms.

Recipes for the meals will be displayed on a screen and guests will also have the opportunity to take recipes home with them.

The cost is $125 per person and room packages are also available.

For more information on the event, visit VegasUncorked.

Photo: Blane/Creative Commons

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