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It's time to pull out the double entendres and sensual puns because the Adult Video Expo (AVN) and awards show is heading to Las Vegas for a week of gettin' it on, and by 'it', we mean some epic after parties, of course.

Winter is in full swing, even in the deserts of Las Vegas. If you’re headed to Sin City for winter, but still want to experience a “cool” night, Vegas has plenty of options to help you feel like you never left home, well, sort of.

Out with the old and in with the new and.no matter where you are in the world, there is always a celebration to be had on New Year’s Eve. Luckily, Las Vegas is one of the hottest spots to kick of the New Year. In the city that never sleeps, there is an endless supply of entertaining activities and legendary parties to attend. People travel from all over the world just to attend a Las Vegas NYE party. One thing is for certain, it is going to be one of the busiest, if not the busiest nights of the year and you’re going to want to be prepared.

When it comes to alcohol consumption, everyone knows that Vegas has a bit of a reputation as the party city. But Vegas isn’t just for those that love yards of beer or plastic containers of frozen alcoholic concoctions, Las Vegas and the surrounding areas are actually a craft brewers paradise.

There are multiple places to get everything from a homegrown IPA to a Sour or even a Firkin in this city from the Strip to the suburban area of Henderson just outside of Vegas, this city offers the beer connoisseur a sip or two of Vegas.

Dim Sum, the Chinese dish of small steamed or fried dumplings containing an assortment of fillings, is a delectable trend and we’ve scoured Las Vegas in search of the best Dim Sum. Spending many man-hours discovering the good, the bad, and the ugly. Below you’ll find the five best places to get the delectable small bites in town both on the Strip and off of the Strip.

It’s 2:00 am, you’re drenched in sweat, and your dancing feet ache like a mofo.  You head back to your table and notice the bottles are empty, the cocktail waitress trying to shoo you away, and all your friends scattered like confetti throughout the club. “I’m in Vegas dammit and I’m not gonna let this party end!”

Don’t let it end. Grab some grub, and one last drink while you’re at it. Have the best after-hours nightcap at the seven best places to eat after drinking in Las Vegas.

International bestselling author James Frey is upping the ante for readers of his new book Endgame: The Calling, which was just released October 7. He has unveiled a $500,000 gold coin collection and is challenging readers to use the clues inside the book to solve the puzzle and find a hidden key that will unlock the winnings. That’s right, this $500,000 prize is up for grabs for the first real-life adventurer willing to uncover the secrets and determine the location of this key.

Ronnie Rainwater, Delmonico Chef de Cuisine and Duroc pig exhibitor, softly-stated our journey for the next 90 minutes in one sentence: “We used every part of the pig and just tried to be true to our restaurant and showcase the whole hog, using everything but the squeal.”

Hearing this made me a bit fearful as we anxiously awaited to travel the mapped menu of the hog’s carcass. I’m not a big fan of pork – except for the mainstream cuts of pork belly, bacon, and carnitas – and I was curious to see if this menu tasted roughly the same. Pork is pork, right? ‘The other white meat.’

I’m from a small town in Colorado known as Loveland. I grew up idealizing rock stars and get star struck when I see a celebrity, specifically a rock and roll idol. An embarrassing admonishment, and a slight tangent, as I walked passed Dave Navarro in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in my first year in Vegas, I shouted out, ‘There’s Trent Reznor!’

More often than not, Vegas is considered one of the drinking capitals of the world. Whether you’re into frozen yard drinks and beer in football shaped cups or if you like fine wine or off-the-menu cocktails, we have everything in Vegas. But what does it take to be a bartender or, rather, a mixologist in Sin City? We got to step inside the mind of one of the city’s finest bartenders: Max Solano. Solano is the curator and beverage manager at Delmonico Steakhouse as well the mixologist for all of Chef Emeril Lagasse’s restaurants in Vegas.