What Happens in Vegas: From Buffets to Mind-Bending Mixology

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Nov. 28, 2015 Food & Drink

Good Food heads to the strip to explore the evolution of Vegas dining, all you can eat buffets, luxury fine dining and the city's most mind-bending cocktail.

NOTE: This week's Good Food is a rebroadcast of an episode that originally aired on March 15, 2014.

From this Episode:

The Pope of Cuisine: Joel Robuchon

Evan Kleiman sits down with Joël Robuchon at his namesake restaurant in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He talks about why he likes the city, how he tailors his menu to each...

4 min

Is Las Vegas LA's De Facto Luxury Dining District?

Jonathan Gold joins Evan Kleiman to review the definitive restaurant to "go big" in Vegas - Joël Robuchon . He describes Las Vegas as the de facto luxury dining district of...

10 min

The Evolution of Vegas Dining, from Shrimp Cocktail to Spago

Robin Leach of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Wolfgang Puck of Spago and Elizabeth Blau of Blau and Associates all discuss how the Vegas dining scene has evolved...

12 min

Vegas for Vegans

Tal Ronen is the chef at Crossroads in Los Angeles. Three years ago he was hired by Steve Wynn to create vegan menus for all 22 restaurants at the Wynn and Encore hotels...

7 min

All You Can Eat

Of the many vices visitors indulge in while in Vegas, chef Kris Yenbamroong of Night + Market says buffets have the most allure for him. The escapist quality, he says, is...

11 min

Mind-Bending Mixology for the Masses

Mariena Mercer is the mastermind behind the cocktail program at the Cosmopolitan property in Vegas. Her Verbena margarita is the most popular cocktail at the hotel's...

9 min