Aria
A Small Bite
Heart and Sole
Aria offers three multi-course dinners for lovers in February
January 19th, 2012
The way to your lover’s heart is through his or her stomach. Or so says Aria, which will present three signature seasonal tasting menus throughout the property in February. And each is less than $100 per person, allowing you to spoil your lover to your heart’s—and wallet’s—content. Read more »
Lighten Up!
Five healthful vegan and vegetarian dishes for a fresh start in 2012
January 12th, 2012
Bacon will never fall out of fashion (at least not in my book), but the time is nigh for vegetables to have their moment in the spotlight. Vegan and vegetarian options are becoming common fixtures on restaurant menus around town, and gone is the notion that they look and taste like bowls of bird food. Read more »
Design
Best Spot to See a Performance
Haze Nightclub
December 22nd, 2011
Haze Nightclub routinely books the A-List of performers and DJ lineups. Drake, Usher, David Guetta, Tiësto—each has taken a spin in the DJ booth or at the very least danced upon it. Read more »
Events
Best New House Night
In the House Fridays at Haze
December 22nd, 2011
Haze put that booth to good use when it launched its weekly event, In the House Fridays, over Labor Day Weekend. Read more »
Dishing
Slow-Poached Organic Farm Egg, Sage
October 27th, 2011
Dip a piece of the toasted bread through the truffles and the foam, making sure to hit the bottom to soak up some of the luscious egg, and enjoy one of the most decadent bites this season. Read more »
Diner's Notebook
Seeing stars, a table for 150, more food fests and faster fast food
October 6th, 2011
Wow, time sure flies. Food & Wine magazine’s All-Star Weekend is already upon us this year, Oct. 21-23 at Aria and the Bellagio. This year, there will be six events in all, some with limited availability. We’re guessing the Champagne and Caviar Brunch, hosted by Food & Wine contributing editor Anthony Giglio with brunch favorites from Top Chef Season 5 winner Hosea Rosenberg, will go fast. Read more »
The Strip
The Colossus of CityCenter
September 1st, 2011
MGM Resorts International has submitted plans to the county for a new Las Vegas Boulevard marquee sign for the Aria hotel-casino. The renderings show a sign of staggering size. At 260 feet, it’s as tall as a 20-story building. It’s 65 feet wide—about as wide as the Cosmopolitan’s sign is tall. Its depth is a slim 15 feet. Framed in steel and capped by the Aria logo, the sign features digital LED displays on both sides, each more than 155 feet tall and containing as many as 3 million pixels. Read more »
Dishing
Yellowtail Crunch at Union
September 1st, 2011
Light Group executive chef Brian Massie binds diced, fresh yellowtail tuna with Kewpie Japanese mayonnaise, masago (Icelandic “flying fish” roe), crispy fried tempura for texture and S&B La-Yu chili oil. The round fish balls are deposited atop a fried wonton disk to make it finger-lickin’-friendly. Read more »
Diner's Notebook
Show dining at Aria, a tasteful jaunt, a noodle find and the British are coming
August 25th, 2011
If you’ve been hankering to dine upscale at one of Aria’s heavy hitters, there is good news: The resort is offering early evening menus and Viva Elvis show packages in eight of its best restaurants—American Fish, Blossom, Jean-Georges Steakhouse, Julian Serrano, Lemongrass, Sage, Sirio and Union. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Bartender’s Choice
Il Postino—As served at Sage Restaurant in Aria, $14
August 25th, 2011
Ask a serious bartender or mixologist to name their favorite spirit and they might cite the obscure new issue from some micro-distillery’s latest heritage grain, a recently rediscovered French liqueur or perhaps an Italian amaro such as Fernet Branca or Averna. But ask them for their favorite cocktail and nine out of 10 will just say, “Negroni.” Read more »
