Good Food
What Happens in Vegas: From Buffets to Mind-Bending Mixology
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.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenNOTE: This week's Good Food is a rebroadcast of an episode that originally aired on March 15, 2014.
In this episode
6 storiesThe 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 over the years.
Read the story12 minVegas 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 in Las Vegas.
Read the story7 minAll 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 what makes them unique.
Read the story11 minMind-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 Chandelier Bar , and it's not even on the menu. Find a picture of it on the Good Food blog.
Read the story9 minThe 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 location and remembers his early days in the seminary.
Read the story4 minIs 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 Los Angeles, not dissimilar to what the Time Warner Building in New York is for fine dining in Manhattan.
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