A tour for the tastebuds: Dining in the Grand Canal Shoppes

To gorge or not to gorge, wait – is that really even a question? It isn’t for us. Especially when it comes to dining at the Grand Canal Shoppes inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. Home to more than 160 restaurants, shops and a whole slew of entertainment, there’s no place on the Strip quite…

A Chica’s Vision

Before she became the culinary powerhouse behind the award-winning menu at Chica inside The Venetian Resort, Chef Lorena Garcia was once a contestant on the cooking competition show, “Top Chef Masters.” Garcia was tasked with creating a pastry-type dish on a $50 budget for a 350-person poolside brunch hosted by Holly Madison. And oh yeah,…

Chef Cheveau, the Picasso of Pastries

Like Picasso and his paintings, Chef Cheveau can make a masterpiece out of any pastry that touches his hands. He’s so good at what he does, he took third place at the World Chocolate Masters. For those of you who don’t follow baking competitions with a passion, it’s the “Big Game” of the chocolate world.…

When Art Becomes Food… or is it the Other Way Around?

If you’ve heard that Las Vegas restaurants are some of the best places to eat, well, you’ve heard right. There’s an Eiffel Tower restaurant, a place to dine on “top of the world,” cheap restaurants and everything in between. And if you’re looking for one of those “unforgettable dining experiences,” look no further than Le…