"I love teaching," Stewart said in an interview shortly after the demo. "And you can't teach unless you learn, so I'm constantly trying to learn so that I can teach even better."
Besides to seeing Martha herself, guests also got a whole "Martha Stewart Experience," a showcase of all things Martha that included items and interactive activities from her collaborations with Macy's, Michaels, Amazon and QVC; as well as a wine tasting from the Martha Stewart Wine Co., a curated collection of her favorite finds.
While MarthaSte wart was certainly the main draw of this all-encompassing lifestyle event, for most attendees the Grand Tasting was the highlight. Over 30 Las Vegas restaurants with international renown were there serving samples from their menus, including such exceptional places as Bardot Brasserie, Fiamma, Estiatorio Milos, and Rivea serving items like escargot wrapped in puff pastry, grilled Berkshire pork belly, short rib raviolini, New York strip steak with truffle mashed potatoes, grilled octopus, marinated sea bass, and a beet pot de créme. In addition to Stewart, there were a few more celebrity chefs in attendance, such as Michael Mina, Shawn McClain (Libertine Social), and Kim Canteenwalla (Honey Salt). Chefs from Tom Colicchio's Heritage Steak and Le Cirque as well as Las Vegas's DW Bistro and Urban Seed also took to the Culinary Stage with cooking demos of their own. Wine Sponsors included a "Bubbles" booth serving Perrier Jouet and Veuve Clicquot, and another booth was dedicated to the "Rums of Puerto Rico." While onstage, Stewart joked with the audience, "There are so many good restaurants here, so many good things to eat and drink, so go get soused!"
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