The 2026 Bar & Restaurant Expo, produced by Questex Hospitality Group, concluded a highly successful milestone event in Las Vegas March 23-25, bringing together over 10,000 people across the hospitality industry for three days of education, networking, and innovation as the Expo celebrated its 40th anniversary. Centered around this year’s theme, “Every Moment Counts,” the Expo highlighted…
We’ve honestly lost track of how many years we’ve covered the Bar & Restaurant Expo in Las Vegas since I was first introduced to the event by our contributing editor, Michael Perlis. When we were consulting for bars/restaurants/wineries, I attended the classes at the expo to share what I learned with my clients and write…
Tickets Now Available for Annual Culinary Event at Palms Casino Resort April 26 LAS VEGAS, NV – Vegas Unstripped has released the finalized list of confirmed chef participants for this year’s event. The city’s celebrated chef-driven food festival will return to the Palms Casino Resort pool deck on Sunday, April 26, 2026, from 6 to…
The modern American steakhouse brings its high-energy dining experience to Napa’s luxury resort landscape in May 2026 NAPA VALLEY – Innovative Dining Group (IDG), the award-winning hospitality company behind BOA Steakhouse, Sushi Roku, and Katana, will debut BOA Steakhouse Napa in May 2026 at the newly reimagined Casa Mani Resort Napa Valley, Curio Collection by Hilton. The opening marks IDG’s first…
LAS VEGAS (Mar 3, 2026) — On the heels of a 2026 James Beard semifinalist nomination for Best Chef: Southwest, James Trees’ first independent restaurant, Esther’s Kitchen, has been named one of USA TODAY’s Best Restaurants of 2026. Opened in 2018 in what was then a low-traffic neighborhood without any other restaurants, Esther’s Kitchen has…
2025 marks the fourth year that I’ve served as a wine and spirits judge for the Proof Awards in Las Vegas. Not sure I would know that except that it’s not only been a fabulous experience sampling spirits, wines and making new friends – on the fifth year I get awarded with their black leather Proof Awards…
The Ultimate Whisky & Spirits Experience returns to Las Vegas The Universal Whisky Experience proudly welcomes you to Wynn Las Vegas | April 22–24, 2026 for an extraordinary three-day celebration of rare whisky, exceptional spirits, and the stories that define them. This iconic event brings together the world’s most sought-after pours, master distillers, and passionate…
Some years, but not all, I do a yearend roundup article listing some of my favorite wines or spirits. This year, as I just got back from wine tasting in Napa and Healdsburg, and writing all about it, I thought I’d do my article on the different spirits and cocktails I discovered this year. So,…
A few weeks ago, at the grand re-opening of D’Agostino’s Trattoria in Las Vegas, I was introduced to Fallendown Tree Vineyards proprietor and vintner Jeanne Burmeister. It was a busy night for Jeanne as her wine table was very popular. I enjoyed their award-winning and very balanced Sangiovese, Syrah and Malbec all from Monterey County,…
Last year I reviewed four bottled cocktails by Via Carota Craft Cocktail company and they were all winners: Negroni, White Negroni, Old Fashioned and Manhattan. Read that review here, and this is an excerpt: “From Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Access Live 2024 I had many opportunities to try new spirits…From the namesake…