Posted on: Could 15, 2024, 08:43h.
Final up to date on: Could 15, 2024, 10:11h.
Las Vegas culinary icon Julian Serrano is closing up his Picasso after 25 years at the Bellagio. It’s a part of a transition towards retirement by the movie star chef, at the least in accordance with a press launch from MGM Resorts.
Serrano, a two-time winner of the distinguished James Beard Award — for Greatest Chef Pacific 1998 and Greatest Chef Southwest 2002 — may also step away from the kitchen he oversees at Bellagio’s Lago.
“I need to thank the group at MGM Resorts, who I’ve collaborated with over these 25 years to create one thing actually particular at Picasso,” Serrano stated within the press launch, which famous that he’ll “stay on the helm” of Julian Serrano Tapas at Aria.
Since opening in 1998, Picasso earned most of the trade’s prime culinary honors. It was the primary Las Vegas restaurant to obtain a James Beard nomination for Greatest New Restaurant. It was one of many first two Nevada eating places to obtain the Forbes 5-Star Award. And it was considered one of solely two Las Vegas eating places to obtain two Michelin stars.
Andrés the Large-er
When one movie star Spanish chef closes, one other one opens.
José Andrés has introduced the identify of his fifth Las Vegas Strip restaurant which, as we beforehand reported, will open at The Retailers at Crystals in Aria Campus (previously CityCenter) this summer time.
Bazaar Mar will focus on seafood and tapas rooted in Spanish flavors.
Andrés started his Las Vegas profession by opening Jaleo, China Poblano, and é by José Andrés concurrently on the Cosmopolitan in 2010. He adopted up with Bazaar Meat at the Sahara in 2014.
As we beforehand introduced, a sixth Andrés restaurant may also open on the Discussion board Retailers at Caesars Palace. It is going to be the third outpost of Andrés’ Zaytinya (Turkish for “olive oil”), a Mediterranean eatery spotlighting small (mezze) dishes from Turkey, Greece, and Lebanon.
Eating Ins & Outs
When Lotus of Siam, an area Thai favourite for many years, reopens earlier than the yr’s finish in its authentic residence within the Historic Business Middle at 953 E. Sahara Ave., it is going to be 7,000 sq. toes bigger and sport a brand new bar and décor. Proprietor-chef Saipin Chutima closed the situation for renovations in 2017, launching new ones at Purple Rock Resort and at 620 E. Flamingo Street within the interim.
Chef Fred Howard plans to open a Las Vegas department of his Southern Model Eatery Louisiana soul meals restaurant, in accordance with What Now Vegas. It’s going to open in June at 1500 S. Las Vegas Blvd., with signature dishes together with blackened fish, beef oxtails, and gumbo.
California Noodle Home has lastly reopened at downtown’s California on line casino after closing for the pandemic shutdown 4 years in the past.
The final holdout on the positioning of the proposed and authorised Tilman Fertitta on line casino resort web site at Harmon Avenue and the Strip is Tex Mex, which has closed and will probably be demolished momentarily.
China Mama is about to open a 3rd location — at 4480 Paradise Street, Suite 700A. Its identify will probably be Spring by China Mama. The primary China Mama, at 3420 S Jones Blvd., quickly closed after a hearth final March.
The Southern Nevada Well being District stories closing the Jamaican VYBZ Bar & Grill at 2625 E. Tropicana Ave. on Could 9 for scoring a whopping 60 demerits.
