Wynn Las Vegas has announced a partnership with chef Alon Shaya and restaurateur Emily Shaya of Pomegranate Hospitality that will bring a new Mediterranean restaurant with Middle Eastern influences in winter 2023 in the former Intrigue Lounge space. Pomegranate operates five acclaimed bars and restaurants in New Orleans and Denver. The company’s first Las Vegas operation will be designed by the Rockwell Group in collaboration with Wynn Design and Development and updates on menus and more will be unveiled in the coming months.
Renowned international brewery BrewDog is set to open its first Las Vegas location on December 2, bringing the first-ever carbon-negative bar to the Las Vegas Strip. Set on the third and fourth floors of the Showcase Mall, BrewDog will feature a 30,000-square-foot rooftop bar with Strip views, exclusive menu items and more than 96 beers on tap. It will be the largest of the 113 locations around the world.
Ramsay’s Kitchen by Gordon Ramsay is now accepting reservations at Harrah’s Las Vegas. The 244-seat restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. and will feature a seven-seat seafood counter, full bar and private dining room. Expect to find classic Ramsay dishes like Beef Wellington and sticky toffee pudding on the menu.
Rakkan Ramen at Town Square is set to celebrate its grand opening on October 25. The authentic Japanese restaurant started out as a four-seat stop in Tokyo and serves 100% plant-based broth. Rakkan operates restaurants in California, Illinois, Texas, Colorado, Georgia and Washington, D.C., and has seven stores in Japan.
Liquor World and Journeyman Distillery will present a whiskey dinner on November 1 at 6 p.m. at RedTail at Resorts World. Guests will receive a bottle of Last Feather Rye single barrel, a masterclass tasting, welcome and after-dinner cocktails, buffet-style eats and more. Tickets cost $100 at liquorworldlv.com.
Pinches Tacos at the Gramercy will host a taco eating contest qualifying event for the Great Las Vegas Taco Fest on November 1. The winners will advance to the festival competition set for November 4-6 at Craig Ranch Park in North Las Vegas. For more information, check out the Gramercy on Instagram.
Yes, there's a pumpkin spice burger in Las Vegas, and it’s at Black Tap at Venetian. It’s one of the specials for the month of October, the perfect complement for the Bourbon Maple Pumpkin shake. The Pumpkin Spice Burger ($20) is prime beef with mustard and brown sugar candied bacon, smokey pumpkin cream cheese sauce, parmesan and arugula with fries.
Evel Pie on Fremont Street has launched a new Charity Pie of the Month initiative, a tasty way to support local charities. October’s special is Dad’s Apple Pie, a white pizza with sliced apples, smoked bacon, onions and parmesan, finished with a barbecue sauce drizzle and steak spices. It’s available by the slice for $7, with $1 from each benefitting Chefs for Kids, a local charity that provides nutritional education and healthy breakfast to children in Title 1 schools across the Valley.
Más Por Favor Taqueria & Tequila has introduced new menu items including additions to its signature tacos and dessert selections as well as other elevated dishes. Among them are the Thai ko tacos with crispy steak, sweet chili, cabbage and cilantro on a scallion pancake; the Slice of birria, with barbacoa, shredded cheese, pickled jalapeño and pink crema on a crispy flour tortilla; and the esquite shishito, with charred peppers, crema, cotija and hot Funyuns.
Taco Bell’s Bell Breakfast pop-ups—which you’ve seen advertised on those commercials with Pete Davidson—is coming to Las Vegas this week to the Taco Bell Cantina location on the Strip and Harmon. From October 20-23, all day breakfast offerings including cheesy toasted breakfast burritos, steak breakfast quesadillas, breakfast crunchwraps and Cinnabon delights will be on the menu, while the restaurant’s décor will mimic Davidson’s dreams in the commercials with a more cozy, fluffy-cloud ambiance.
