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Slated to open late 2009, ARIA Resort & Casino at CityCenter has announced their culinary talent. Chef Shawn McClain, who already has Spring, Green Zebra and Custom House in Chicago, will be opening Sage, a contemporary American restaurant which will take some influence from his previous three restaurants and highlight farm-to-table produce and sustainable seafood. Modern Japanese pioneer Masayoshi Takayama will open his more casual Bar Masa concept along with Shaboo, an elegant take on Japanese shabu shabu dining. Veteran Vegas restaurateurs Sirio Maccioni, Michael Mina, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Jean-Philippe Maury and Julian Serrano are also all opening new restaurants at ARIA to add to their already highly-regarded Sin City eateries. ARIA Resort & Casino, CityCenter, 4882 Frank Sinatra Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-590-7171.
Innovative Dining Group will open Katana in the CityCenter development as part of The Crystals, a retail and entertainment district due to open December 2009. Like the original Los Angeles location, Katana will offer sushi, sashimi, tempura and Robatayaki items, which are cooked on bamboo skewers over Japanese-imported Bincho Tan charcoal. The space will feature Robatayaki and sushi bars, as well as a lounge area and large private dining rooms on a mezzanine overlooking the restaurant. Innovative Dining Group's previous projects include Sushi Roku and BOA Steakhouse, both located in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace.
Marking the 10th anniversary of his Los Angeles eatery, restaurateur Agostino Sciandri has opened a Las Vegas location of AGO with business partner Robert De Niro. Set across from Nobu Las Vegas in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the Italian trattoria offers dishes like risotto funghi, gnocchi with pesto, rigatoni with wild boar sauce, sliced filet mignon and wild salmon with caper sauce. Open nightly, 6 p.m.-11:30 p.m. AGO, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, 702-693-4440. Restaurateur Michael Chow is bringing his hip restaurant concept Mr. Chow, with locations already in Beverly Hills and New York, to Las Vegas. This branch of the upscale Chinese restaurant is scheduled open in Fall 2009 inside of The Harmon Hotel, Spa & Residences, which is part of MGM Mirage’s CityCenter project now under construction in the heart of the Strip.
Spago Names New Partners
Continuing with its philosophy of offering opportunity to grow within the company, the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group has named executive chef Eric Klein and general manager Oded Talmor associate partners of Spago Las Vegas. For more than a decade, Klein has been recognized and honored for his creative culinary skills, using his European background and influences to craft innovative menus and enhance the true flavors of ingredients. Klein joined the group in 1997 when he was named sous tournant for Spago Beverly Hills and later promoted to executive sous chef. Klein left Spago in August 2003 to take on his first business enterprise and head chef position at Maple Drive in Beverly Hills, but returned to Las Vegas a few years later to launch SW Steakhouse at the Wynn Las Vegas. After taking his talents to Bellagio, as executive chef of Fix, Klein rejoined the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group in 2007 as executive chef at Spago Las Vegas. Oded Talmor follows Puck's philosophy of genuinely and humbly satisfying guests' needs and pampering locals and tourists alike to ensure each visit to Spago is memorable. Talmor became a part of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group in 2003 when he joined Postrio as a manager. He was later promoted to assistant general manager and remained at Postrio until 2005 when he was promoted to general manager at Spago. A native of Israel, Talmor relocated to Las Vegas in 2002 and completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Spago, Caesars Palace, Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-369-6300.
Fall for All
Roy's is offering a fall prix-fixe menu, which will be available through December 31. For a first course, diners have the option of roasted corn and sweet potato chowder; prosciutto wrapped tiger shrimp and goat cheese polenta; or grilled Japanese miso eggplant salad served with a balsamic vinaigrette. Choices for the second course include Island style braised pork roast served with gingered applesauce; hibachi grilled salmon glazed with "Crab Dynamite," served with sesame and chive butter sauce; braised beef short ribs; and spicy Asian pepper and lemongrass sirloin steak served with a cognac and cream peppercorn sauce. For dessert, guests decide between a strawberry and white chocolate cobbler and Roy's Melting Hot Chocolate Soufflé. The cost is $35 per person (tax and gratuity not included). This menu is available at the Roy's locations at 620 E. Flamingo Rd. and 8701 W. Charleston Blvd.
AJ's Steakhouse, a classic restaurant in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, is closing its doors after 10 successful years at midnight on Saturday, December 13. As a farewell, AJ's invites guests to "Dine Like Its 1999" with menu items priced equivalent to the time the restaurant opened in 1999. Entrées such as the 20-ounce New York Strip or the 2.5 pound Maine lobster with a variety of sides from which to choose will cost up to 25 percent less than the 2008 cost. For example, the $44 New York Strip is now priced at $33, as it was in 1999. In appreciation for the support throughout the years from Las Vegas locals and visitors, AJ's has brought back its trademark grand piano for local pianist Peter Radd to play signature tunes from the 1960s on Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m.-11 p.m. Fine cuisine prepared in the gleaming open kitchen has included ahi tuna, seared foie gras and Guinness-braised beef short ribs served with garlic potato purée, pearl onions and sage. AJ's Steakhouse, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-693-5500.
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