Eater Vegas - Meet the 2016 Eater Awards Nominees in Las VegasThe Las Vegas Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2016-11-11T11:00:01-08:00http://vegas.eater.com/rss/stream/133620552016-11-11T11:00:01-08:002016-11-11T11:00:01-08:00Eater Awards: Vote for the Bar of the Year in Las Vegas
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<figcaption>David English at Other Mama was the Bartender of the Year in 2015. | <a href='http://www.facebook.com/photosbyamelinda'>Amelinda B Lee</a></figcaption>
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<p>Which local bar is the winner?</p> <p id="kEjHYt">On Wednesday, Nov. 16, Eater will present the 2016 Eater Awards, our seventh annual celebration of all that's made the Las Vegas restaurant world run — and run wild — in the past 12 months. Winners will be selected on both the local and national levels, and the voting begins right now. Voting already took place for <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/7/13547662/las-vegas-restaurant-vote-eater-awards">Restaurant of the Year,</a> <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/8/13558728/las-vegas-chef-vote-eater-awards">Chef of the Year</a>, <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/9/13570834/las-vegas-restaurant-design-eater-awards-vote-2016">Stone Cold Stunner</a> and <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/10/13580996/las-vegas-off-strip-restaurant-eater-awards-vote-2016">Off-Strip Restaurant of the Year</a>. Cast your vote.</p>
<p id="RJ8wOq">Here's how the voting works: Eater editors have named nominees in Las Vegas for each of five major categories. Editors will pick winners from the nominees, and readers will vote to award one nominee in each category with a readers’ choice award. Ready to play your part? This poll will be open for 24 hours; voting irregularities will be strictly policed.</p>
<p id="fICFdN">Nominees for 2016 include <b>Montecristo Cigar Bar</b> at <b>Caesars Palace</b>, <b>Parlor Lounge</b> at the <b>Mirage</b>, <b>Clique Bar & Lounge</b> at the <b>Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas</b>, <b>Libertine Social </b>at <b>Mandalay Bay</b> and <b>Herbs & Rye</b> on the west side.</p>
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<p id="ImNmom">Note that Eater Award nominees reflect the best of what was new and newsworthy in Las Vegas restaurants over the past year (from November 2015 until October 2016). Take a look at last year’s nominees and winners <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2015/11/16/9735968/las-vegas-winners-2015-eater-awards">here</a>.</p>
<p id="uP57Ty">Bar of the Year is a new category in 2016.</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/11/13597696/eater-awards-vote-bar-las-vegasSusan Stapleton2016-11-10T11:00:01-08:002016-11-10T11:00:01-08:00Vote for Las Vegas’ Off-Strip Restaurant of The Year
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<figcaption>Other Mama oysters | Amelinda B Lee</figcaption>
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<p>Which off-Strip restaurant will come out on top?</p> <p id="kEjHYt">On Wednesday, Nov. 16, Eater will present the 2016 Eater Awards, our seventh annual celebration of all that's made the Las Vegas restaurant world run — and run wild — in the past 12 months. Winners will be selected on both the local and national levels, and the voting begins right now. Voting already took place for <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/7/13547662/las-vegas-restaurant-vote-eater-awards">Restaurant of the Year,</a> <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/8/13558728/las-vegas-chef-vote-eater-awards">Chef of the Year</a> and <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/9/13570834/las-vegas-restaurant-design-eater-awards-vote-2016">Stone Cold Stunner</a>. Next up: Off-Strip Restaurant of the Year. Cast your vote.</p>
<p id="RJ8wOq">Here's how the voting works: Eater editors have named nominees in Las Vegas for each of five major categories. Editors will pick winners from the nominees, and readers will vote to award one nominee in each category with a readers’ choice award. Ready to play your part? This poll will be open for 24 hours; voting irregularities will be strictly policed.</p>
<p id="YCZy8X">Nominees for 2016 include <b>Le Pho</b>, <b>VegeWay</b>, <b>Standard & Pour</b>, <b>Yui Edomae Sushi</b> and <b>Other Mama</b>.</p>
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<p id="ImNmom">Note that Eater Award nominees reflect the best of what was new and newsworthy in Las Vegas restaurants over the past year (from November 2015 until October 2016). Take a look at last year’s nominees and winners <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2015/11/16/9735968/las-vegas-winners-2015-eater-awards">here</a>.</p>
<p id="3AX7xQ">Off-Strip Restaurant of the Year is a new category in 2016.</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/10/13580996/las-vegas-off-strip-restaurant-eater-awards-vote-2016Susan Stapleton2016-11-09T11:00:03-08:002016-11-09T11:00:03-08:00Vote for Las Vegas’ Most Stunning Restaurant of the Year
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<figcaption>Rivea | MGM Resorts</figcaption>
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<p>What local restaurant is 2016’s stone cold stunner?</p> <p id="kEjHYt">On Wednesday, Nov. 16, Eater will present the 2016 Eater Awards, our seventh annual celebration of all that's made the Las Vegas restaurant world run — and run wild — in the past 12 months. Winners will be selected on both the local and national levels, and the voting begins right now. Voting already took place for <a target="_blank" href="http://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/7/13547662/las-vegas-restaurant-vote-eater-awards">Restaurant of the Year</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/8/13558728/las-vegas-chef-vote-eater-awards">Chef of the Year</a>. Next up: Stone Cold Stunner. Cast your vote for this year’s most stunning restaurant.</p>
<p id="RJ8wOq">Here's how the voting works: Eater editors have named nominees in Las Vegas for each of five major categories. Editors will pick winners from the nominees, and readers will vote to award one nominee in each category with a readers’ choice award. Ready to play your part? This poll will be open for 24 hours; voting irregularities will be strictly policed.</p>
<p id="YCZy8X">Nominees for 2016 include <b>Mr Chow</b>, the Chinese restaurant at Caesars Palace; <b>Beauty & Essex</b>, Chris Santos’ restaurant at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas; <b>Libertine Social</b>, Shawn McClain’s restaurant at Mandalay Bay; <b>Bottiglia</b>, the Clique Hospitality restaurant at Green Valley Ranch; and <b>Jardin</b>, Joseph Zanelli’s three-meal restaurant at Encore Las Vegas.</p>
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<p id="ImNmom">Note that Eater Award nominees reflect the best of what was new and newsworthy in Las Vegas restaurants over the past year (from November 2015 until October 2016). Take a look at last year’s nominees and winners <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2015/11/16/9735968/las-vegas-winners-2015-eater-awards">here</a>.</p>
<p id="0zlkhs">Last year, Rivea at the Delano with its views of the Strip, peering north from its perch on the 64th floor of the resort, won best design in the Eater Awards.</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/9/13570834/las-vegas-restaurant-design-eater-awards-vote-2016Susan Stapleton2016-11-08T11:00:03-08:002016-11-08T11:00:03-08:00Vote for Las Vegas’ Chef of the Year
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<figcaption>Kim Canteenwalla won Chef of the Year in 2015. | Bill Milne</figcaption>
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<p>Which local chef really stood out in 2016?</p> <p id="kEjHYt">On Wednesday, Nov. 16, Eater will present the 2016 Eater Awards, our seventh annual celebration of all that's made the Las Vegas restaurant world run — and run wild — in the past 12 months. Winners will be selected on both the local and national levels, and the voting begins right now. Next up: Chef of the Year. Cast your vote for this year’s top chef below.</p>
<p id="RJ8wOq">Here's how the voting works: Eater editors have named nominees in Las Vegas for each of five major categories. Editors will pick winners from the nominees, and readers will vote to award one nominee in each category with a readers’ choice award. Ready to play your part? This poll will be open for 24 hours; voting irregularities will be strictly policed.</p>
<p id="YCZy8X">Nominees for 2016 include <b>Daniel Krohmer</b> at <b>Other Mama</b>, who is getting national attention for an off-Strip restaurant; <b>Khai Vu</b>, who opened <b>Le Pho</b>; <b>Roy Ellamar</b>, a locals’ favorite chef who opened <b>Harvest</b> at the <b>Bellagio</b>;<b> Rick Moonen</b>, nominated for Best Chef: West by the James Beard Foundation in 2016 for his work at <b>RM Seafood</b> and <b>Rx Boiler Room</b> at <b>Mandalay Place</b>; and <b>Jake Dieleman</b>, who is carrying on Kerry Simon’s legacy at <b>Standard & Pour</b> in Henderson.</p>
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<p id="ImNmom">Note that Eater Award nominees reflect the best of what was new and newsworthy in Las Vegas restaurants over the past year (from November 2015 until October 2016). Take a look at last year’s nominees and winners <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2015/11/16/9735968/las-vegas-winners-2015-eater-awards">here</a>.</p>
<p id="0zlkhs">Last year, Chef of the Year Kim Canteenwalla went from chef on the Strip to opening two restaurants off the Strip. Honey Salt led the charge and won a Restaurant of the Year Award from Eater Vegas three years ago, followed by Andiron Steak & Sea at Downtown Summerlin.</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/8/13558728/las-vegas-chef-vote-eater-awardsSusan Stapleton2016-11-07T11:00:03-08:002016-11-07T11:00:03-08:00Vote for Las Vegas’ Restaurant of the Year
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<figcaption>Andiron Steak & Sea | Bill Milne</figcaption>
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<p>Which restaurant in the Las Vegas will come out on top?</p> <p id="dx6rqW">On Wednesday, Nov. 16, Eater will present the 2016 Eater Awards, our seventh annual celebration of all that's made the Las Vegas restaurant world run — and run wild — in the past 12 months. Winners will be selected on both the local and national levels, and the voting begins right now. First up: Restaurant of the Year. Cast your vote for this year’s top restaurant below.</p>
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<p id="RJ8wOq">Here's how the voting works: Eater editors have named nominees in Las Vegas for each of five major categories. Editors will pick winners from the nominees, and readers will vote to award one nominee in each category with a readers’ choice award. Ready to play your part? This poll will be open for 24 hours; voting irregularities will be strictly policed.</p>
<p id="YCZy8X">Nominees for 2016 include <b>Beauty & Essex</b> at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, <b>Costa di Mare</b> at Wynn Las Vegas, <b>Herringbone</b> at Aria, <b>Libertine Social </b>at Mandalay Bay and <b>Morimoto</b> at the MGM Grand. Note that for Restaurant of the Year, only restaurants on the Strip were included. Don't worry, off-Strip restaurants have their own poll on Thursday.</p>
<p id="ImNmom">Note that Eater Award nominees reflect the best of what was new and newsworthy in Las Vegas restaurants over the past year (from November 2015 until October 2016). Take a look at last year’s nominees and winners <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2015/11/16/9735968/las-vegas-winners-2015-eater-awards">here</a>.</p>
<p id="GFZo1M">Last year, <b>Andiron Steak & Sea</b> at Downtown Summerlin walked away with Restaurant of the Year award. The concept from Elizabeth Blau and Kim Canteenwalla brings a steakhouse to the new Downtown Summerlin on the west side of Las Vegas. Fans have raved about the menu at Andiron Steak & Sea that offers Strip-quality fare to the "suburbs."</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/7/13547662/las-vegas-restaurant-vote-eater-awardsSusan Stapleton