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Johnathan L. Wright
Johnathan L. Wright joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a restaurant reporter in March 2022. Before that, he covered the emerging food and drink scene in Northern Nevada, with frequent trips west to write about the California wine country. Johnathan is a native of Honolulu, where he attended the Punahou School. Johnathan has a B.A. in art history from Yale University and an M.A. in journalism from the University of Nevada.
The Calico Ridge retail center lies in an affluent developing area of east Henderson, on the way to Lake Las Vegas.
The menu, from an L.A. restaurant group with a Michelin star, features hamachi, bluefin, albacore, kanpachi, unagi and more.
The recognition comes from a highly regarded pizza guide based in Italy that annually ranks the best pizzerias around the world.
One of the spots is being opened by a chef who celebrates traditional masa making. Another marks the return of an eatery that closed during the pandemic.
The pizzeria, which has been named among the best in Nevada and the best in the United States, is renovating an existing space in Henderson.
The allegations variously involve counterfeit sauces, scantily clad dancers, trademark infringement, menus gone rogue and more.
The hall opened in the UnCommons development across 18,000 square feet with 15 purveyors, two terraces and an indoor-outdoor bar.
The whimsical ‘80s- and ‘90s-themed restaurant in the former Aureole at Mandalay Bay features retro dishes and décor.
The Strip residency represents a homecoming of sorts for Alon Shaya, who interned in Vegas, apprenticed in Italy and made his name in Italian restaurants in the U.S.
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The chef, who owns a global hospitality group with more than 30 restaurants, will take over a space that once bore his mentor’s name.
The shop also offers beer, Champagne, cigars, and wine and cocktail tastings led by certified sommeliers.
For the second year in a row, the Oscars of the food world did not recognize the Vegas finalist in the Best Chef: Southwest category.
Las Vegas had more honorees than any other city on Yelp’s list of top 100 sushi spots in the United States. The list includes Chinatown and Henderson restaurants.