Gordon Ramsay Looked the Most Like Gordon Ramsay at a Gordon Ramsay Look-Alike Contest
Armed with chefs’ coats and scowls, aspiring Gordon Ramsays gathered in front of the Hell’s Kitchen restaurant on Formula One weekend to compete for the honor of closest resemblance to the celebrity chef.
Tokyo-Style Bar Opens With a Neon Glow
The Venetian Resort opened a new bar next to Wakuda, named after the neon-lit Golden Gai bar district of Shinjuku, Tokyo. The beverage director of the 50 Eggs Hospitality Group, Luis Lopez, helms the cocktail menu, which features combinations of Fuji apples and premium Japanese whisky — plus a robust sake selection. Beneath the glow of pink and purple neon lighting, the Golden Gai bar serves hand rolls, katsu, and wagyu sliders. The bar is open from Tuesday through Saturday from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday and Monday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Gyu Plus Gets a Late-Night Glow-Up
The Japanese sando restaurant, Gyu Plus, has come a long way since its days tucked away inside the kitchen of Molly’s Tavern at 9821 S. Eastern Avenue near Silverado Ranch Boulevard. In September, it opened a standalone location in Chinatown at 3516 Wynn Road with limited hours. And now, the restaurant that loads thick and fluffy shokupan slices with beef filet and onion jam or with Jidori egg salad has not only expanded its hours to include Sunday, it has opened a new late-night bar called the Social Lounge. The tucked-away room inside the restaurant serves small plates of udon carbonara, oysters, and sandos with wagyu, plus Japanese beer.
Cronuts Hit the Paris Las Vegas
Dominique Ansel, the inventor of the doughnut-croissant hybrid, will be back in Las Vegas next week to open another location of his eponymous bakery. Dominique Ansel Marché will open next to the Bedford by Martha Stewart in Paris Las Vegas Strip. In addition to serving cronuts, his namesake kouign amann, and chocolate chip cookie shots like his Caesars Palace location, the new spot replacing La Creperie will offer savory items like made-to-order buckwheat crêpes, sandwiches, flatbreads and rotisserie chicken with French fries or roasted fingerling potatoes.
Sushisamba’s Sambaroom
Sushisamba at the Grand Canal Shoppes opened a new venue for private dining and special events. The four different areas of the Sambaroom can accommodate groups of 10 to 200 guests — each designed with aspects of wood tones and foliage for private groups to dine on Japanese tempura, sushi, and Brazilian churrasco.
