Category: Chefs

Tapas Hopping at JULIAN SERRANO’s Bar

It’s that time of the year food fans. The time when yours truly begins researching in earnest for the next edition of EATING LAS VEGAS – The 50 Essential Restaurants. Truth be told, our research (read: eating) never stops, but things heat up quickly once the weather warms, and we now start cruising old haunts and new faces (sometimes 3-4 in a day) to see who’s in and who’s out.

When it comes to those old haunts, usually a few swings at the menu is enough to tell us if the chefs have lost their fastball. One who still has a major league heater is JULIAN SERRANO.

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Downtown Las Vegas Needs a Good Restaurant

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If ELV could wave a magic wand over the proceedings, he would use his powers to inspire the three gentlemen above (Piero Selvaggio, Sonny Ahuja and Luciano Pellegrini) to make a deal to bring a small, stylish, casual Italian trattoria to downtown Las Vegas, serving real Italian food and good wines to people who don’t think cheeseburgers, pizzas and tacos are the only sustenance on earth.

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Spring into Spring with Al Fresco Dining on Wake Up With the Wagners

Many thanks to Executive Chef Mike Minor and sous chef Jose Torres from Border Grill for ruining their nights sleep so that we could feature their fabulous food on the air at 6 am.

Here’s the list of our favorite outdoor dining spots:

SPRING INTO SPRING WITH AL FRESCO DINING!

Border Grill – Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino

Mon Ami Gabi – Paris Hotel and Casino

Verandah – Four Seasons Hotel

Poppy Den – inside Tivoli Village

Marche Bacchus – 2620 Regatta Drive, Las Vegas

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* There are only two things a man should be doing at 6am: 1) sleeping; or, 2) coming home and getting ready to go to sleep.