In spring, outdoor space becomes the occasion for dining alfresco, especially in Las Vegas, where spring is a fact, not (as elsewhere) a hope.
Johnathan L. Wright
Johnathan L. Wright joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a restaurant reporter in March 2022. Before that, he covered the emerging food and drink scene in Northern Nevada, with frequent trips west to write about the California wine country. Johnathan is a native of Honolulu, where he attended the Punahou School. Johnathan has a B.A. in art history from Yale University and an M.A. in journalism from the University of Nevada.
Chef James Trees gives us a peek inside the buildout, nearing completion, that will offer the restaurant five times the space of the original next door.
Spanish dishes, with touches of Japan, star at this intimate restaurant — formerly Sweets Raku — that seats just 28.
The shop, planned for summer 2024 in the Flamingo Las Vegas, marks the seventh Strip restaurant for the chef in partnership with Caesars Entertainment.
Look for Mexican spirits, global mixers, fanciful garnishes, clouds of cocktail “smoke,” tableside preparations and classics remade.
At the new restaurant, look for a Meat Lovers Feast combining a porterhouse, a ribeye, a sirloin steak and family-style portions of three sides.
Signature radish cake, lobster dumplings injected with lobster butter stock and seafood dumplings with watermelon are just three menu highlights.
The original restaurant debuted in 1887, showcases dry-aged beef and does not take credit cards.
Amari, serving a modern take on American-Italian food, is opening in the UnCommons development in southwest Vegas.
Want pancakes at 4 a.m.? No problem!
The new restaurant is a partnership between a Chicago outfit and a group with five restaurants in Vegas.
Rika Arepa Express, a family-owned spot on East Flamingo Road, offers other Venezuelan dishes like fried cheese sticks, corn pancakes with pork and alfajores shortbread cookies.
The latest Las Vegas restaurant reconnaissance also includes details on six other new and upcoming spots.
All’Antico Vinaio, the globally famous sandwich shop from Florence, Italy, is planned for the UnCommons development.
Fancy Food is not just a hubbub of culinary abundance. It’s also the occasion, through grazing, to suss out the major food and drink trends in the years ahead.