Third Thursday on Third returns this week, next door to the Downtown Grand.
Al Mancini
Reporter
Email: amancini@reviewjournal.com
Phone: 387-5250
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.
A little bitter, a little sweet, with a lot of tequila kick — an Out on the Tiles is a perfect way to enjoy the Bellagio fountains while relaxing out on the patio of the brand-new Spago location.
Khai Vu has been working in Las Vegas restaurants since 1993, when he joined his family business, the Vietnamese restaurant Pho So 1 at Spring Mountain Road and Decatur Boulevard.
Esther’s Kitchen has been open less than six months, but chef/owner James Trees is already looking to expand.
More than a year after closing its stand-alone Las Vegas Boulevard location, Smith Wollensky has announced plans to return to the Strip.
Pizzeria Monzu softens the jet-fuel kick of grappa with the sugar of muddled grapes, a nice dose of citrus and the rose and lavender hints of the aperitivo Italicus. Don’t be deceived, however; the Grape Thymes cocktail packs a serious punch.
The World Tea and Music Festival will be from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday at the Downtown 3rd Farmers Market.
Bomb Tacos executive chef Robert Solano, a native of Guatemala, wants to lend a hand to those affected by the recent deadly eruption of that nation’s Fuego volcano. All of Wednesday’s proceeds at the Mexican restaurant’s western valley location, 3655 S. Durango Drive, will go to those affected by the disaster. Solano isn’t the only chef with local ties reaching out to the Central American nation. Jose Andres is there to set up kitchens and trucks to distribute meals.
SkinnyFats marked its fifth anniversary on Sunday, with plenty to celebrate. Owner and founder Reed Slobusky is preparing to take the concept into Utah and Texas.
Anthony Bourdain’s connections to Las Vegas run through countless chefs who have worked in our city, as well as several bars and restaurants he featured on his TV shows. As news broke of his death, and the circumstances that surrounded it, local chefs and restaurateurs reacted to the tragedy.
Tiki culture takes over Flock Fowl from 7 p.m. to midnight Thursday.
To celebrate Negroni Cocktail Week, which runs through Sunday, Downtown Container Park’s Oak Ivy is offering four twists on the classic cocktail, and donating a buck from the purchase of each to charity.
With the valley awash in a sea of Vegas Golden Knights gear, commemoratives, memorabilia and tributes, it can be hard to keep track of the coolest, most interesting or most important items we see in a given day, let alone over a season.
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