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SEPTEMBER 27, 2007



Las Vegas' Seventh Annual
Celebration of Food, Wine and Art
Returns with Star-studded Line-up!

Tickets now on Sale for the Premier World-Class Event Bringing Together the Biggest Names in the Culinary World November 8 - 11Las Vegas - Odyssey Las Vegas, the city's premier four-day celebration of food, wine and art, has fixed its schedule of events for 2007 and tickets are on sale now! The gourmet epicurean affair will begin Thursday, November 8 and continue through Sunday, November 11 with an impressive itinerary that showcases Las Vegas' celebrity chefs, sommeliers, fine dining restaurants and renowned artists.

Co-founders, Virginia and Mark Martino, expect this year's event to be the biggest and best yet. "We have a lot of surprises in store this year, including some major celebrity guests. Anyone who is passionate about food, wine and the arts comes to Odyssey Las Vegas." commented Virginia Martino.

The four-day event commences with a five-course dinner and wine pairing by Executive Chef Tim Beres of Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. The following day, guests will take part in the signature Masters Dinner, a black-tie affair at TI (Treasure Island), Las Vegas featuring 10 celebrity chefs paired in five teams to create an elaborate five-course dinner. Original paintings created for this year's Masters Dinner event, by artist-in-residence Bruce Sulzberg, will be on view throughout the evening. The Who's Who of Las Vegas society will be in attendance for this spectacular evening that includes a silent auction and a live luxury lifestyle and celebrity chef auction where participants will have the opportunity to bid to have a celebrity chef prepare an exclusive meal in their own home.

The Odyssey event continues through the weekend with an exclusive Italian Wine Tasting at Valentino Las Vegas at the Venetian on Saturday, featuring the world-class wines of the Allegrini vineyards, hosted by Marilisa Allegrini and Restaurateur Piero Selvaggio. Each wine will be paired with an incredible selection of hors d'oeuvres prepared by Chef Luciano Pellegrini. Saturday evening is the Sustainable Seafood and Wine Dinner at Restaurant RM at Mandalay Place, prepared by celebrated chef, Rick Moonen. On Sunday, guests will tee off in the wildly popular Third-Annual Celebrity Chef Golf Tournament at Siena Golf Club. Las Vegas' favorite chefs will play a round of charity golf followed by the Blues Gourmet Barbeque featuring incredible fare, fine wines and spirits and live music.

Odyssey Las Vegas tickets are on sale now! Prices start at $125.00 per person and VIP Packages are available. For more information and a complete event schedule, visit www.odysseylifestyle.com or call 877.370.9182 or 702.257.2345.

Odyssey Las Vegas is the city's first-ever annual four-day festival celebrating gourmet food, fine wines, and the arts with appearances and serious kitchen duty by Las Vegas' superstar chefs. All net proceeds from ticket sales, live and silent auctions benefit the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and The Odyssey Foundation's Le Cordon Bleu School of Culinary Arts Las Vegas Scholarship Program for aspiring chefs.

EVENT SCHEDULE
Join Odyssey Las Vegas and host John Daly for a four-day epicurean adventure of food, wine and art as we benefit The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and The Odyssey Foundation's Le Cordon Bleu Scholarship Program.

Meet celebrity chefs, internationally acclaimed vintners, gourmet purveyors and our artist-in-residence, Bruce Sulzberg and be prepared to indulge in an enriching culinary experience unlike any other. Choose from one of our six exclusive events or let us arrange a Deluxe VIP Golf Package or a VIP Package to include a divine itinerary of gourmet food and superior wines, and a chance to tee up with your favorite chef in our Celebrity Chef Golf Tournament.

FOUR DAYS TO SAVOR, INDULGE AND ENJOY

DAY 1
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8
TIMELESS LEGENDS 5-COURSE DINNER & WINE PAIRING
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Over 90 years ago, Joe and Jennie Weiss opened a small lunch stand on Miami Beach and began serving an unknown delicacy - Stone Crab Claws - from off the Gulf of Mexico. They were an instant success and a legend was born. From that moment, no visit to Miami Beach was complete without a visit to Joe's Stone Crab. Today, the legend continues right here in Las Vegas, building upon the family tradition with a uniquely urban twist. Discover an extensive selection of fresh seafood, prime steaks and delicious side dishes as Joe's serves you a timeless 5-course meal beautifully paired with sophisticated selections of fine wines.

JOE'S SEAFOOD, PRIME STEAK AND STONE CRAB, THE FORUM SHOPS - $175 PER PERSON

DAY 2
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9
THE MASTERS DINNER: FOOD. WINE. ART.
SEVENTH ANNUAL DINNER, ENTERTAINMENT, LIVE & SILENT AUCTION
6 PM - MIDNIGHT
The Masters Dinner black-tie event has become synonymous with the incomparable dining and entertainment strata of Las Vegas. Our masters of food, wine and art link their creative prowess to bring an evening of culinary excellence, capturing the unbridled moments of an exquisite five-course dinner paired with internationally celebrated wines. Artist in resident, Bruce Sulzberg will again showcase his new collection of phenomenal 3-D paintings. Be prepared for auction fever as you get ready to raise your paddle during an exciting live auction. Bid to have one of our five celebrity chef teams create a five-course dinner in your home for 10 of your closest friends or Bruce Sulzberg's original one-of-a-kind painting created exclusively for Odyssey Las Vegas 2007. Other live and silent auction items include luxury lifestyle holidays and amenities.

Assisting our celebrity chefs will be 10 of Le Cordon Bleu's outstanding students competing for The Odyssey Foundation's Scholarship and Award of Excellence.The Odyssey Foundation will announce the third winner of the 2006 "Over Achiever Award" and present an additional $2,500 check for his or her outstanding academic achievements.

TREASURE ISLAND - LAS VEGAS - $300 PER PERSONSEVENTH ANNUAL ODYSSEY LAS VEGAS FOUR-DAY FOOD, WINE & ART EVENT, NOVEMBER 8 - 11, 2007*

DAY 3 - TWO EVENTS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10
EXCLUSIVE ITALIAN WINE TASTING BY MARILISA ALLEGRINI AND PIERO SELVAGGIO AND PERFECTLY PAIRED ITALIAN ANTIPASTO BY CHEF LUCIANO PELLEGRINI
NOON - 3 PM

According to the world-renowned restaurateur Piero Selvaggio, wine is more than a passion, it's a way of life. With this philosophy in mind, Mr. Selvaggio invites guests on a journey of discovery to indulge in the best of Italy with an exclusive wine tasting by the world-class Allegrini Family from the Venetian Region of Italy. Learn about the rich history and diverse flavors of these exquisite wines as Marilisa Allegrini conducts a private tasting just for you. Sample delectable Italian specialties as James Beard Award-winning Chef Luciano Pellegrini pairs each wine with authentic Italian antipasto, an enriching culinary experience not to be missed.

VALENTINO LAS VEGAS, THE VENITIAN RESORT - $185 PER PERSON
FIVE-COURSE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD DINNER & WINE PAIRING
BY CELEBRATED CHEF RICK MOONEN
6:30 - 10:30 PM

This will be a true "foodie" adventure as Chef Rick Moonen creates a five-course state-of-the-art sustainable seafood dinner. Chef Moonen is extremely passionate when it comes to seafood and exploiting our natural resources without destroying the ecological balance of the sea. The entire evening will be dedicated to serving seafood that comes from abundant wild populations which are under sound management. Every course will be exquisitively paired with a sustainable wine to complete the utlimate fine dining experience in a restaurant setting that resembles the interior of a swank cruise ship.

RESTAURANT RM, MANDALAY PLACE - $200 PER PERSON

DAY 4 - TWO EVENTS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11
THIRD ANNUAL CELEBRITY CHEF GOLF TOURNAMENT
7 AM - 6 PM
By the fourth and final day of Odyssey, our chefs need a well-deserved break - and so do our guests! After all of those fabulous dinners, wine tastings, cocktails and dancing we all need to wind down. Join the city's most celebrated chefs as they play a round of charity golf. Our guests who register early will be able to select their favorite chef, so don't delay!

Play the prestigious Siena Golf Club designed by Master Architects Brian Curley and Lee Schmidt. The course is surrounded by the towering Spring Mountains and overlooks the Las Vegs skyline, a perfect setting for a perfect ending of an exciting culinary weekend.

This event also will include a Continental Breakfast, Gift Items, the Blues Gourmet Barbeque, Silent Auction and Live Blues by the Spellcasters - other bands to be announced.

SIENA GOLF CLUB - $350 PER PESON (INCLUDES BLUES GOURMET BARBEQUE) SEVENTH ANNUAL ODYSSEY LAS VEGAS FOUR-DAY FOOD, WINE & ART EVENT, NOVEMBER 8 - 11, 2007*

THE BLUES GOURMET BARBEQUE, SILENT AUCTION AND LIVE BLUES BANDS
11 AM - 6 PM
If golf is not your game, join us for the afternoon and listen to the cool rhythms of some sultry blues. This is the not-to-miss finale: a perfect antidote to a high-end weekend of indulgence! Relaxation takes over as we wind down and celebrate the charitable givings and friendships created over the four-day weekend!

We will be joined by our golfers and the culinary superstars for an afternoon of great food, entertainment and libations - a real taste of the good life!

SIENA GOLF CLUB - $125 PER PERSON

DELUXE VIP GOLF PACKAGE (ALL SIX EVENTS)
A true Odyssey-ite's culindary adventure with six incredible events including golf with your favorite superstar chef from Thursday November 8 - Sunday November 11. Enjoy a discounted rate and receive special VIP seating throughout the entire weekend.

$1,029 PER PERSON - (A 15% DISCOUNT)

VIP PACKAGE (FIVE EVENTS)
Indulge in our culinary journey with five separate events, Thursday November 8 - Sunday November 11. Enjoy a discounted rate and receive special VIP seating throughout the entire weekend.

$887 PER PERSON - (A 10% DISCOUNT)

If you would like to add room accommodations at the chic hotel and casino resort - TI (Treasure Island Las Vegas), we have special Odyssey discounted rates for you as well. Just call 888.503.8999 or 702.894.7444 and use group code: "Odyssey Las Vegas."

*Event schedule subject to change

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