Chief Hedonist invited me to contribute a guest column on Las Vegas’s food and drink landscape. While I’ve written about the Vegas restaurant scene before, I took a different spin this time: organizing three dozen of the city’s best spots by appetite, mood, and personality. Read the post here: Vegas Eats: Choose Your Own Adventure.
We’ve always been a city of splurges. Whether an exclusive wine dinner, a Michelin-worthy repast, or a one-night-only chef collab, there’s no shortage of high-impact, big-ticket prix fixe tasting menu experiences in Las Vegas for those seeking them. In the right context, they’re worth every dollar. But in a summer marked by slower tourism, shakier…
Spotify has “Wrapped.” We have Taste Track. Just as Wrapped rounds up a listener’s habits and highlights, Taste Track is our midyear restaurant recap, reflecting how we ate dinner out in the first half of 2025. As strategic, analytical types, we turned the lens on ourselves: when and where we dined, how often, which new places stood…
One of the perks of being a Las Vegas Local is discounts, discounts almost everywhere. Here are some deals for on-Strip dining which have caught my eye recently. Daniel Boulud’s db Brasserie, located in the Venetian’s Restaurant Row, is offering locals 30% off through Labor Day (September 7). Not valid during Happy Hours or for parties…
I was asked to create a “Strip” companion piece to my “favorite Off-Strip” wining and dining places. Here are my current favorites: Wining I’m not one for boisterous bars, so my favorite places to imbibe (with one exception) are the lounge areas of restaurants. If you’re looking to dance or hook up, this isn’t the…
It’s always a crazy time when a big show or event is in town. Getting restaurant reservations – or being able to walk in, for that matter – can be impossible. So for those who have asked, here (in alphabetical order) are our favorite places to eat and drink away from the Strip, and why…
Such a beautiful room. FIX is open to the casino floor, yet it beckons patrons inside. Designed by Graft of Berlin, it features an undulating ceiling made of Costa Rican Padouk wood. FIX is a Light Group restaurant. It’s on the North Valet side of the floor, near the shopping arcade.
When signing onto the in-room wifi at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, as we did when we stayed there in June, we were automatically redirected to the hotel’s website. We found that quite fortuitous, as one of the website’s promotions was for the Happy Hour at Aureole Wine Lounge. We had dinner reservations elsewhere in the…
One of our favorite restaurants in the world is Julian Serrano’s Picasso, located in Las Vegas’ Bellagio hotel. Over the last few years we’ve become friendly with its sommelier, Robert Smith MS, who makes sure that the wines accompanying our meal are its equal in beauty and quality. Another reason we love this restaurant is the availability,…
I’m a founding board member of a non-profit called Vintage Hollywood Foundation, which raises money for charitable organizations that work to improve the health and well-being of Southern California’s diverse community. Our flagship annual event, Vintage Hollywood, will be held on Saturday, June 12 (just 6 weeks away!) from 6:30-9:00pm. It features two dozen prestigious…