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Vietnamese District One Returns to Chinatown After a 14-Month Closure Following a Fire The restaurant from chef Khai Vu remodeled District One Kitchen & Bar | After nearly 14 months, Chinatown’s District One Kitchen & Bar reopens after a fire in the kitchen that started just after Nevada shut down nonessential businesses last year in March to slow the spread of COVID-19. The restaurant switched to takeout and delivery before a fire broke out in the kitchen, shutting down the restauran...

Caesars Entertainment [Official site] Bacchanal Buffet, the massive at buffet Caesars Palace, reopens on Thursday, May 20, with a $2.4 million makeover. The buffet, the largest in Las Vegas, closed last year in March when the state ordered nonessential businesses to close to slow the spread of COVID-19. Clark County allowed self-serve buffets to reopen on May 1, with restaurants permitted to offer 80 percent capacity and three feet of social distancing. The 25,000-square-foot, 600-seat Bacchana...

Ellis Island [Official Site] A pop-up bar opening in June promises a tiki bar filled with island-themed cocktails and kitschy decor. The Front Yard at Ellis Island transforms the restaurant’s second floor into a tiki bar dubbed The Island at Ellis, running for one month only, from June 3 to July 4. The temporary bar features a 15-foot swordfish, staff wearing tropical-themed attire, and tiki-style vignettes. On the menu, dishes such as a teriyaki chicken burger, tiki quesadilla, and coconut s...

Natalie Young is a giver. Her fried chicken dinners raise money to buy computers for at-risk youth, the same kids she employs at her Downtown Las Vegas breakfast and lunch restaurant Eat. When she opened in 2012, Young borrowed $225,000 from the Downtown Project to get her started, and paid the loan back within a year, a testament to the popularity of the restaurant that helped Fremont East turn into a magnet for scrappy chefs who wanted to open their own place. Her story of losing her family, ...

When Lorena Garcia was maybe six or seven, she decided to make breakfast for her mother in Caracas, Venezuela. She recalls getting flour and corn all over the kitchen as she made arepas with scrambled eggs and cheese. “When my mother woke up, she had a full picnic in the middle of the living room,” says Garcia, the chef behind Chica at the Venetian. “It really has been since I was very little, my passion to nurture and feed my family. I’ve always been very drawn to cooking.” Later for...

Wolf Down Almost Ready to Debut German Street Food in Chinatown Berlin-inspired döners may be on the menu later this month Share this story Slowed by the pandemic that prevented an early 2021 launch, Canada’s much-anticipated Wolf Down is tentatively announcing its Berlin-inspired street food menu will soon arrive on Chinatowns Spring Mountain Road. Now publicly planning for a May debut and confirming the Las Vegas location will be very similar to the original restaurant in Ottawa, new sign...

The Vegas Golden Knights Score a Pop-Up Bar at Red Rock Resort for the Stanley Cup Playoffs Crimson at Knight opens on the weekend and for Golden Knights games with food and drink poolside Share this story Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images Summerlin has become the hub of restaurants dedicated to the Vegas Golden Knights, the city’s NHL team. Wolfgang Puck Players Locker in Downtown Summerlin offers a shrine to the team, while fans can watch the team practice at MacKenzie River Pizza, Grill & Pu...

The Venetian and Palazzo Reveal Their Renovated Pools Overlooking the Las Vegas Strip The 11 pools at the Venetian and Palazzo feature new cabanas, a splash pad for kids, a new restaurant, and cocktail carts Share this story The Venetian [Official Site] The Venetian renovated its five-acre pool deck for the 2021 season with new cabanas with some private plunge pools, a new restaurant from 50 Eggs, and a revamped cocktail program from New York City’s barman Sam Ross, who created the drinks at ...

Gatsby’s Cocktail Lounge [Official Site] Secret menus, a cocktail served in a miniature clawfoot bathtub, and Champagne galore highlight the menu at Gatsby’s Cocktail Lounge, the new bar from Clique Hospitality opening at Resorts World on June 24. The lounge, open to the casino floor with 360-degree views of all the action, features a mix of eight specialty drinks and three Champagne-based selections along with an ever-evolving secret menu that customers find by searching for hidden clues i...

Joe Janet A new brunch lands in Las Vegas with sangria and Mexican fare starting on Mother’s Day. Casa Calavera at Virgin Hotels unleashes La Mañana Brunch available on Sundays starting May 9. Dishes include chorizo and egg tacos with Oaxaca cheese, potato, salsa verde, cilantro, greens, and pickled red onions; sweet corn tamales with piña colada sauce, mint-agave marinated berries, and whipped cream; huevos rancheros with three farm eggs, ranchero sauce, corn tortilla, Mexican rice, beans...