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Vegas Dining Around the Web for September 2008
As much as I love to eat my way through Vegas, it seems the culinary scene expands faster than my stomach. So once a month, I like to highlight Vegas dining reviews and news from around the web.
Here’s a look at this month’s picks:
Esquire Magazine has the recipe for Michael Mina’s Butter-Poached Bone-In Top Loin with Truffled Macaroni and Cheese. Mina is the creative culinary mind behind Mandalay Bay’s StripSteak.
While at Esquire, I also spotted the recipe for …
Date: September 28th, 2008 |
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Vegas Dining News: Stratta Opens at Wynn, Taste of America Comes to Vegas
Stratta Opens at Wynn Las Vegas
Chef Alessandro Stratta is the man behind the popular Alex restaurant at the Wynn Las Vegas. This month, he is expanding his culinary claim upon the hotel with the opening of his newest restaurant, Stratta.
Taking over the spot formerly occupied by Corsa Cucina, Stratta also is an Italian trattoria, featuring a casual, down-to-earth vibe. In fact, the interior decor is even pretty much the same.
The menu, however, is very much a reflection of the award-winning chef’s culinary
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Date: September 23rd, 2008 |
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Yellowtail Sushi Hosts Grand Opening Celebration
This past Friday, the Light Group opened the doors to its newest dining venture, Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant & Bar at the Bellagio, with a grand opening celebration.
Following tradition, Bellagio president Randy Morton joined exeutive chef Akira Back and others involved with the restaurant in a Japanese Sake Barrel ceremony. During the event, a barrel full of said sake is broken open by wooden mallets for good luck and then the beverage is served to everyone in attendance.
Here are a few photos from the event:
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Date: July 29th, 2008 |
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Vegas Dining News: Payard Chocolate Clock; Golden Gate Shrimp Cocktail; Silverton Happy Hours
Visit the Payard Chocolate Clock
Francois Payard Patisserie at Caesars Palace is already known for it’s great pastries and chocolate confections that will make your mouth drool.
But there is one confection new to the store that isn’t available for sale.
Dubbed the Payard Chocolate Clock, this truffle-inspired 13-foot tall timepiece displays nine different time zones and randomly dispenses free truffles to guests.
Rich cocoa colored beams frame windows that provide a peek into the clock’s mechanical chamber. The clock mechanisms create the six-step process in making chocolates and truffles. …
Date: May 31st, 2008 |
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Vegas Dining News: Rachael Ray; Hash House A Go Go; Shelby Cafe
Rachael Ray Shoots Around Vegas Restaurants
Culinary celebrity Rachael Ray was in Las Vegas this week shooting for two of her shows on the Food Network.
For her newest show, Rachael Ray Vacation, she visited Origin India restaurant (4480 Paradise Rd) and met with owners Raja Majid and Alena Olevic. During the show, she interviewed them and chef Bhuwan Bhatt, and showcased some of their special dishes for the episode.
She then brought her film crew to The Palazzo to tape segments for her Tasty Travels show at fellow …
Date: April 22nd, 2008 |
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New Sportsbook Venue Open at The Palazzo
In what is surely one of the fastest turnarounds of a nightlife space in Vegas history, The Palazzo already has their new Sportsbook Bar & Grill open to the public.
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The ink has been barely dry on the sale of Jay-Z’s now-defunct 40/40 Club back to the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns The Palazzo, but now, only three weeks later, the venue is already open for business.
The new version of the space serves as both a sportsbook, with five betting stations, and a bar & grill, offering up …
Date: September 25th, 2008 |
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Vegas Dining - July Short Bites
A quick month-end round-up of various dining news from around Las Vegas:
BLT Burger is finally open at The Mirage. The restaurant sits on the former site of the white tiger habitat and average prices range from $8 for a veggie burger to $17 for the American Kobe burger. BLT is open daily at 11am, closing at 2am Sunday through Wednesday and 4am Thursday through Saturday.
Blue Martini at Town Square (south of Mandalay Bay near South Point) has a great daily happy hour from 4pm until 8pm. Select appetizers and drinks are discounted half-price, such as seared tuna (normally $13), …
Date: July 31st, 2008 |
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Vegas Dining News: Stage Deli Closes, Twin Creeks Offers Free Wine, and more
Stage Deli Closes at Caesars Palace
To those who enjoy a good sandwich, the Stage Deli at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace was as popular an attraction as anything else at the resort.
Unfortunately, it seems as though the regular fans weren’t enough to save the restaurant, which closed its doors this week after fifteen years.
According to Norm Clarke at the LV Review-Journal, high rent is behind the closing of this spin-off of the popular New York City restaurant.
No word if parent company ARK Restaurants will relocate the Stage Deli elsewhere, but rumors …
Date: June 26th, 2008 |
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Monte Carlo Opens Brand During Memorial Weekend
In recent months, there have been a proliferation of steak houses opening in Vegas. Get ready to add one more to the mix when Brand debuts at the Monte Carlo on May 24th, during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
Centrally located in the heart of the resort’s casino floor, Brand features a 5,000-sq-ft 250-seat dining room designed in earthy colors with a dramatically lit ceiling canopy that creates a pixilated abstract cow-print pattern. The walls surrounding the restaurant are partially made of glass to allow …
Date: May 18th, 2008 |
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Vegas Dining Reviews From the Web
With the wealth and depth of restaurants available to the hungry denizens of Las Vegas, it’s almost impossible to visit them all. Not to mention, everyone’s taste is different, so it’s possible to get different reviews for the same restaurant.
Here are a few recent reviews we’ve spotted around the web of some of best places to eat around Vegas…
David Matthews of the Las Vegas Advisor tries out the all-you-can-eat continental breakfast at the Payard Patisserie at Caesars Palace. I’m not sure I’d pay $16 for it but Matthews found a way around that.
L.A. Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbilia …
Date: April 13th, 2008 |
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