{"id":322251,"date":"2024-06-11T11:05:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=322251"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:00:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T18:00:59","slug":"vegas-restaurant-roundup-chefs-second-mysterious-exit-vegas-beardless-again-more-openings-closings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-restaurant-roundup-chefs-second-mysterious-exit-vegas-beardless-again-more-openings-closings\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Mysterious Exit #2 for Famed Bellagio Chef, Vegas Beardless Again, More!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chef Roy Ellamar<\/strong>\u2019s surprise 2021 departure from Harvest by Roy Ellamar<\/strong> — the much-celebrated, Hawaiian-tinged fresh American dining spot he opened at the Bellagio<\/strong> six years earlier — has never been satisfactorily explained. Now, under similarly mysterious circumstances, Ellamar has left another restaurant he founded.<\/p>\n

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Renowned Vegas chef Roy Ellamar has exited his second restaurant in three years. (Image: summerlin.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ellamar brought his famed fluffy banana bread to Fine Company<\/strong> at the off-Strip Downtown Summerlin<\/strong> shopping mall with LEV Group <\/strong>last September. But now, nine months later, he\u2019s gone again.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was going in a different direction than I had wanted it to go in the beginning,\u201d the chef vaguely told Eater Vegas<\/em>. \u201cI think [LEV Group] just wanted something different than what I was willing to give. I think if you look at the menu now, you can see what I\u2019m talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vegas Stiffed (Again)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When the James Beard Awards,<\/strong> considered the Oscars for restaurants, were given out on Monday in Chicago,\u00a0\u00a0the lone Las Vegas finalist for Best Chef: Southwest didn’t win. Steve<\/strong> Kestler,<\/strong> chef-owner of Aroma Latin American Cocina,<\/strong>\u00a0lost to Rene Andrade of Bacanora in Phoenix.<\/p>\n

This makes the second consecutive year that Vegas was stiffed in the most prestigious category of the most prestigious culinary awards. Last year, Oscar Amador,<\/strong> chef-owner of Anima by EDO,<\/strong> was also a finalist who didn\u2019t win.<\/p>\n

Dining Ins & Outs<\/h2>\n
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The closing notice posted to the Chinglish Facebook page. (Image: Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chinglish Cantonese Wine Bar<\/strong> and Kosher Chinglish, <\/strong>sister Chinese restaurants that both opened in Boca Park in 2020, have now both closed.<\/p>\n

Though the closing notice posted on its Facebook page didn’t specify a reason, co-owner Ken Heck,<\/strong> speaking with the Las Vegas Review-Journal,<\/em> blamed \u201cuntenable\u201d costs and competition for skilled chefs from the Strip.<\/p>\n

Gjelina<\/strong>,<\/strong> which specializes in \u201cproduce-forward\u201d California cuisine,\u00a0will open at The Venetian<\/strong> by the year\u2019s end, according to Eater Vegas. <\/em>It will be the restaurant\u2019s third location, joining outposts in LA and New York.<\/p>\n

A new restaurant called the International Taco Company <\/strong>is about to open at 7686 Las Vegas Blvd S<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Suite 140<\/strong>, <\/strong>which is three miles south of The Strip. The new restaurant replaces the JJ Asian Foodies<\/strong> sushi bar, which has already moved to Moon World Plaza<\/strong> at 8000 W. Sahara Ave. #160.<\/p>\n

Raymyn Caf\u00e9, <\/strong>a new Korean instant noodle restaurant, is about to open at the Las Vegas North Premium Outlets<\/strong> at\u00a0855 S Grand Central Parkway.
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\nSouthern Taste Seafood,<\/strong> at 939 Empire Mesa Way in Henderson, was closed on June 7 by the Southern Nevada Health District <\/strong>for scoring 25 demerits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chef Roy Ellamar\u2019s surprise 2021 departure from Harvest by Roy Ellamar — the much-celebrated, Hawaiian-tinged fresh American dining spot he opened at the Bellagio six years earlier — has never been satisfactorily explained. Now, under similarly mysterious circumstances, Ellamar has left another restaurant he founded. 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