nights fever swept through every aspect of Las Vegas life in 2018, including what, where and how we ate and drank — from wine to doughnuts, and on to pizza and all sorts of sweets.
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Here are this week’s best bets for food and drink in Las Vegas.
It’s ice, ice baby — a supercool adult beverage to warm you up for a hot 2019. Cinnaspresso at Minus5 Ice Experience is a blend of cinnamon whiskey, coffee liqueur and light cream with a candy cane garnish.
Michael Symon isn’t exactly a Las Vegas newbie; now 49, he’s been coming here since he was 21. But Symon, whose collection of restaurants is nearing two dozen, only recently opened his first Las Vegas spot, Mabel’s BBQ, at the Palms (with Sara’s to follow early next year).
Vanessa Stegall helps spread the magic — of both Opportunity Village and its annual holiday attraction, the Magical Forest. She spends a lot of time there, greeting people as they enter, answering questions, speaking at private parties and making announcements.
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Here are the best bets for food and drinks in Las Vegas this week.
Beaumont’s Southern Kitchen opened at Texas Station in Las Vegas Thursday, serving barbecue and Southern-inspired food and drink such as collard greens, honey-baked cornbread, hush puppies, fried catfish, baked yams and bourbon whiskeys.
With turkey now an everyday sandwich filler, many people are turning to other types of poultry this holiday season.
The Linq Promenade will get a taste of France on Thursday with the opening of Favorite Bistro, serving what’s described as French fare with American flair.
Have you ever tried a caviar lobster roll? Luke’s Lobster in Las Vegas is offering the special food through the end of the year.
If there’s any doubt that pets are part of the family, it’s negated by the fact that Americans reportedly spent $69.5 billion on their furry, feathered and hairy friends last year.
Andre Rochat’s restaurant brand has ended in Southern Nevada after 38 years.
Andre’s Bistro Bar, 6115 S. Fort Apache Road, surprised fans when a sign was posted on its door Monday saying it had “Closed for Remodel.”