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JULIE MURRAY Making a Difference JULIE MURRAY Making a Difference People Community Philanthropy Cuisine Fashion Culture August 2012 ROCK SOliD LEGAL REPRESENTAtiON. O’REILLY LAW GROUP, LLC More than 40 years of firm Litigation for Southern Nevada Litigation | Gaming, Hospitality & Entertainment | Personal Injury | Commercial Law 702.382.2500 (o) | oreillylawgroup.com “MERLIN WAS THE PERFECT HOME BUILDER TO TURN OUR VISION INTO REALITY... PROFESSIONAL, SKILLFUL, FLEXIBLE AND HONEST.” - Barry Shier (Summerlin - Former President of the Golden Nugget) CUSTOM LUXURY ESTATE HOMEBUILDER. OWNERS STEVE AND BART JONES HAVE RENOVATED, REMODELED AND BUILT MORE THAN $200 MILLION DOLLARS OF CUSTOM ESTATE HOMES IN LAS VEGAS SINCE 1989. To VIEW A COMPLETE LIST OF CLIENTS AND TESTIMONIALS AND TO SEE A GALLERY OF PAST WORK PLEASE VISIT MERLIN’S WEBSITE. 702.257.8102 | MERLINCONTRACTING.COM OUt is tHE NEW iN. BLUEHERON.cOm | 702.531.3000 | LicENsE #0059848 / UNLimitEd cONtENTS vol 2 | no 8 | august 2012 REAL ESTATE las vegas FEATURE: JuLIE MURRAY “If you can give people the means to feed themselves and help keep fine homes them healthy, especially at an early age, then the problems of hunger and crime will be reduced.” 42 Cuisine: FresCh CatCh Chef Bartolotta’s serves up a high-tech approach to his seafood delicacies. 22 Cuisine: Power LunCh Neiman Marcus’ personal shopper, Phil Hernandez, dishes about Fashion’s Night Out, food and fall trends. 26 See Page 59 wine & sPirits: ROSE “Rosé is really a misunderstood wine. Because of its color, people assume it’s sweet. But most rosé is actu- 28 about the Cover ally dry and quite complex,” Good deeds: CLiniCs in SchooLs Dr. Noah Kohn is making Southern Nevada healthier ... one child at a time. 50 PROFiLe: autoMotive Bliss Towbin women bring a spiritual twist to the family business. 54 TRAVEL: weekend in ChiCaGo Home to Magnificent Mile, Lake Michigan and world- class dining, the Windy City is your perfect 69 summer getaway. the wall: MakinG soMethinG out oF nothinG Vegas artist draws on his grandmother’s inspiration for his latest exhibit at MCQ Fine Art. 78 An (almost) native, Julie Murray moved to Las Vegas with her family when she was just 6 years old. It was the influence of her family that gave Murray the desire to make the world a better place. More than 20 years later, Murray has been making a difference in Southern Nevada—and nationwide—as one of Nevada’s leading social entrepeneurs. Publisher Editor Creative Director Jimmy Foster LESLIe FrIsBEE NILS LEUFVEN edItorIal contributing writers Jessi C. Acuña, Amiee White Beazley, Chris Carney, Sabrina Chapman, Lynn Comella, Marisa Finetti, Jarret Keene, Christie Moeller, Kate Silver cover photographer Jerry Metellus jerrymetellus.com contributing photographers Tom Donoghue donoghuephotography.com Eric Ita ericitaphoto.com Sabin Orr sabinorrphotography.com Duane Prokop prokopphoto.com Lucky Wenzel luckywenzelphotography.com hair & makeup Zee Clemente zeestylz.com MedIa director of communications Kipp Cooper whisperinggiants.com web master Dunn Hill Malait filsupport.com sales a Nd M arketing director of sales & business development Jamal Parker whisperinggiants.com ad partner relations Jennifer Hixson events manager Lisa Goulston special t HaNks Julie Murray © SSF Media, LLC Holding Company | Florence s hapiro, Ivan sher, Jimmy Foster 150 N. las vegas Blvd #2107 | l as vegas, Nv 89101 | 702.202.4120 (o) | 702.430.9041 (f) An ultra chic scene to mix and mingle above it all. diamondcakemagazine.com Mandarin Bar at Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas. 2012 AAA Five Diamond Award and 2012 Forbes Five-Star Award Hotel, Spa and Twist by Pierre Gagnaire. For reservations, visit mandarinoriental.com/lasvegas or call +1 (888) 881 9578. PUBLICATION: Diamond Cake ISSUE: 2012 TRIM: 9.375 x 12 AD: Mandarin Bar SUBMISSION DATE: August 1, 2012 CONTACT: Jennifer Cornet; [email protected] contRibutors Marisa Finetti Jarret keene kate siLver SABIN ORR A journalism major from Cal Jarret Keene’s books include After spending 10 years living A graduate from SIU, Sabin Orr Poly landed Finetti a job at “The Underground Guide to Las in and writing about Las Vegas, has been shooting professionally Paramount Pictures and a career Vegas,” an unauthorized rock Kate Silver moved to Chicago, for more than a decade. Before in entertainment public relations, bio of The Killers “The Killers: making the Windy City her latest moving to Las Vegas in 2006, before making the switch to Destiny Is Calling Me,” and “Las muse. Her work also appears Orr had is own studio in editorial. You’ve seen her work Vegas Noir”. His primitive nuclear regularly in Chicago Tribune, Chicago where he specialized in in Spirit magazine, Nevada doom metal band Dead Neon Men’s Health, Spirit Magazine, product, portrait, sports, tabletop Magazine, Las Vegas Magazine, terrorizes Sin City dive bars. He Midwest Living and on her and advertising photography. DAVID and VEGAS Magazine, is a regular contributor to Vegas website, thekatesilver.com. One of Vegas’ most respected as well as health blogs like Seven and Desert Companion food photographers, Orr has hivehealthmedia.com and her magazines, and lives in the heart photographed the top restaurants own blog, bestbewell.com. While of downtown with his wife and and chefs from around the world. all this work-related talk is good two young sons. To see more of Sabin’s work, visit and all, her first real passion is his website orrdigital.com. her family, as they inspire her each day to be better than the day before. Follow Marisa on Twitter at @MarisaFinetti. 14 aUgUST 2012 the STYle YOU craVE. LEtter f rom t he p ublisher The EXperience YOU DESerVE. It’s not every day that you get to wake up and build something spe- cial. I remember the day that I did—it was June 2011. A team of men and women were recruited for an assignment to build a solution for a highly respected client. After hours of meetings, we set out to create a custom publication designed to earn the respect and attention of a niche group of individuals. Our goal, from the very beginning, was to find our own unique voice. Intentionally, we chose not to be like any other publication. Instead, we chose to focus on our community and the clients we serve. I’m proud to say that almost a year after our debut issue, Diamond Cake has not waivered from our mission: Deliver a high-end, high- quality publication that creates an intelligent dialogue between our audience, partners and advertisers. Today, Diamond Cake is much more than a magazine—it’s a plat- form. DC is platform for partners and brands to communicate with the members of our community. Communicate and community— two words that share the key root mun, which means to share. Each month, Diamond Cake strives to “share” with our audience and part- ners, stories, relationships and information that we believe can (will) make us a better neighbor, community and City. In this issue we feature several individuals that are truly making a dif- ference in our community, including our cover feature Julie Murray, who has set the standard for paying it forward. A new addition to the Diamond Cake family, Miles Dickson introduces us to Dr. Noah Kohn, medical director and founder of Clinic’s In Schools, a non-profit orga- nization that serves uninsured youth of Southern Nevada. I’m also excited to introduce Diamond Cake readers to food writer Jim Begley and photographer Sabin Orr, who team up to bring us a great feature on James Beard award winning chef Paul Bartolotta from Wynn Las Vegas. And behind the scenes, Diamond Cake wel- comes Jamal Parker, who heads up the sales and events division; and Lisa Goulston, Diamond Cake’s talented event’s manager. So, as Diamond Cake continues to grow and evolve, we hope that you will join us on our journey by following us on twitter @Diamondcake- mag, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/DiamondCakeMagazine, Also, be sure to sign up for our email blasts at diamondcakemagazine. Gentlemanly Sophistication, with Hints of Irreverence com and let your friends know they can pick up your complimentary issue of Diamond Cake at Flecther Jones Imports in Summerlin and Sambalatte at Boca Park. IN Thank you for reading. OFFice H OM E O R Jimmy F oster Schedule a consultation with Managing Partner Tony Maddox to design your line. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas | 3708 Las Vegas Blvd South | Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 702.698.7630 (o) | 281.785.1302 (c) | [email protected] | www.stitchedlifestyle.com 16 aUgUST 2012 LEtter from t he E DITOR pictured left to right: Caleen Norrod Johnson, Yvette Masterson, Jeanne Frederick, Beth Schwartz, Leslie Frisbee When you think about Las Vegas it’s easy to get caught up in all of the glitz, glamour and over-the-top um, well, everything that has become synonymous with Sin City. However, what many people don’t recognize is that Vegas is a city rooted in strong charitable giving. And one woman leading the charge is philanthropic expert Julie Murray. This month’s cover subject has been making a difference in Southern Nevada for more than two decades. As co-founder of Three Square, Murray set the standard and created a model for community food banks across the country. Today, Murray is president and CEO of Moonridge Group, an organization that works with major donors throughout Nevada to help them build a stra- tegic charitable giving plan. With more than 4,000 non-profit organizations registered in Clark County, Moonridge helps match donors with the right foundation for effective giving opportunities. Clinics in Schools is just one of many Nevada-based non-profit organizations that Moonridge Group works with.
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