Hit up Carnevino Italian Steakhouse — Chef Mario Batli’s restaurant — for the best cuts of meat in town. He also owns Enoteca Otto. He’s famous for the TV show, “Molto Mario.”
Wolfgang Puck’s Spago is his most famous restaurant, known among others for its delectable meatloaf. This celebrity chef has plenty of Hollywood friends to spread the word of his cooking skills. He has four restaurants in Las Vegas — Spago, Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill, Postrio and Lupo.
The top judge on “Top Chef,” Tom Colicchio has two Sin City steakhouses — CraftSteak in the MGM Grand and the more casual Heritage Steak in the Mirage. Food at both is tasty.
The star of “Kitchen Nightmares” TV show has three restaurants in Sin City — Gordon Ramsay Steak, Gordon Ramsay BurGR and Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill. Gordon Ramsay Steak, inside the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino is our favorite, and usually has a line out the door.
Buddy V is one of just two celebrity chefs on this list who owns just one Las Vegas restaurant. Buddy V’s Ristorante at the Palazzo Las Vegas is best known for his desserts. On TV he is known for his show, “Cake Boss,” on TLC. The restaurant also serves Italian fare and fresh-baked bread, but the desserts are what shine.
Giada De Laurentiis, who often appears on “The Today Show,” has a restaurant — Giada — at the Cromwell Hotel. They do excellent personal pizzas, handmade pasta and family sauce recipes she is famous for.
One of the original celebrity chefs on TV, Emeril has four restaurants in Las Vegas: Emeril’s New Orelans Fish House, Lagasse’s Stadium, Table 10 and Delmonico Steakhouse.
The chef behind TV shows “Chopped” and “23 Hour Restaurant Battle,” Scott Conant is the darling of the food networks. He has two eateries in town — Scarpetta and D.O.C.G. Both are excellent. The first is known for its pizzas, the latter for its delightful pasta dishes.
Food Network star Bobby Flay has two restaurants in Las Vegas — Mesa Grill, pictured here, and Bobby Burger Palace. Although Flay is best known for his skills as a grill master, the tamales at Mesa Grill are pretty tasty.
Guy Fieri is one of just two celebrity chefs on this list with just one Las Vegas eatery. Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen & Bar does mixed-review comfort food inside a huge restaurant in the LINQ, a new $500-million development next to The Quad Casino Resort.
