Mario Batali has become an integral part of the Las Vegas food scene, with BB Ristorante, Otto Enoteca e Pizzeria and Carnevino Italian Steakhouse Steakhosue, as well as the now-closed BB Burgers Beer. And he’s not slowing down.
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Restaurateur, author, TV star and noted philanthropist Giada De Laurentiis has been selected as Nevada Ballet Theatre’s Woman of the Year for its 34th Annual Black White Ball.
It can be hard to keep track of the restaurant comings and goings in Las Vegas, and this week’s news about who’s in and who’s out comes from a variety of sources, including the financial world, social media and the rumor mill. Here’s the latest.
Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto was in Las Vegas last week to celebrate the first anniversary of his MGM Grand restaurant.
Jennifer Murphy has been named executive chef of the future Hell’s Kitchen. The restaurant, expected to open shortly after the new year in the former Serendipity 3 space at Caesars Palace, will be Gordon Ramsay’s fifth Las Vegas restaurant. The celebrity chef has said it will feature two cooking teams, preparing separate menus. Murphy previously was chef de cuisine at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Las Vegas.
Emeril Lagasse’s Table 10 will close on Dec. 31. The restaurant on the second floor of the Palazzo opened in 2007.
For better or worse, Elvis Presley, who died 40 years ago today, will always be known for his fave peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches — sometimes with bacon — but he was far from alone in his tastes; even former New York mayor and noted nutrition nag Michael Bloomberg has said he’d choose a PBB&B sandwich as his last meal.
Robert Irvine’s Public House opened last week, and we’re wondering if the celebrity chef has been blowing smoke for 14 months.
Robert Irvine says he wants guests at his new restaurant to feel like they are part of his family.