Among the new restaurants: a beloved downtown Las Vegas chef’s new spot mixing vinyl records and small plates.
Johnathan L. Wright
Restaurant Reporter
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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.
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