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The donut stand at the Proper Eats<\/strong> food hall at the Aria Resort and Casino has a secret. Behind a false wall by the cappuccino machine at Easy Donuts<\/strong> is a secret speakeasy operating since February 4.\u00a0Encased in velvet loveseat plushness, Easy\u2019s<\/strong> — designed by Alessandro Munge of Toronto’s Studio Munge — is a low-lit bar spotlighting live music from jazz bands and solo musicians employing loop pedals.<\/p>\n

Little by little, the secret is getting out.<\/p>\n

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If you look closely, ‘S-P-E-A-K’ is spelled out between the larger letters of ‘E-A-S-Y’ in the sign at the Proper Eats donut stand. (Image: splashmags.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Easy\u2019s serves donuts and caviar (starting at $130 for 30 grams of Siberian Supreme to market price for Imperial Golden Osetra Malossol) and outrageous cocktails by mixologist Eric Hobbie. Order the Heart of the Ocean ($50) and you get a day at the beach. Tequila, orgeat, lime, blueberry, and a black sea salt foam combine inside a bowl of San Diego seashells. It\u2019s served on a slab of boardwalk with a dry ice fog mixed with coconut oil to smell like suntan lotion.<\/span><\/p>\n

“What we created with Easy’s was an intimate, cool cocktail lounge,” Andy Masi, <\/strong>founder and CEO of Clique Hospitality, told thrillist.com. <\/em><\/p>\n

\"Easy's
Easy’s, the speakeasy hidden behind a doughnut shop, serves doughnuts and caviar. (Image: eatervegas.com<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clique created not only Proper Eats but also the similarly disguised Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails <\/strong>speakeasy at the Cosmopolitan. There, behind the janitor door of a functioning 1950s-syle barbershop, hides a Prohibition-style whiskey bar.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no password to get into Easy\u2019s. Just look for the velvet rope. But reservations are a good idea, since it seats only 42 with a capacity of 75.<\/p>\n

Easy Donuts is a fully functioning eatery, by the way. It features specialty donuts with sprinkles or fruit fillings, croissants, quiches, and sandwiches. But only by day. After 6 p.m., any pastries behind the glass are for display purposes only.<\/p>\n

Comings & Goings<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The owners of the Splash Fresca Bar <\/strong>— which opened last December at the Flamingo and is soon to debut a second location at the Venetian\u2019s Grand Canal Shoppes — are apparently opening an eatery. According to paperwork discovered and reported by the website whatnowvegas.com,<\/em> Tony Ravelo<\/strong> and his Splash Fresca partner, Matt Pinal,<\/strong> are planning to introduce Michos Tacos<\/strong> at Resorts World. There were two Michos Taco Shops in San Diego until relatively recently. Both closed.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas restaurateur Patric Yumul <\/strong>and Michelin-starred Chef Michael Mina<\/strong> are behind a food hall called The Sundry,<\/strong> coming to the upscale UnCommons development in southwest Vegas. Set to open this spring, it will include two full-service restaurants and a dozen other food and drink stations, plus a common kitchen (with chef\u2019s table), a central bar, a communal dining area, and outdoor spaces.<\/p>\n

One of the two restaurants is Mizunara,<\/strong> a Vegas outpost of chef Shotaro Kamio<\/strong>\u2019s Berkeley, Calif. temaki bar, which features traditional and modern sushi hand rolls. The other is B.S. Taqueria<\/strong> from Chef Ray Garcia,<\/strong> who also owns \u00a1Viva! in Resorts World. Featuring madcap taco combos such as clam and lardo, it’s a revival of the renown downtown LA taqueria that Garcia closed in 2019. (Originally, UnCommons planned to host La Mardina,<\/strong> a plant-based taqueria from Michelin-starred chef Dominque Crenn,<\/strong> but those plans fell through.)<\/p>\n

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