If you're looking for a new spot to eat some great sushi, the Showboat Casino-Hotel recently debuted Oshi Sushi & Sake inside its Rib & Chophouse.
Sushi Chef Tony Fok, who created a great reputation for himself as a member of the opening team of Suilan, Susanna Foo's former French-Asian restaurant at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, will offer traditional and modern variations of the Japanese cuisine.
Hot and cold entrees include: spicy seafood salad ($10) with a mix of seasonal fish, spicy mayonnaise and tobiko; and peppered ahi tuna and seared ponzu scallops ($15) with coconut green bean rice.
On the sushi side, hand-rolled selections include Rock 'N Roll ($12) with salmon, scallion and kani prepared tempura style with eel sauce; and the Oshi Roll ($16), shrimp tempura, avocado, lettuce and cucumber with pepper ahi tuna on top.
Oshi also features specialty cocktails such as the Skinny Girl Mojito ($9) with TY KU Soju Sake, mint, orange, lemon and lime; and the Sea of Cortez ($13) with TY KU Soju Sake, Blue Curacao, pineapple, lemon and lime. A selection of sake is also available.
The d�cor in the 32-seat Oshi is a mix of modern and fine Japanese art, and the restaurant is open 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Call 800-621-0200 or go to www.showboatac.com.
Hooters calendar
shot at Tropicana
If you were walking through the Tropicana Casino and Resort on Tuesday, you might have been treated to some welcome summer sights, as Hooters girls were posing for the company's internationally distributed calendar.
Bikini-clad Hooters girls from the tri-state area, as well as Florida, came to Atlantic City for the photo session, including Galloway Township's Tara McGaha, who works at the Hooters inside the Tropicana. McGaha also posed for calendar photos when she competed for Miss Hooters International on July 10 in Hollywood, Fla.
Jenna Folkk, regional director of marketing for Hooters, said seven Hooters models took photos inside The Quarter, as well as on the beach in front of the casino.
Calendar selection begins Monday to decide which photos will be used for specific months, as well as posters, the cover and smaller pictures that are inside the calendar that will be released in September.
"A girl from Atlantic City has had a month for the past six years, so we are expecting a month in the calendar, at least," says Folkk, who notes that the calendar, which retails for around $12, will feature 15 months beginning with October. "We have a very strong staff in this area of the country."
Folkk says it was amusing to see people's reactions to the photo shoot.
"It was a fantastic time," she says. "The Tropicana was so accommodating to allow us to shoot there, and the guests who stayed there woke up to some interesting sights as they went to get their morning coffee. It was great to see all of these people hanging over the balconies watching. It created a great buzz for the shoot on a Tuesday morning at the Tropicana."
Celebrity sightings
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron was welcomed by Melting Pot owner Charles Haney, who hosted a fondue dinner in his Atlantic City restaurant for the 12 finalists of the Miss Dance USA pageant that was held last week. Haney and the Melting Pot have hosted the dinner for three years, hosting three different Miss America winners, as well.
After performing to a sold-out crowd in Resorts Atlantic City's Superstar Theater, country comedian Rodney Carrington showed his promotional side, playing in a blackjack tournament with radio winners from The Shark 103.7-FM and Marc Berman's "AC Plugged In" radio show on WOND 1400-AM. The tournament created a buzz on the casino floor, and eventual winner Dave Carmen of Estell Manor received an autographed guitar from Carrington. All of the participants received other Carrington merchandise.
Rapper Asher Roth, who released his debut album, "Asleep in the Bread Aisle," last year, performed a set at The Pool at Harrah's Resort last weekend.
Mario Lopez, of "Extra!" and MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew," had a boys' getaway at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, which was celebrating its seventh anniversary last weekend. Lopez was seen working out at Immersion Spa's Fitness Center, dining at Bobby Flay Steak and partying at mur.mur, where Lopez saw his friend, DJ Eric Cubeechee, who was spinning there for the night. The future daddy celebrated the upcoming birth of his baby with girlfriend Courtney Mazza with a delicious cake by Executive Pastry Chef Thaddeus DuBois. Lopez spoke to fans about his upcoming VH1 reality series that will debut this fall while he signed autographs and posed for pictures. The show will focus on Lopez and his girlfriend as they prepared for the birth of their first child.
New slot at Resorts
Resorts Atlantic City recently debuted Cash Spin, a three-reel, 25-line mechanical reel penny machine with a $2 maximum bet. Players are able to bet 25 to 125 credit on each spin with an opportunity of making an additional side bet to be eligible for the U-Spin bonus. To be eligible for the bonus, they must activate the U-spin bonus button located next to the 125-credit bet button.
The U-Spin wheel Bonus feature is activated when the U-Spin symbol appears in any position on the third reel and the player has placed the U-spin bonus bet. When this bonus hits, the player is able to physically spin the wheel by using the touch screen on the 32-inch monitor. The wheel awards the major jackpot, minor jackpot, free games or a random credit amount.
The Money Bag bonus feature is triggered by three Money Bag bonus symbols appearing on the reels in any position. The player is prompted to select one of the bags. Behind each bag is a number of credits that ranges from three to 50 times the total number of credits bet.
