Six Las Vegas chefs have got been named semifinalists inwards the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards. The organizers of the nation’s to the highest degree prestigious culinary acknowledgement proclaimed their picks on Wednesday.
In the most honored subject categories, Chef Oscar Amador of Anima by EDO at The Gramercy Residences testament vie for Outstanding Chef. Kimmie and Josh Mcintosh of MILKFISH Bakeshop, a pop-up bakery, were recognized for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker.
Rounding come out the semifinalists are Steve Kestler of Aroma Latin American Cocina inwards Henderson, DJ Flores of Milpa in Spring Valley, and Brian Howard of Sparrow + Hugo Wolf in Spring Valley, all of whom were nominative as Best Chef in the Southwest category.
Finalists inwards all eatery and chef categories testament follow proclaimed on Apr 3. Winners testament be revealed at a ceremonial on June 10 in Chicago. For the good listing of 2024 semifinalists, click here.
Jon Favreau Brings ‘Chef’ Truck to Vegas, Baby!
Jon Favreau, whose book for the moving picture “Swingers” has through with(p) more for Vegas tourism since 1996 than all 10 Formula 1 races in all likelihood will, has brought the solid food truck from another of his movies, 2014’s “Chef,” to lifespan and to Vegas.
Thanks to assistance from Favreau’s mentor, friend, and co-star, LA chef Roy Choi, Chef Truck now sits off Park MGM’s casino floor, not far from Choi’s Best Friend eatery.
If you enjoyed seeing Favreau and Choi train and serve Cubano sandwiches, alimentary paste aglio e olio, and Yucca fries inward the movie, now you can buoy odor and savor them, too, though they’ll live prepared past other people.
Dining Ins & Outs
A triad of major eating house closures gives young significance to “ring come out the old.” Stack permanently shut at The Mirage on November 15. And the fact that nobody inward the Las Vegas media noticed until at present may manifest to the problems it had generating young excitement. The chophouse replaced Moongate, the gambling casino resort’s original Chinese restaurant, inwards 2006.
Koi also quiet shut on January 8, after 16 years at Planet Hollywood. And Caviar Bar at Resorts World is rebranding to Aqua Seafood & Caviar Restaurant.
Finally, Mitsuo Endo closed his Sweets Raku afters pick out and debuted Casa de Raku, a tapas and wine-colored bar, inwards the same Chinatown location. Its card offers seafood, meat, pastries, and drinks inspired past Spain.