LAS VEGAS (Jan. 2012) – Central Michel Richard at Caesars Palace announces the addition of Wine Director Kathryn Hope.  In this new position, she will oversee the restaurant’s prestigious wine collection boasting nearly 6,000 bottles. Hope has worked in the service industry for more than 15 years.  Prior to Central, she served as a [...]

LAS VEGAS – Radio City Pizzeria will bring its authentic New York style slices and original Italian dishes to downtown Las Vegas with the premiere of its second location inside the Plaza Hotel and Casino. Fresh off a successful debut of the flagship restaurant in Tivoli Village, the pizzeria is slated for an end of [...]

  LAS VEGAS – July 20, 2011 – Silverton Casino Hotel has a new Executive Chef Daniel Pfeiffer to welcome to the Silverton family. Chef Pfeiffer has quite the resume as he came from the University of Southern California where he was the executive chef, the planning director for USC hospitality and the executive chef [...]

 LAS VEGAS (July 12, 2011) – Flamingo Las Vegas is pleased to announce plans to open the first West Coast location of the high-energy Mexican eatery Carlos’n Charlie’s. The restaurant and bar will make its debut later this winter. Located adjacent to the Race & Sports Book, Carlos’n Charlie’s will span more than 8,000 square [...]

  LAS VEGAS (July 8, 2011) -CaesarsPalace and Nobu Hospitality executed definitive agreements to create the first-ever Nobu Hotel, Restaurant and Lounge inLas Vegas. This unique boutique-style hotel is set to open summer of 2012.  This innovative concept will combine the world’s first Nobu Hotel with the first Nobu restaurant and lounge on the Las [...]

LAS VEGAS (June 27, 2011)– Meegan Lancaster, Executive Pastry Chef for Tropicana Las Vegas, has been selected to compete in the National Pastry Team Championship on July 8th and 9th at the JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix. As one member of a talented three-person team, Lancaster will concentrate on the degustation portion of [...]

LAS VEGAS, June 2011 – Devin Hashimoto has been appointed the new executive chef of Okada, the Japanese fine dining destination at Wynn Las Vegas. Since arriving at Okada, Hashimoto has personalized the menu, drawing upon his Japanese heritage and classical French training to create modern twists on traditional Japanese dishes.  Prior to joining Okada, Hashimoto was chef de cuisine of the [...]

An endless temptation of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres that pleasure your palate in a sexy and vibrant atmosphere that is Las Vegas await you at this year’s Las Vegas Epicurean Affair at the Palazzo Pools on Thursday, May 26. Proceeds from the Affair benefit the culinary educational programs of the Nevada Restaurant Association (NvRA) and the [...]

June 1st Event inside Andre’s Cigar & Cognac Lounge Features Unlimited Tasting! Whisky aficionados this one is for you! Andre’s Restaurant & Lounge at Monte Carlo is teaming up with Wirtz Beverage on Wednesday, June 1 to host the second Whisky Wednesday event showcasing what many consider the best tasting whisky, Jack Daniels. Whisky Wednesday [...]

    LAS VEGAS – BRAVO | BRIO Restaurant Group (BBRG) opens BRIO Tuscan Grille, the second location in Las Vegas, inside Tivoli Village at Queensridge on Thursday, April 28 and names Maureen Kane as general manager.   Kane will oversee the daily operations of the restaurant in her new role as she leads the [...]