It’s been a while since Downtown Las Vegas’ Huntridge Center has had anything like a diner, but J Dapper, the owner of the 60-plus year-old shopping plaza, has always wanted “a gathering place in the Huntridge neighborhood where everyone can sit and relax and have great food.” He considered a number of operators for the center’s 3,000-square-foot diner space, but nothing quite connected.

Now Dapper is turning up the heat. The Great Las Vegas Coffee Shop Giveaway is exactly as it sounds: Dapper will build out the space—providing furniture, fixtures, equipment, branding, signage and even a marketing plan—and hand the keys to a deserving chef or restaurateur. Entrants are invited to submit a diner concept for contest judges Dapper, Cory Harwell (Carson Kitchen), John Simmons (Firefly) and Marc Marrone (Graffiti Bao) before February 1, 2022, at which time things will move on to a Vegas Test Kitchen cookoff. Visit lasvegascoffeeshopcontest.com for details.

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