This weekly update covers noteworthy restaurant openings and closings, dining news, culinary events, and entertainment news.
Events
Eiffel Tower Restaurant — May 30
Eiffel Tower Restaurant will host a whiskey tasting featuring XO Whiskey.
Priced at $49 (plus tax and tip), the menu includes passed hors d’oeuvres and three whiskeys from the 2XO Bourbon line, which a rep from XO will discuss.
The tasting will begin at 2:30 p.m. To purchase tickets, click here.
New Vista Wine Walk — May 31
New Vista will host a wine walk at Downtown Summerlin from 7 to 10 p.m.
Tickets are $50 in advance ($60 at the door) and include an eclectic mix of wine varietals from 18 tasting stations, live entertainment, and a variety of backyard games. For those seeking an elevated experience, a VIP ticket priced at $99.99 offers 10 premium tastings and access to a private lounge area.
Each attendee will receive a commemorative souvenir wine glass, tasting card, and map outlining the locations of the samples. All proceeds benefit New Vista Community, Nevada’s largest non-profit residential provider supporting people of all ages with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit newvistanv.org/events.
Las Vegas Restaurant Week — June 2-13
Three Square, Las Vegas’s only food bank, will convene Restaurant Week, June 2-13. More than 100 of the city’s finest restaurants will offer three-course prix fixe menus—some offering breakfast, lunch and/or dinner—at price points ranging from $20 to $120. A fixed portion of the meal’s cost will directly support Three Square and Southern Nevadans who are food insecure. Since 2007, millions of meals have been provided for those in need through funds raised during the yearly Restaurant Week.
The mobile-friendly website restaurantweeklv.org provides a list of participating restaurants, menus, and special promotions with the ability to search by price point, type of cuisine, and location type. In addition, several special promotions are taking place at several restaurants, which are detailed on the Restaurant Week website.
Restaurant owners and chefs interested in participating should contact Three Square’s Restaurant Week team at restaurantweek@threesquare.org.
Bistecca Italian Steakhouse — June 11
Bistecca Italian Steakhouse at the Tuscany Casino will host a four-course whiskey dinner pairing whiskey cocktails with each course.
The dinner will include:
- Welcome Cocktail: Paper Plane
- Surf & Turf Crudo with scallop and Piedmontese beef carpaccio, crispy potato, pomelo vinaigrette, and chive pesto paired with Sazarec
- Melon Salad with Tuscan melon, red wine shallot jam, prosciutto, and burrata matched with Whiskey Sour
- Lamb Strozzapreti with cumin-scented lamb sausage, fava beans, and eggplant paired with Bistecca Julep
- Pineapple Upside Down Cake with vanilla roasted pineapple, yellow cake, and cherry ice cream matched with Summer Tea
The dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and costs $92.28 per person (including fees). To purchase tickets, click here.
Pick of the Week: Boom Bang Fine Foods & Cocktails
Boom Bang Fine Foods & Cocktails opened in 2021 at a tenuous time when restaurant openings were not a surefire prospect. Three and a half years later, this restaurant in the Smith’s center at 75 S Valle Verde, just south of the 215 freeway in Henderson, is still putting out outstanding fare.
The cuisine’s excellence is due in large part to Bravo Top Chef Alum and Joël Robuchon’s first female sous chef, Elia Aboumrad, who recently competed (and did quite well, making it to the 5th round) in the Food Network’s 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing competition.
The American brasserie has a very inviting, bright, and cheerful décor. It includes cactus wallpaper; tabletops with embossed buttons sourced from Chef Elia’s father’s haberdashery in Mexico City; tones of deep green, orange, and gold; and an expansive outdoor patio.
As for Chef Elia’s creations, it’s noteworthy for her use of quality ingredients and a variety of world cuisines, like Bucatini Bolognese with Niman Ranch Custom Blend Grass-fed ground beef in a classic Bolognese sauce, Mary’s Half Organic Roasted Chicken with organic yoghurt za’ataar sauce, and domestic Wagyu Steak Frites with hotel butter. Best sellers include Dover Sol Meuniere with potato puree, Mary’s Duck Confit with cherry cassis compote and rosemary zinfandel sauce, and Organic Short Rib with Bordelaise salsa verde. Other bonuses are a raw bar stocked with salmon, tuna, oysters, Maine lobster, Oishi shrimp, and Noble Bulgarian Ossetra caviar; and nightly specials such as Taco Tuesdays with Filet Mignon Tacos with sautéed peppers and onions and Grilled Shrimp Tacos in a creamy chipotle fondue.
Bar Manager Skylar Sanders leads the bar program featuring inventive cocktails like the American Gangster: his version of an Old Fashioned with rye whiskey, apple brandy, all spice dram, demerara syrup, and orange bitters; and The Banana Split with vodka, chocolate liqueur, banana cream, and strawberry syrup which Skylar says tastes so much like the classic dessert that many patrons order it for the finale of their meal. There’s also a beer list spotlighting local beers such as Beer Zombies Duck Hunter IPA, Tenaya Creek Pilsner, and Bonanza Brown Ale.
Excellent values can be found during lunch, served Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with everything on the menu priced from $10 to $29. Even deeper discounts are offered during happy hour Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Tuesday through Thursday 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. with deals of select cocktails for $9, draft beer for $6, house wine for $7, fries for $4, thin crust pizza for $12-$15, Smash Burger for $8, Fried Cauliflower for $7, Hummus for $10, and Chicken Strips for $9.
Boom Bang Fine Foods & Cocktails is yet another example of quality, accomplished chefs offering opportunities for exemplary dining OFF the Vegas Strip. For hours and complete menus, visit www.boombang.restaurant.
Dining News
Tailgate Social Lobster Deal
Tailgate Social at Palace Station is again offering a special New England-style lobster boil.
The special, priced at $29 and available June 1-30, features a whole Maine lobster with Littleneck clams, Andouille sausage, Red Bliss potatoes, and corn on the cob served with plenty of melted butter.
The lobster boil can be paired with a variety of beers from local Las Vegas breweries, such as UNLV Rebel Spirit Golden Ale and Hop Vegas West Coast IPA from CraftHaus Brewery, Chantilly Cream Ale from Las Vegas Brewing Co., and Tailwagger Wheat from Big Dog’s Brewing.
Tailgate Social is open Monday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday noon to 10 p.m., and Sunday noon to 9 p.m.
La Cave Wine & Food Hideaway New Weekend Brunch Menu Items
La Cave Wine & Food Hideaway at Wynn Las Vegas has refreshed its brunch experience with new menu items.
Available on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and priced at $54, the new dishes added to the all-you-can-eat butler-style tray-passed brunch include:
- Mini Egg Frittata with roasted tomato and gouda
- Avocado Crostini topped with pickled red onion and sesame
- Brown Sugar Pecan Waffle with candied pecans and a brown sugar glaze
- Hearts of Palm and Artichoke Salad with garbanzo beans, white beans, avocado, and rice wine vinaigrette
The new items join other favorites remaining on the menu, such as NY Egg Sandwich, Corn Flake-Crusted French Toast, Baked Potato Loaded Tater Tots, Bacon & Egg Flatbread, Short Rib Hash, and Filet Mignon Eggs Benedict.
In addition, new bottomless libations priced at an additional $34 include Paloma with blanco tequila, grapefruit soda, and lime; Pomegranate Tea with vodka, pomegranate, passion fruit iced tea, and lemonade; and Classic Aperol Spritz with Aperol, sparkling wine, and soda. Bottomless Espresso Martinis are also available for an additional $16.
PISCES Bar & Seafare Opens at Wynn
PISCES Bar & Seafare is now open at Wynn Las Vegas in the former space of Lakeside.
The dining room’s décor is awash in rich blue tones along with gleaming bronze, Mosaic floors of copper-infused glass, a light fixture of four hundred rum-colored Murano glass orbs suspended above the bar, and an expansive seafood display. And of course, there’s the outdoor patio with a view of the Lake of Dreams.
The kitchen is helmed by Executive Chef Martin Heierling, whose 30-year career includes leadership roles in Five-Star hotels such as Bellagio in Las Vegas and St. Regis in NYC. The menu offerings inspired by coastal traditions of the Mediterranean include Lobster Spaghettini with fennel and tomato, dry-aged Grilled Orata Seabream and Salt-Baked Loup de Mer, Jamón Ibérico Croquetas with gold leaf and chive blossom, and Paella alla Pisces with spiny lobster tail, shrimp, calamari, mussels, clams, nora chili rouille, saffron, and bomba rice.
The cocktails, curated by Wynn Las Vegas’ Master Mixologist Mariena Mercer Boarini, complement the seafood-driven menu with inventive libations like the Sirena, which features strawberry lemongrass vodka, passionfruit cordial, wild thyme honey, pineapple, Amalfi citrus, and clarified Greek yogurt.
PISCES Bar & Seafare is open nightly with the bar opening at 4:30 p.m. and dinner service starting at 5:00 p.m. For more info and to view the complete menu, click here.
Entertainment News
Dine-In Movie Nights at M Resort
The M Resort Spa Casino is bringing back its Dive-In Movie Nights every Friday beginning May 30 at the resort’s M Pool, which has a new 800-square-foot LED screen.
Admission is $10 per person. Doors open at 7 p.m., and films begin promptly at 7:30 p.m.
The movie schedule is:
- May 30 – The Wild Robot
- June 13 – Toy Story
- June 27 – The Wizard of Oz
- July 11 – Aladdin
- July 25 – Incredibles 2
- August 8 – Shrek
- August 22 – TBD
- September 5 – Grease
- September 19 – Moana 2
Note that regular pool admission rates apply before 7 p.m., but after 7 p.m., there is $10 admission for all guests. Outside food and beverages are not permitted, and a limited food menu and full bar will be available.
For more info, click here.
