Those who longed for a Cracker Barrel without leaving town and dreamed that one day The Halal Guys would head west from New York City have to be pretty happy about eating out in the Las Vegas Valley in 2016.
Food
Sushi burritos. Ramen. Matcha everything. Las Vegas adopted all the biggest food trends of 2016 and made them bigger, better and tastier.
Owner Jerad Howard launched Vesta Coffee Roasters after noticing a lack of quality coffee in Las Vegas.
While valley foodies have been loudly buzzing about the ongoing reboot of The Cosmopolitan’s restaurant program, and the big names it will be bringing to the resort, one top local chef has quietly exited the building.
Who needs Champagne when you can have a strawberry and corn MilkQuake? Just in time for the big New Year’s Eve weekend, Milk Bar opened today at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
House-made lemonade, Champagne and white wine are mixed with fresh mint and finished with a lemon wedge and sugar cube, $9.99, or $14.99 for 24 ounces with a Twisted souvenir glass.
If Champagne isn’t your thing on Saturday night — or if on Sunday you need something a little soothing to quell the excesses of the night before — consider the Bourbon Milk Punch being served at the Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip.
Just as it seemed the Charlie Palmer Group was finally getting all of its ducks in a row here in Las Vegas, we get word of another kitchen shakeup. Thomas Griese has left Charlie Palmer Steak at The Four Seasons.
Vic Moea, aka Vic Vegas and known for “Next Food Network Star” and other TV appearances, has opened 7 Sinful Subs at 4632 S. Maryland Parkway, across from UNLV.
You could drop close to $500 on a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut NV. And when the bubbles settled early on New Year’s Day you might decide it was a truly memorable — even transcending — experience. But maybe not.
Those tiny bubbles in the wine — you know, the ones that make you happy, make you feel fine — are only a golden token away if you’re in the 23rd-floor Sky Lobby at Mandarin Oriental on the Strip.
Executive Chef Bobby Silva has parted company with Sake Rok. Silva had helmed the kitchen at the Japanese restaurant/performance space in MGM’s Park since it opened this past spring.
Portion control is hardly glamorous, but now it’s just a little more attractive.
RJ restaurant critic Heidi Knapp Rinella visited 52 restaurants this year in her exploration of Las Vegas cuisine. Here are her favorites from 2016.
A dramatic mirrored “infinity” bar provides a unique visual perspective at The Dorsey, a new 4,500-square-feet cocktail space with a worldly feel at The Venetian.