Michael Symon Now Serves Mexican Dishes at Mabel’s BBQ

PALMS — Chef and former co-host of The Chew Michael Symon now serves tacos and tamales made from scratch in addition to his smokehouse dishes at Mabel’s BBQ. The tacos feature house-made tortillas stuffed with pork shoulder, smoked chicken, beef brisket, or a vegetarian option with smoked mushrooms with avocado, cilantro, and crema. Mabel’s also offers the ‘Merican with a classic hard shell taco with ground beef, pico de gallo, and jack cheese. The homemade masa and steamed cornhusk tamales come in options such as the KC BBQ brisket tamale with mustard, tomato, and paprika. Other options include the smoked chicken tamale with salsa verde, jalapeno, roasted garlic and tomato; pork shoulder tamale; and the vegetarian option comes with Monterey Jack cheese, jalapeno, and smoked poblano peppers. The venue also has guacamole and chips made in house. [EaterWire]

GRAND CANAL SHOPPES — Minus5 Ice Experience goes through a renovation its 1,000-square-foot space made up of 100 tons of ice from Canada and Minnesota. Twelve professional ice carvers plan to create a bar with ice columns inspired by the Venetian, a magical ice forest, and a poolside cabana with a daybed. The renovation should be completed by March 6. [EaterWire]

THE STRAT — BLVD & Main Taphouse changes into PT’s Wings & Sports & View Lounge on Sunday, March 15. [EaterWire]

WESTSIDE — Cordia Corp. plans to acquire The Blind Pig. Peter Klamka owns the restaurant and is the CEO of Cordia. Klamka says he plans to develop branded virtual restaurants out of The Blind Pig. [EaterWire]

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