David Chang’s Bāng Bar is set to open on April 1 at the Block 16 Urban Food Hall on the second level at the Cosmopolitan. The first West Coast location of the New York City favorite will serve grab-and-go items, as well as its signature “street meat” dishes of flatbread-wrapped, spit-roasted spicy pork, teriyaki chicken and spicy eggplant. Sides include stewed chickpeas, pickled shishito peppers and creamy bean salad, and yuzu lemonade and blood orange negronis top the beverage offerings. Also at Cosmo—and as previously reported in the Sun—the Wicked Spoon Buffet is set to reopen on March 25, serving breakfast from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. A holiday brunch menu is planned for Easter Sunday on April 4.
The Wynn Master Class Series continues with two food-oriented events this month. Decorate Cakes Like a Pro with master cake designer Flora Aghababyan is set for March 19 at 2 p.m., and SW Steakhouse Cooking at Home with executive chef David Walzog will be held on March 25 at noon. For more information or reservations, call 702-770-7070 or email [email protected].
Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar, which is extending dinner service hours this week to include Tuesdays, will present its next Taste & Learn event on March 27 at 6 p.m. featuring Tuscany’s Antinori winery. The ticket price for the wine tasting with Italian small plates is $75 and reservations can be made by calling 702-364-5300. Ferraro’s is now open for dinner from 5 to 11 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and is open until 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
PT’s Wings & Sports at the Strat has introduced new Canadian-inspired game-day dishes available during Golden Knights games throughout the rest of the NHL season. Built for groups of four, the PT’s Power Play box includes poutine, beaver tails (fried dough served with cinnamon, sugar and maple butter), cheese sliders and two pounds of wings plus potato chips and tortilla chips with salsa, nacho cheese, ranch dressing and bean dip.
In case you missed it, Guy Fieri’s new delivery only virtual restaurant Flavortown Kitchen is dishing it up in Las Vegas and the full menu can be viewed at guysflavortownkitchen.com. Highlights include cheesesteak egg rolls, bourbon brown sugar BBQ chicken wings, the infamous Bacon Mac N Cheese Burger and Choco Whiskey Cheesecake. Most third-party delivery apps including Grubhub, DoorDash, UberEats and Postmates are providing service for this new project.
A new See’s Candies location at the Montecito Marketplace on North Durango Drive will celebrate its grand opening March 26 through April 2. All in-store shoppers that week will receive a gift with purchase of $25 or more and all customers can enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card.
Las Vegas-based Finger Licking Foodie Tours is expanding to Chicago next month with a 2½-hour self-guided tour through four of the city’s landmark deep-dish pizza spots kicking off on April 5. Lip Smacking Foodie Tours pivoted to create sister operation Finger Licking Foodie Tours last year during the pandemic to continue to support local dining.
