The initial lineup of restaurants has been announced for the Martha Stewart Wine Food Experience on Oct. 13.
Al Mancini
Reporter
Email: amancini@reviewjournal.com
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Al Mancini is a graduate of Seton Hall University and Brooklyn Law School, who began his career in journalism as a music reporter for ABC News Radio in 1996. He moved to Las Vegas to cover Southern Nevada for the network in 2001, and has covered the local dining scene for numerous publications since 2003.He joined the Review-Journal in 2016.
Hubert Keller was in town last week shooting an episode of his PBS show, “Secrets of a Chef.”
Working with casino executives does not come naturally for Ralph Perrazzo. In 2002, when Caesars Palace’s Greg Waldron flew him in from New York to offer him a job at the property’s new restaurant Bradley Ogden, he accepted the trip and partied hard on the casino’s dime. The meeting, however, did not go well.
The Palms has added a Michelin-starred dim sum spot from Hong Kong to its impressive list of restaurants that are on the way.
The pioneering downtown restaurant Le Thai has closed temporarily for renovations.
After Carnevino, B&B Ristorante and Otto Enoteca e Pizzeria served their final meals Sunday — five days earlier than expected — the staffs said farewell with a party at Carnevino on Monday. Nicole Brisson, the company’s former director of Las Vegas operations who will head the new Eataly project at Park MGM, surprised some longtime friends of Carnevino by selling some of its exquisitely aged beef in cryovac packages ready for freezing. We’re told Carnevino continues to look for a new Las Vegas home now that Mario Batali no longer is associated with the company.
Drop by the Las Vegas Ice Center on any afternoon or evening, and there’s no telling what you may encounter on its two “sheets” of ice.
As coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, Gerard Gallant has one of the best jobs in Las Vegas
More than two dozen protesters lined the Spring Mountain Road sidewalk near Sparrow + Wolf on Sunday evening, for the second demonstration against the restaurant in four days.
Three BB Hospitality Group restaurants will close a little earlier than expected, serving their final customers on Sunday.
Available at the bars of 10 Station Casinos through Aug. 16, this simple drink combines the tastes of apples and cinnamon with a mixture of readily available and very popular ingredients.
Third Thursday on 3rd returns on Thursday to the stretch of Third Street between Stewart and Ogden avenues, adjacent to Downtown Grand.
The Martha Stewart Wine Food Experience, coming to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds Oct. 13, is billed as a “savory exploration showcasing fine food, wine, beer and spirits from local and national chefs and mixologists.”
The new Feast Buffet at Palace Station began serving customers Tuesday, three days earlier than expected. According to a spokesperson for Station Casinos, the decision to stage the surprise soft opening was made because, “We were ready to roll.”
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