Category: Openings

Oscar Goodman – Ex-Mayor, Gin Shill, Restaurateur?

Soon to be either the best or worst idea in the history of downtown dining.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you OSCAR’S:

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Hope springs eternal.

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ELV postscript: Four years ago, we approached hizzoner and a City Councilperson about downtown Las Vegas’ food and dining potential.  At the time, we had recently met with representatives of the mayor of Lyon, France who were fascinated by all of the French food/chefs in Vegas, and wanted to explore a sister city relationship. (Las Vegas-Lyon: think of the marketing possibilities!) After several conversations, we realized we might as well have been talking to a brick wall(s). Oh, how the worm turns.

Of course, putting fine French food in front of Oscar Goodman would be like playing opera to Al Mancini…so it’s probably all for the best.

CENTRAL Plywood Report!

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ELV hates to go all EaterLA on you, but his staff thought you’d like to see some snaps of what’s going on with the construction of Central (pronounced sen-TRAL) over at Caesars Palace. Expect this stylish café (pronounced ka-FAY) — replacing the old Augustus Café near the Caesars’ check-in desks) — to redefine the hotel coffee shop, featuring food from D.C.’s finest French chef —  Michel Richard (pronounced MEE-shel rish-ARD) — and to open sometime in September.

ELV suspects that, in food and appearance, it will greatly resemble Richard’s  original Central in downtown Washington (D. C. not Connecticut)…and that’ll be just peachy keen with us.