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Local restaurants and bars alike debuted beautiful new spaces in Las Vegas over the past year, and many embraced original artwork and murals to anchor them. Restaurants found ways to incorporate trees indoors, pay homage to the Amalfi Coast, and even add some plants in the form of cacti, whether live or on the wallpaper. Creative uses of LED remained a powerful Vegas motif, as did lush colors and fabrics for chair and banquette design. Read on to see some of the prettiest new restaurants to open in Las Vegas in 2021, both on and off the Strip.

Opened: February 2021

The Look: Emporium Arcade Bar opened at Area15 in February filled with two floors of classic arcade favorites, pool tables, pinball, foosball, basketball, and more spread over 10,000 square feet. Co-founder Daniel Marks tapped local art consultancy Unravel Artistic Consulting to bring on 13 artists, mostly from Las Vegas, to decorate the space with murals. Works feature UNLV students Brian Martinez, Sam Rose, and Sonny Tsoi, as well as UNLV graduate Chris Mempin and adjunct professor Erik Beehn. Other Las Vegas artists include Pasheone, Krie, Cerissa Lopez, Mr. Gums, Bronson Taylor, and JW Caldwell. Two notable non-local artists, Allison Bamcat and Rif Raf Giraffe, also have work at the venue.

Opened: March

The Look: The new 9,000-square-foot steakhouse at Virgin Hotels practically blends into the casino floor with an inviting open entrance, dreamy lighting in the lounge that morphs colors through the night, and a handsome dining room with distinctly feminine touches to give it a whimsical air. One Steakhouse features a stunning LED light over the lounge with more than 3,000 pieces of glass that gradually change from white to pink to purple and more. The dining room melds handsome woods with whimsical pieces of art, including cloches with mystical pieces inside.

The Dramatic Lights Inside One Steakhouse Will Keep Diners Mesmerized for Hours

Opened: May

The Look: Celebrity chef Bobby Flays Italian seafood restaurant at Caesars Palace takes its inspiration from his trips to the Amalfi Coast. The restaurant, Amalfi by Bobby Flay, spans 9,000 square feet right off the casino floor. Flay tapped Olivia Jane Design & Interiors to create the look of Amalfi with a natural palette and touches of greenery throughout. Organic fabrics, stone, and wood materials decorate the four spaces inside. Flays favorite touch, though, is the 30-seat bar and 40-seat lounge area that practically glow with a limestone mosaic floor and teak wood beams. Dont miss the Amalfi Coast-inspired blue and white chairs in the lounge, which are a nod to the swarms of striped umbrellas and chairs sprawled across the beaches there, he says.

Opened: June

The Look: Stadia Bar at Caesars Palace pays homage to basketball, football, and baseball with room for 120 in a 2,186-square-foot space designed by Rockwell Group. The floor uses recycled basketball court wood, while five VIP domes come wrapped in leather that looks like a vintage leather football helmet. The domes are lined with a metal mesh and artwork by San Francisco-based artist and mural painter Apexer. Other sports-inspired design details include net-like chandeliers, sconces that look like deconstructed baseballs, and glove-like leather banquettes.

Opened: June

The Look: Brezza, Italian for breeze, embraces that ambiance with a patio with room for 100 overlooking the Las Vegas Strip at Resorts World. The restaurant features mosaic tile flooring imported from Italy and olive trees on the terrace salvaged from the Stardust, which once stood on this spot. Inside, the restaurant features rustic stone walls and floor-to-ceiling windows with views from the 200-seat main dining room. A small patio at the indoor entrance offers a prime view for people-watching.

Opened: June

The Look: Celebrated Los Angeles chef Ray Garcias Mexican restaurant Viva! at Resorts World used Celano Design Studio to create the look of the space in conjunction with local architect Marnell Companies. A large mural by artists Chalk & Brush anchors the indoor patio, while outside, diners can sit on the people-watching patio that overlooks Las Vegas Boulevard. Some of the beautiful touches to the space include an exploding flower infinity mirror that doubles as an art installation. Behind the main bar sits a bottle display influenced by the architecture of ancient ruins around Mexico. Anchoring the dining room, a dazzling driftwood sculpture resembling a tree in bloom. On the indoor patio, a vibrant mural designed by Miami-based Chalk & Brush, inspired by the culture, landscape, architecture, and patterns of Mexico, acts as a backdrop for the bar. A private dining room showcases Viva!s exclusive tequila and mezcal collection.

A Dramatic Driftwood Tree Anchors the Mexican Dining Room at Ray Garcias Viva!

Opened: July

The Look: One of the most anticipated restaurant openings of 2021 offers a stunning design that transports diners to an opulent 1950s supper club. Delilah, from L.A.s H.wood Group at Wynn Las Vegas and Eater Vegass Eater Award winner for design of the year, brings a decadent supper club that tips its hat to the golden era of entertainment and dining. Todd-Avery Lenahan, president and chief creative officer of Wynn Design & Development, created the look of Delilah, taking cues from the original location in Los Angeles, regal supper clubs of the past, and a safari trip to Africa. At the front, Little Bubble Bar, a 34-seat intimate lounge with settees upholstered in vintage Herms fabric. A sweeping set of staircases adorned with bronze sculptures that were commissioned for Delilah funnel down to the Anchor Bar with its view of the stage, brass palms trees, and vintage feel. Overhead, the ceilings use more than 30 hand-finished plaster molding segments. Seating uses embossed silk velvets, French linens from Pierre Frey and Hermes Rich, piano-finish walnut burl with ebony inlay on the walls, and more than three dozen commissioned paintings and sculptures along with vintage cubist works from around the world. Outdoor courtyards use lanterns for lighting and 75-year-old magnolia trees.

Opened: July

The Look: Money, Baby! at Virgin Hotels combines a sportsbook with food from Food Network star and culinary director chef Beau MacMillan and an experience courtesy of industry veterans and co-founders Justin Massei and Mikis Troyan of Clive Collective. Davis Ink created the look of the 15,000-square-foot space that serves as an adult playground with a mid-century modern style. Customers walk through a tunnel adorned with hexagon lights before reaching a magical pink tree forest with custom cutout leaves, happy face graffiti, funky geometric fencing, and a graphic ceiling. The space features a 5,500-square-foot patio overlooking the propertys resort pools. Diners can play cornhole and lawn games or sit by the firepits.

Opened: August

The Look: Restaurateur Tony Nguyen and chef Louross Edralin, who appeared on Season 4 of Hells Kitchen, offer vegetarian dishes at Chinatowns Saffron. The atmosphere brings together serenity and stability in the 90-seat dining room with a private dining area. A pond flowing through a hand-made basin anchors the room, crowned with a statue made in Vietnam exclusively for the restaurant. East Asian wood-carved accents and large murals decorate the space.

Opened: August

The Look: Jeffrey Weiss transformed Valencian Gold into a posh Spanish tapas restaurant filled with ornate gold features and vintage accents. He stokes the fires with holm oak, almond, and orange woods ignited by a rifle-shaped flamethrower for the restaurants paella. Artists from Las Vegas-based ISI Group and Valencian street artist Xolaka, a notable muralist who traveled from Spain to Las Vegas just for the commission, created the murals. Diners can find the visage of Salvador Dal through, along with paella pan art by local Las Vegas artist MoreEnvyOne.

Opened: September

The Look: Peyote, a 2021 opening in Downtown Las Vegas from Corner Bar Management, brings a laid-back vibe, desert modernism, and pastel pops of color that seem like theyre right out of a psychedelic version of Coachella-esque Southern California. The patio comes dotted with more than 200 cactus and succulents, light mint green tables, bubblegum pink chairs, and the centerpiece: a firepit surrounded by a semi-circle of pink seating and wooden Adirondack chairs. A custom 3D-mapped LED bistro-light installation created by San Francisco-based artist Keegan Arthur Olton brings the patio to life by night. Inside, the 3,400-square-foot interior brings together a neon sign that says, Youre a daisy if you do, a fashionable phrase that dates back to the late 1870s. An eclectic collection of paintings from artists such as Brazilian artist Rafael Silveira and French contemporary artist Bruno Pontiroli decorate the walls with a cyclops carrying a woman, a hippo practically swallowing a person, a blank mans face with a pink flamingo, a tree with parrots, a woman with blue hair and flowers on her face, and more. More boxes with succulents, floral displays, a mosaic tile under the bar, exposed vents, and metal and wood stools outfit the space.

Opened: September

The Look: Walking through Superfrico feels like a trip to a museum. The new Italian-American restaurant at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas combines the wit of Opium, the show next door from Spiegelworld, and the imagination of a supper club. Art consultant Heather Harmon worked with Superfricos creative team to expand Spiegelworlds art collection and fill the restaurants walls, reflecting the companys circus roots and its passion for handcrafted, repurposed, and one-of-a-kind works. Inside the Artery, a collection of art includes Adehla Lees Psycho Pop Party, a candy-colored acrylic painting and the first work to be commissioned for Superfrico. Paranormal Activity by Tiza serves as a neon companion piece to the Purple Lodge, the Twin Peaks/Lynchian-inspired entrance to the Opium Theatre next to Superfrico. Diners can also find more than 20 action figures created by Morgan Philips (also known as The Sucklord) based on the Opium characters.

Opened: November

The Look: Boom Bang Fine Foods & Cocktails from Top Chef alum Elia Aboumrad-Page, Christian Page, and Tony Angotti brings a fun pop of the desert to Henderson. Evolve Interiors Corri Backman, longtime friend of the married chefs Aboumrad-Page and Page, designed Boom Bangs interior with vibrant cactus wallpaper and a palette of green, orange, and bright yellow. A green ceiling makes the space feel full and finished while dialing in on that cactus green color. A long, cushioned banquette lines the perimeter to soften the space with bare wooden tables and wood floor, and Aboumrad-Page covered the tabletops in buttons from her fathers haberdashery in Mexico City,

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) Las Vegas didnt make the cut for potential sites for the 2024 Republican National Convention.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday released a list of finalists: Milwaukee, Nashville, Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City.

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman said in September that Las Vegas was interested in being the host city.

The Republican National Committee is grateful for and appreciative of the overwhelming interest from cities across the country to host the 2024 Republican National Convention. Well continue the process, review bids, and communicate with potential hosts to hear more about what their cities have to offer, said RNC Chief of Staff Richard Walters.

The RNC met with interested cities on Oct. 26 in Washington D.C. before narrowing the list.

In September, Goodman said, No one does conventions and conferences better than Las Vegas does, and our community is ready for this major economic boost.

The three-day convention is expected to bring an economic impact of about $200 million to benefit the host city as delegates and media converge for the high-profile event.

Committee staff will be traveling to the four finalists to confirm that these cities are viable to host and will narrow the selection down to three cities, according to an RNC statement Friday.

Goodman, a Republican, said Las Vegas should be considered as a site for the Democratic National Convention, too.

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) A mother who investigators said killed her 3-month-old son by throwing him from a staircase pleaded guilty by reason of insanity in court Friday.

Xin Liu killed her son, Stanley Shah, on Sept. 1, 2020, at a home near Desert Inn and Fort Apache roads, police said.

Liu pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter by reason of insanity and child abuse, according to a court spokesperson.

The Clark County Coroner had said Stanley had a squishy skull with crepitus, meaning the baby had multiple skull fractures.

According to the initial arrest report, a woman had called 911 saying Liu had intentionally dropped her baby from the second floor of a home to the first floor and that the baby was not breathing.

Family members told police Liu suffered from depression and suicidal thoughts of killing Stanley and herself. The report said they tried to get her help and even hired a nanny to watch the baby.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for May.

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The first-ever Las Vegas Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium is more than two years away, but organizers already have started planning what could be the largest single-event economic boom in the citys history.

The host committee for the 2024 Super Bowl needs $60 million to prepare for the game and related festivities. On Tuesday, the nonprofit will ask the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors for up to $40 million of that total. The other $20 million is expected to be collected through fundraising.

Representatives of the LVCVA, which is funded largely by hotel room taxes, declined comment until Tuesdays meeting.

The Super Bowl host committee for last years game reported a total economic impact of $571.9 million and 4,597 full- and part-time jobs for the Tampa, Florida, area when it hosted Super Bowl LV.

The $60 million in seed money for Super Bowl LVIII, scheduled for Feb. 11, 2024, is required by the NFL, which has staged its championship game at several different cities around the country over the years.

The Super Bowl wont be Las Vegas first partnership with the NFL. The LVCVA board of directors in February 2020 approved up to $2.4 million to host the NFL draft in Las Vegas. The city was to host the draft in April 2020, but the outbreak of COVID-19 postponed that party until this year.

The board also approved up to $1.75 million in July 2020 to host the 2022 Pro Bowl, which will be played at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 6.

Its important to note that the host committee isnt looking to spend money just for the game itself.

At least a week of festivities will lead up to the game, including a Super Bowl Experience Fan Fest; a media center and media party for more than 6,000 working members of the national and international press covering the week from Las Vegas; Opening Night and NFL Honors live television broadcasts; a live entertainment and concert series; sponsor activations; corporate hospitality events; and other activities that will drive tourism to the city and cast an international spotlight showcasing Las Vegas as the sports and entertainment capital of the world.

The NFL has penciled out $20.8 million for direct operating costs. Those include:

$3.85 million in staff costs.

$3 million in sponsorship fulfillment collateral and promotional materials.

$3 million toward public safety, including police, fire and emergency services.

$2.7 million in advertising, marketing and decor.

$1.65 million for media, public relations and hospitality.

$1.6 million for other expenses like office space, professional services and insurance.

$5 million for contingencies.

There are event-related costs of $39.2 million. Those include:

$17 million reimbursement to the NFL.

$6 million in stadium costs.

$2 million for hotels and meeting spaces.

$2.5 million for parking and transportation.

$2.2 million for Super Bowl events.

$5 million for tickets and suites.

$1.25 million for volunteers.

$750,000 for permits.

$1.5 million for other expenses, including practice facilities, technology and an accreditation center.

$1 million for contingencies.

The host committee, chaired by Allegiant Travel Co. CEO Maury Gallagher, will oversee the full-time temporary staff members who will be hired to execute Las Vegas obligations hosting Super Bowl LVIII. The LVCVA, working with the host committee, will serve as a liaison between the NFL, resort and community stakeholders and local governmental agencies.

Its clear that with a Super Bowl on the calendar, the publics significant investment in Allegiant Stadium will more than pay off within two years. By now, everyone should know the facility isnt just for the Raiders although the NFL worlds eyes will be on Allegiant for Sundays prime-time, do-or-die game between the Raiders and the Los Angeles Chargers.

Allegiant Stadium is the go-to venue for dozens of special events that help drive the valleys economic prosperity.

Contact Richard N. Velotta at rvelotta@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893. Follow @RickVelotta on Twitter.

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) Three people have been arrested in connection with a robbery crime spree in the valley, Las Vegas Metro police said.

Police arrested Avian Wells, Kyree Thomas, and a minor connected with the spree.

Police said the trio is involved in four armed robberies, including one incident at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.

On Nov. 24 around 4 p.m., a person reported to police that his vehicle was stolen by several men while he was pumping gas at the Terribles gas station at 4701 W. Lake Mead Blvd.

The victim told police that he drove his daughters car to get gas. When he started to clean the windows, four males between the ages of 18-21 years old approached him, he said. One of them asked if he had any money.

The victim told the suspect that he did not have any money. A second suspect approached him from behind, reached into his front pocket, and took his car keys.

The males got into the victims vehicle and drove off.

At approximately 8 p.m., an unmarked LVMPD vehicle observed the car parked across the street from 900 Doolittle Street.

Police detectives started following the car. When officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop at Las Vegas and Lamb boulevards, the suspects refused to comply and a pursuit began.

The pursuit continued north on Las Vegas Boulevard to I-15. Speeds reached over 100 miles, police said.

The car exited onto Cheyenne, heading west and then south on Revere. The pursuit ended in front of 1733 N. Curran Way. All three suspects fled the vehicle, and officers initiated a foot pursuit.

The first suspect, Avian Wells, and the second suspect, a 16-year-old male, were taken into custody. The third suspect ran off.

A lanyard with a Mercedes car key was found nearby, where the second suspect was arrested.

During a search of the area, police found also found a couple of handguns and several rounds. The lanyard and key were confirmed to a victim whose car was robbed from MGM a day prior.

On Nov. 23, a person had called police, saying she was robbed at gunpoint of her vehicle while she was on the third floor of MGM Grand Hotel and Casino parking garage.

The victim told police that she parked her vehicle and walked around to the passenger side when she was approached by one of the suspects.

The suspect said to the victim, Just give me the keys! The victim and the suspect wrestled over the keys before the man took out a black revolver and put it at her back. One of the suspects then called over the others to help wrestle her to the ground before taking her car keys and fleeing in the car.

Later that day, police found the car with its engine running and all four doors open on the east side of Doolittle Park, located at 1950 J St.

On Nov. 21, a victim called police saying his vehicle had been stolen at gunpoint at 1327 H St.

The victim told police that he and his nephew were approached by three males, two with handguns. The other had a black revolver and was told to get out of his vehicle while their mother made a Door Dash delivery.

On Nov 24., a victim walked out of the Subway restaurant at 1735 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas when one of the suspects came from behind and showed a revolver. The victim doesnt speak English, but understood he was being robbed.

The victim told police that they stole his Louis Vuitton satchel. The pouch is worth $2,500-$3,000. The bag had many things in it, including $11,050 in cash, Dolce Gabbana sunglasses, condoms, and several credit and gift cards.

After his arrest, Wells told police that he played basketball at Fountain Park with Thomas and two unnamed males on Nov 24. Later in the day, Wells, Thomas, and the juvenile walked to the Terribles gas station and planned to rob someone.

Wells claimed they picked the car because the driver pumping gas appeared not to be paying attention.

Wells and the 16-year-old suspect were arrested on Nov. 24. Thomas was arrested the next day for his alleged involvement in the serial robbery spree.

All three of them were re-arrested on Dec. 15 in connection with the North Las Vegas robbery.

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Just give me the keys: Several cars, $11,000 stolen in Las Vegas-area carjacking spree - KLAS - 8 News Now

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) Las Vegas police are investigating a deadly shooting Sunday afternoon in a neighborhood near Las Vegas Boulevard.

Authorities say homicide detectives were called to the 200 block of Chicago Avenue, near Industrial Road, at about 12:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. David Valenta said two men were outside at that location when they were ambushed and shot at.

Both men were in their early 30s with one pronounced deceased and the other currently in critical condition at the University Medical Center.

Police say the shooting did appear to be targeted towards at least one of the men but detectives did not immediately have a description to share of the shooter.

Valenta updated their investigation Sunday afternoon:

Anyone with more information on this incident was urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) Emma Burkey has been on a miraculous road to recovery after so much uncertainty. The Las Vegas teenager is improving leaps and bounds while recovering from a rare but devastating side effect of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine.

Burkey suffered seizures and blood clots after taking the one-shot J&J vaccine in March of last year. The odds were suddenly stacked against her.

"I had three brain surgeries along with some other surgeries, and all of the doctors said I shouldn't have made it," Burkey told 13 Action News.

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But Burkey persevered through months of treatment and physical therapy at Loma Linda Hospital in California. She has since regained some movement in her legs and hands, now able to do simple things herself.

"Taking off my jacket was a really big deal," she said. "I just want to be able to do more things that normal people wouldn't really think about."

Burkey's mother Kathy says the family has had to make huge adjustments, including taking out another mortgage for a new home to accommodate her daughter's mobility. But week by week, Kathy says, Emma gets better and better.

"She has our 100 percent attention," Kathy Burkey said of Emma. "We are living for her at this point in time. We want to get her 100 percent."

Burkey's case was one of half a dozen similar reactions that prompted federal regulators to suspend the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for 10 days in mid-April, before a review determined the benefits outweighed the rare risk of blood clots. As of December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed 54 similar cases out of more than 15 million J&J doses administered.

RELATED STORY: Las Vegas teen learning to walk again after rare COVID-19 vaccine reaction

What happened to Emma has shaken confidence in the vaccine for the Burkey family. The believe the J&J vaccine should be taken off the market.

Burkey herself says she believes each individual should make their own decision about getting the shot.

"Don't feel like, because you have to," Burkey said. "Get one because you feel it would help you and your family. Make sure you don't have any health problems involved."

With a new year underway, Burkey has some goals in mind.

"Walk different places," she said. "Get a job would be really nice. That way, I could just feel more independent, like I was before."

Her family and her faith have kept Burkey grounded, with support from her church. A GoFundMe has already raised tens of thousands of dollars to help with medical costs.

"I'm thankful for everyone on how they've helped me get better and donated to me and sent me kind words," Burkey said.

Pastor Heiden Ratner says hes optimistic about Burkeys future.

Theres a scripture in the book of Genesis that what the enemy meant for evil, God can turn for good, he said.

If youre interested in helping out the Burkey family in continuing with her recovery, find a link to their GoFundMe page here.

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EXCLUSIVE: Las Vegas teen looks forward to 2022 while recovering from rare J&J vaccine reaction - KTNV Las Vegas

Just call 2022 the year of the celebrity chef whether a celebrity, a chef who is famous, or a former NFL football player. Nearly every big opening on the Las Vegas Strip involves a name that could easily flash in neon from a casino marquee Martha Stewart, Bobby Flay, Nobu Matsuhisa, and thats just at Paris Las Vegas. Off the Strip, its about new buildings bringing a roster of chefs, whether at a food hall, in a renovated post office, or at a new hotel. Even the Palms plans to make a comeback in 2022, but has not released its lineup of restaurants, or whether any of the places such as Marc Vetris Vetri Cucina, Michael Symons Mabels, Greene St. Kitchen, Bobby Flays Shark, or others will return.

In the meantime, 2022 front-loaded the calendar with no less than 26 big restaurant openings spanning cuisines such as Japanese omakase, pub fare, Mexican, Italian, and so much more. So strap in for a wild ride through the 26 biggest restaurant openings in 2022.

Dominique Ansel Las Vegas

The Player: Dominique Ansel

Projected Opening: Summer 2022

Las Vegas gets its chance to order Cronuts rolled in sugar, stuffed with cream, or topped with glaze when pastry chef Dominique Ansel opens the first outpost of his eponymous bakery at Caesars Palace next to Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill in summer 2022. Dominique Ansel Las Vegas plans to serve the DKA (Dominiques kouign-amann), a caramelized croissant with flaky layers inside and a caramelized crunchy crust outside; the Cookie Shot with a warm chocolate chip cookie shaped like a shot glass and filled with Madagascan vanilla milk for a riff on milk and cookies; and Frozen Smores with a center of Madagascan vanilla bean ice cream covered in crispy chocolate feuilletine and then wrapped in honey marshmallow and torched to order.

Emmitts Las Vegas

The Player: Emmitt Smith

Projected Opening: 2022

Former Dallas Cowboys running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith plans to open his own restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip in 2022. The 30,000-square-foot Emmitts Las Vegas takes over space at the front of Fashion Show mall, filling the former Sugar Factory American Brasserie space. The restaurant plans to offer space for large private and corporate events and will showcase Smiths Pro Football Hall of Fame career throughout the venue.

RPM Italian

The Players: Giuliana and Bill Rancic along with Lettuce Entertain You

Projected Opening: Winter 2022

A new Italian restaurant from celebrity couple Giuliana and Bill Rancic along with Lettuce Entertain You restaurant partners R.J., Jerrod, and Molly Melman plans to open at the Forum Shops at Caesars in early 2022. RPM Italian takes over the very short-lived Slanted Door space at the front of the shopping center on Las Vegas Boulevard. Pasta with dishes from Guilianas mother Mama DePandi, who appeared often on Bill and Giulianas reality show makes up a bulk of the menu with more than a dozen made in house daily; think Mama DePandis bucatini, Maine lobster ravioli, spicy king crab with squid ink spaghetti, and lobster fra diavolo.

Flight Club

Projected Opening: Spring 2022

Flight Club plans to open near Grimaldis Pizzeria at the Grand Canal Shoppes in spring 2022. The London-based company features traditional games of darts in semi-private playing areas and adds automatic scoring for groups of six to 400. Flight Club offers a menu of yuzu guacamole, mini beef barbacoa tacos, Bavarian pretzel sticks with pimento cheese spread, mini shrimp tacos, and Kung Pao cauliflower. Loaded fries, flatbreads, Buffalo chicken sandwiches, burgers, and desserts like cotton candy and cronuts feed hungry customers.

Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux

The Players: Drew Brees, Brandon Landry, and Hash House A Go Go CEO Jim Nyberg

Projected Opening: Late January

Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux comes to the Las Vegas Strip in early 2022. Walk-Ons plans to take over the former Toby Keiths I Love This Bar & Grill at Harrahs Las Vegas with a sports dining venue. Brandon Landry and Walk-Ons teamed up with Hash House A Go Go for the opening. Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is a part-owner. The Harrahs location will be the first to offer breakfast as well as the Walk-Ons menu of crawfish etouffee, duck and andouille gumbo, and Krispy Kreme bread pudding. This will be the first Walk-Ons to offer breakfast.

Boss Cafe

The Player: Buddy Valastro

Projected Opening: Early 2022

Cake Boss Buddy Valastro opens a new restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip in 2022. The star of the TLC series Cake Boss gets ready to open the Boss Caf by Buddy Valastro at the Linq in early 2022. Valastro, who already has Buddy Vs Ristorante and Carlos Bakery at the Venetian and PizzaCake at Harrahs, goes casual with Boss Cafe, serving fare reminiscent of neighborhood delis and markets he frequented in New Jersey and New York. Baked breads, Italian sandwiches, pizzas, a house-made fresh mozzarella bar, and a variety of sweets and pastries make up a bulk of the menu. At the restaurants Mozz Bar, customers can grab fresh mozzarella served with warm rustic bread and a choice of toppings like basil pesto, roasted peppers, tomato-olive relish, or tomato, fresh basil, and aged balsamic. Valastro tapped his father-in-law to head up the Mutz Masters, who will pull the mozzarella in an open kitchen.

Nellies Southern Kitchen

The Player: Kevin Jonas Sr.

Projected Opening: May

Nellies Southern Kitchen and its Southern cooking head to Las Vegas, opening as soon as spring in the former Hecho en Vegas space at the MGM Grand. Kevin Jonas Sr., the father of the Jonas Brothers, opens an ode to his grandmother Nellie and her biscuits. The 11,000-square-foot restaurant features a menu of chicken and dumplings, pulled pork smoked over pecan wood and stuffed on sandwiches, chicken and gravy, and a Southern meatloaf, and plans to have live entertainment as well.

Wakuda

The Players: John Kunkel of 50 Eggs Hospitality and Tetsuya Wakuda

Projected Opening: June

Restaurateur John Kunkel of 50 Eggs Hospitality delves into Japanese cuisine when Wakuda opens at the Palazzo. Chef Tetsuya Wakuda earned accolades at his two-Michelin-Star Waku Ghin at Marina Bay Sands Singapore and his popular Tetsuyas in Sydney, Australia. In Las Vegas, Wakuda promises his first high-end Japanese restaurant with an approachable omakase experience, touching on some of his classic dishes such as ocean trout confit, perhaps his best-known dish, along with yakitori and dishes cooked over binch-tan. Kunkel promises a restaurant unlike any other Japanese dining on the Strip. Truly next level.

Bobbys Burgers

The Player: Bobby Flay

Projected Opening: March

Bobby Flay opens another outpost of Bobbys Burgers at Paris Las Vegas, making it a trio of burger restaurants in Las Vegas. The burgers feature traditional ingredients such as bacon and cheese on the Palace Classic Burger and the Bobby Blue + Bacon Burger, while a Crunchburger comes topped with cheese and chips. Side options include French fries, fries with toppings such as cheese and bacon, sweet potato fries, and buttermilk onion rings, while a lineup of milkshakes rounds out the menu.

Martha Stewart Restaurant

The Player: Martha Stewart

Projected Opening: Unknown

Celebrity entrepreneur, television personality, and culinary tutor Martha Stewart will debut her first restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip at Paris Las Vegas sometime in 2022. Parent company Caesars Entertainment released no information on the potential restaurant or what Stewart could offer, but the resort allocated an estimated budget of $100,000 to selectively demolish an existing space on the Strip property to make way for the new restaurant.

Nobu

The Player: Nobu Matsuhisa

Projected Opening: Winter 2021

Nobu Matsuhisa and his Nikkei-influenced cuisine that melds traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian ingredients arrive at a third Las Vegas location in early 2022 at Paris Las Vegas. While the chef already has Nobu at Caesars Palace, attached to his very first hotel that opened in 2013, and Nobu at Virgin Hotels, his newest location takes over the former Sekushi space on Le Boulevard next to Caf Americano and across from the hotel elevators. Matsuhisas indelible mark on the culinary world includes his signature dishes such as miso-marinated black cod, rock shrimp tempura, yellowtail sashimi with jalapeo, and king crab tempura, many of which can be found on any high-end Japanese menu now.

Vanderpump Paris

The Player: Lisa Vanderpump

Projected Opening: Winter 2022

Lisa Vanderpump of Vanderpump Rules and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fame announcing her Vanderpump Paris opening at Paris Las Vegas. The new lounge is a follow-up to Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace with whimsical cocktails and a lush Parisian-inspired decor from Nick Alain. The bar promises a French wine list as well as the Vanderpump Familys signature branded ros, Chardonnay, and Cabernet, along with a special dessert cocktail menu. Vanderpump Paris will be located next to the Paris Las Vegas front desk.

Nusr-Et Steakhouse

The Player: Restaurateur Nusret Gke aka Salt Bae

Projected Opening: Winter 2022

Restaurateur Nusret Gke, aka Salt Bae, is moving quickly to bring his first Nusr-Et Steakhouse to Las Vegas. Famed for his outlandish salt sprinkling presentations, 32 million Instagram followers, and a menu capped by a $1,000, 24-karat gold-coated wagyu tomahawk steak, the polarizing chef will make the Strip his latest expansion for the international chain. First revealed in December 2019, the two-story Nusr-Et Steakhouse will move into vacant space D5 at The Park and fill 12,535 square feet, equipped with kitchens on both floors, two dining rooms, plus the option of patio and balcony seating.

Top Round

The Players: Anthony Carron and Steven Fretz

Projected Opening: Spring

Top Round from Anthony Carron of 800 Degrees Pizza fame and Steven Fretz, who worked with Carron at Mina Group, takes over the former Bruxie space at the Park, anchored by T-Mobile Arena, with fast-casual fare. Top Round, which enters the Nevada market for the first time, features roast beef marinated and then slow-roasted for 10 hours, as well as breaded chicken sandwiches, curly fries, and frozen custard. Roast beef sandwiches come in five regionally inspired renditions, including the Beef on Weck with the chains Atomic Horseradish and a caraway and sea salt bun, or the Horse & Hole, topped with St. Louis-famous Provel cheese, horseradish cream, and roasted mushrooms. The Beef & Cheese features Cheese Wizz made in-house and proprietary Round Sauce.

Ballo

The Player: Shawn McClain

Projected Opening: Spring

Shawn McClain, the James Beard Foundation winner for Best Chef Midwest in 2006, plans to open a new Italian restaurant on the north end of the Strip. Ballo, Italian for dance, features light Italian cuisine when McClain opens the restaurant with his business partners, Richard and Sarah Camarota, at the Sahara. Simple ingredients highlighting vegetables form the base of menu that takes its cues from the coastal regions of Southern Italy. An open kitchen lets diners see their food as its made, while a pasta window offers a glimpse inside the process. McClain and his team plan to offer fire-roasted meats and fish, Roman pizzas, a deli window, as well as an eclectic Euro-centric wine list, desserts featuring espresso liqueurs, and an apertivo cart. The space plans to feature contemporary Italian art with smaller spaces for people to gather.

Toca Madera

The Players: Noble 33

Projected Opening: Spring

Los Angeles hospitality group Noble 33 plans a spring debut for its first foray to the Las Vegas Strip, importing a speakeasy, live theatrics, and a menu inspired by traditional Mexican cuisine. Toca Madera will move into the former home of Todd English P.U.B., known simply as the Pub since the celebrity chefs departure in 2017, at the Shops at Crystals with its entrance next to Aria. The Las Vegas expansion will become the brands flagship, featuring a lounge connected to the main dining room, an open kitchen, and a hidden speakeasy. As a preview of the high-energy environment, future diners can tune in to the venues soundtrack mixes on Soundcloud, but will need to visit in person to encounter fire-breathers, dancers, and musicians comprising part of the live entertainment.

Pepper Club

The Player: Todd English

Projected Opening: February

Chef Todd English opens a hotel and restaurant in the Arts District in 2022. The chef, who has The Beast Food Hall at Area15 and Todd Englishs Olives at Virgin Hotels, teamed up with Z Life Co. on the $30 million project that brings The English Hotel and The Pepper Club with sushi and oysters to a restaurant with a patio and glass-enclosed chefs table at 921 S. Main Street near Coolidge Avenue. English describes the cuisine as a fusion of Japanese and Mediterranean food styles.

201 Las Vegas Boulevard S.

Projected Opening: 2022

Dapper Cos., the real estate development company from J Dapper, takes over 43,913-square-foot office and retail building and 85,429-square-foot parking garage taking over the former Nevada Savings and Loan Association Building at 201 S. Las Vegas Boulevard in Downtown Las Vegas. The building will be home to four restaurants, along with a USPS facility on the first floor and workspace on the second and third floors. San Diegos Broken Yolk Cafe opens its second location on the northwest corner of the building. Taco Reforma with street-style tacos, the French-inspired Baguette Caf with its third location, and Pachinko Pub from FukuBurgers Colin Fukunaga and Mark Evensvold taking space on the ground floor of the six-story parking garage. Dapper says the building has room for a rooftop restaurant and bar with a retractable roof, originally planned for a restaurant from Fukunaga and Graffiti Baos Marc Marrone.

Anima

The Players: Francesco di Caudo, Oscar Amador, Roberto Liendo, and Joseph Mikulich

Projected Opening: January

The team behind Edo Gastro Tapas & Wine plans to open a new restaurant, this time combining progressive Italian and Spanish cuisines with Asian ingredients. Anima, Spanish for soul, takes a different approach with a little more daring menu. Francesco di Caudo, the former executive chef at Ferraros Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar, joins Edos executive chef Oscar Amador in the kitchen, with Roberto Liendo from Edo as manager and partner and Joseph Mikulich as sommelier and partner. Liendo describes the cuisine as borne of the daring restaurants of Barcelona, where Amador once had four. Think risotto with Carabineros shrimp from Spain with yuzu. Bikini sandwiches, named for Bikini Concert Hall in Barcelona, where street vendors sell pressed ham and cheese sandwiches, make the trek from Edo. At Anima, they plan to use brioche pressed with soppressata and Mahn cheese, a cows milk cheese named after the port of Mahon on Spains Minorca island, for a reinvented take on the dish. A thinly sliced carpaccio comes with puri bread from India and payoyo cheese from Andalusia, topped with a black truffle vinaigrette. Pastas and some tapas make up the menu, as well as large-format dishes, but Liendo says Anima will not be a tapas restaurant.

Unnamed Michael Mina restaurant

The Players: Michael Mina and Adam Sobel

Projected Opening: Sometime in 2022

Chef Michael Mina plans a restaurant off the Strip at UnCommons, the $400 million mixed-use property under construction over 40 acres south of the 215 Beltway at Durango Drive. So far, Mina and his management company Mina Group havent announced what the restaurant will be, only to say that it will be fast-casual, developed with partner Adam Sobel, and combines East Coast nostalgia with premium ingredients.

Also opening:

Urth Caffe

Urth Caffe opens its first Las Vegas location off the Strip at UnCommons. The company uses coffee beans from some of its own exclusive sources in Africa and South America, all 100 percent pesticide-free to produce organic coffee. The cafe part of the restaurant offers farm-to-table fare made with sustainable ingredients; options include acai bowls, omelets, pancakes, French toast, panini, brunch dishes, breakfast pizzas, and more.

Platform One

UnCommons also plans to host the two-story, 18,000-square-foot Platform One food hall with 20 local vendors.

Teaspoon

Famed for generating long lines of customers on opening days, in addition to its beverage menu, Teaspoon features snow ice, shaved into ribbons, in flavors including nutty taro, strawberry, mango, kumquat, and the banana, mochi, Nutella, and almond flake Donkey Kong dish.

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) If you see a smoke plume Thursday afternoon in the southwest part of town, it might be part of a live-fire training exercise with county firefighters.

Clark County Fire Department is doing the training at a home donated to the agency at 10165 Hinson Street, not far from Interstate 15 and Silverado Ranch Boulevard.

A class of 25 rookie firefighters undergoing Fire Academy training will participate in the exercises from 8 a.m. to around 3 p.m.

The entire house is expected to be set on fire around noon.

On occasion, we are fortunate to have community partners donate homes slated for demolition to us for training purposes, said Fire Chief John Steinbeck.

"This is an invaluable resource for our Fire Academy because it allows our firefighter recruits to get first-hand experience fighting fires under different conditions within a highly-controlled environment.

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Tiger King star Masha Diduk who played Jeff Lowes hot nanny in the show was reportedly arrested for stealing an expensive candelabra out of a Las Vegas nightclub!

According to a police report from the incident, Masha was inside the Wynn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas when authorities witnessed a woman jacking a candelabra from a private dining room in a nightclub on the property. The incident happened back in July and is only coming to light several months later.

Tiger King Hot Nanny Busted In Las Vegas

Apparently, security cameras inside the hotel captured the nanny/model leaving the property and wearing the candelabra on her forearm as an accessory. As you can imagine, there are TONS of cameras throughout every nightclub and section of the casino and the authorities were able to match up the missing property to the piece sitting on her arm while she exited the area.

According to one report, security was able to obtain the name on a ticket used at the casinos valet station and match the license plate to the owner of the vehicle. Unfortunately, the Tiger King star was also posted from the same night in the area, and authorities were able to line up the images with the security camera from the incident. If you look closely at an Instagram post from the same night, you can see she is posing with one of the clubs signature drinks.

Masha Diduk was detained by Wynn security and eventually arrested for grand larceny.

It should be noted, considering the model/nanny actually wore the item out of the club on her forearm, makes it seem like it might have been one of those things that have happened to all of us after a night in Las Vegas. In other words, its possible this whole thing gets dropped if the club got back their property, and cooler heads prevailed.

If you are a fan of the show, Diduk stunned Tiger King fans after she was introduced as a nanny for Jeff Lowe and his wife, Lauren. According to the storyline, the couple met Masha in Vegas a while back, while she working as a model. Of course, fans believed the nanny job was only a publicity stunt for the show but the crew says its all legit. Back in April, the couple opened up about hiring the model as a nanny, saying they met her 4 years ago in Las Vegas.

At the time, Mashas agreement was to work part-time as the couples babysitter, mostly on weekends, at the Oklahoma tiger zoo. Masha claimed work dried up in Vegas due to the pandemic and working for Jeff and Lauren was a good opportunity at the time, especially since it involved the TV show. Interestingly, she defended Jeff Lowe, claiming he never mistreated the animals while she worked for him.

Based on the models smoking hot Instagram, it appears she is back to the modeling business, and hopefully, shes got a really good lawyer in Las Vegas.

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