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Gjelina Heads to Vegas: L.A.’s Iconic Farm-to-Table Darling to Open at the Venetian

The beloved Los Angeles restaurant known for wood-fired pizzas, seasonal vegetable dishes, and its unshakable ethos lands at the Venetian on December...

16.12.2024 5

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Simon Kim Made F1 Week in Vegas the Ultimate Homecoming Bash

Nothing is safe from Vegas’ need to elevate everything into a pageant.

25.11.2024 6

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It’s Official: Atomix Is Still North America’s Top Restaurant

The annual World’s 50 Best Restaurants ceremony is about honoring the avant-garde and celebrating those who ignore boundaries and create their own...

06.06.2024 10

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How JP and Ellia Park Brought Korean Food to the Forefront of Fine Dining

Junghyun and Ellia Park moved from Seoul to New York City 12 years ago, right after they got married. They relocated because Junghyun, who goes by...

29.05.2024 20

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How Joel Montaniel Helps Restaurants Find and Keep Their Best Customers

“Restaurants are a sanctuary and a place that can remind us all that we are all human," SevenRooms CEO Joel Montaniel tellsl Observer.

17.05.2024 20

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Kendall Jenner, LeBron James & More A-Listers Descend on Miami as Hospitality Shifts Into Overdrive for F1 Weekend

For the hospitality industry, there might be no greater intersection of power and influence than Formula 1 weekend in Miami. This is an annual...

06.05.2024 10

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Liwei Liao Has Changed How Restaurants Think About Fish

Fish is in Liwei Liao ’s blood. “When we moved from Taiwan to New York, we lived three or four blocks away from Central Park, and that’s...

15.04.2024 10

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Alan Yau, Bobby Flay and More Culinary Powerhouses Raise the Stakes in Vegas

Recent high-profile debuts in Vegas include some of the most delicious Chinese food the city has ever seen, pasta that’s worth a detour and a fresh...

21.03.2024 5

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Scarr Pimentel Takes His New York Pizza Story Around the World

Scarr Pimentel is on a journey. He recently spent a week in Dubai, where he’s working on a spring pop-up and in discussions with investors about...

12.03.2024 6

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Behind the Scenes of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival With Mashama Bailey, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and More

“I’m not a huge fan of these events,” chef Mashama Bailey told the crowd during her South Beach Wine & Food Festival dinner at the Eden...

26.02.2024 40

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Fariyal Abdullahi Is Making a Difference With Her Mission-Driven Cooking

The most significant moments in life don’t always take your schedule into consideration—just ask Fariyal Abdullahi . At 10:23 a.m. on January...

22.02.2024 30

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Inside Miami’s Hottest Restaurant Openings

Given that this is the middle of the Miami social season, plenty of prominent chefs are busy introducing or reintroducing restaurants to discerning...

13.02.2024 6

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Wolfgang Puck Debuts Caramá in Las Vegas—And Gears Up for So Much More

Legendary chef Wolfgang Puck celebrated the 40th anniversary of Spago in 2022 and the 40th anniversary of Chinois in 2023, but he’s still...

08.02.2024 10

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At the Pegasus World Cup, a Glamorous Horse Race Comes With a Side of David Grutman’s Hospitality

“It’s an amazing day party with gambling,” Belinda Stronach, chairwoman and CEO of 1/ST , told Observer as she was getting ready for her ...

29.01.2024 5

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Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick Make a Blockbuster Deal to Take Marea Worldwide

Major Food Group co-founders Jeff Zalaznick, Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi are going on a shopping spree. As for what they’re looking to acquire?...

28.01.2024 10

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Chef Daniel Boulud Bets Big on New York and L.A.

Chef Daniel Boulud has built a verifiable restaurant empire, with eateries in Florida, Canada, the Bahamas, Dubai and Singapore. You can eat his...

17.01.2024 6

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Simon Kim Wants Coqodaq to Be the Undisputed Champion of Fried Chicken

Simon Kim will open New York “fried chicken cathedral” Coqodaq on Friday, January 12, and he sees an even bigger market opportunity than he...

11.01.2024 6

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L.A.’s Best New Restaurant Openings of the Year

The vastness and diversity of food in Los Angeles is unlike what you’ll find in any other American city. When you look at the top L.A....

25.12.2023 10

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Mario Carbone on Opening Chateau ZZ’s, Major Food Group’s First Mexican Restaurant

“This is definitely a signature Major Food Group project,” Mario Carbone tells Observer of the hospitality company’s latest venture....

21.12.2023 20

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Jeffrey Soffer’s Fontainebleau Las Vegas Is an Instant Classic

Jeffrey Soffer debuted his highly anticipated Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino-resort with a glamorous grand opening party on Wednesday night...

14.12.2023 9

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Award-Winning Chef Tyson Cole Makes His West Coast Debut With Uchi L.A.

Tyson Cole opened the original Uchi , with its non-traditional expression of high-end Japanese food, in Austin, Texas, 20 years ago. Since then,...

06.12.2023 4

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At ZZ’s, Major Food Group Creates Its Most Opulent and Exclusive Space Yet

ZZ’s , the members club that Major Food Group’s Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick debuted in mid-November 2023, is an...

05.12.2023 10

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