Lady Gaga, Theo Von and Team USA’s men’s basketball team with Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James highlight this week’s entertainment lineup.
Food
There’s a chance for a new winner in Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on Thursday with the event’s longtime champion banned this year.
“I love that I can make something my family can enjoy that is healthy,” food science expert Jessica Gavin says.
A longtime staple of the Las Vegas Valley dining scene has closed its doors after serving customers for nearly 30 years.
The restaurant, which uses hickory smoke, is the latest project from a hospitality group that also created local Italian and Mexican places.
The projects range from an Italian restaurant to a neighborhood grill to a three-story culinary complex.
The restaurant marks a third location for a longtime Las Vegas chef with spots downtown and on East Flamingo Road.
Also new in Vegas restaurants: a Honey Salt refresh, a downtown steakhouse debuts, and a disco diner launches on the Strip.
The Calico Ridge retail center lies in an affluent developing area of east Henderson, on the way to Lake Las Vegas.
The menu, from an L.A. restaurant group with a Michelin star, features hamachi, bluefin, albacore, kanpachi, unagi and more.
The NHL draft, UFC X fan experience and Blink-182 highlight Las Vegas’ entertainment lineup for the week of June 28-July 4.
The recognition comes from a highly regarded pizza guide based in Italy that annually ranks the best pizzerias around the world.
The FDA announced that ice cream products sold under Hershey’s, Friendly’s and other brands could be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
One of the spots is being opened by a chef who celebrates traditional masa making. Another marks the return of an eatery that closed during the pandemic.
The pizzeria, which has been named among the best in Nevada and the best in the United States, is renovating an existing space in Henderson.