This weekly update covers noteworthy restaurant openings and closings, dining news, culinary events, and entertainment news
Events
Fogo de Chão — September 10
The Fogo de Chão location at 360 E Flamingo will celebrate National Caipirinha Day with handcrafted caipirinhas and bar bites.
Priced at $39 per person, the tasting includes two caipirinhas with choices of Traditional, Strawberry Hibiscus, Mango Habanero, Passionfruit, Coconut, and Zero Proof. The cocktails will be paired with cuts of Picanha and Fraldinha and bar bites like Empanadas, Queijo Assado, and Bacon Wrapped Steak.
The tasting will be held in the Bar Fogo area at 6:30 p.m. To purchase tickets, click here.
Legacy Club — September 12
The Legacy Club at the Circa Resort & Casino will host Tequila on Top, a tequila tasting event featuring unlimited sips and views from the 60th-floor rooftop lounge.
Held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., guests can make their way through tequila tasting stations featuring Don Fulano, Patron, La Sirena, Tequila Ocho, LALO, El Cristiano, and Flecha Azul; street food bites including Elote Salad Dip with chips, Mini Chipotle Chicken Tacos, Carne Asada Skewers, Mini Mexican Veggie Bowl, Jalapeno Popper Slider, Margarita Cheesecake Mousse Shooter Cups, Churros with caramel or chocolate sauce, and Fruit Cup with Tajin; and a live DJ.
Tickets are $100 per person (plus tax). To purchase tickets, click here.
SoulBelly BBQ — September 5-6
SoulBelly BBQ Chef/Owner Bruce Kalman is taking the backyard BBQ indoors with The Big Jiggly Cookout at the Arts District location on Sept. 5-6, the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend.
Priced at $49 per person (plus tax and tip), the Labor Day Plate BBQ platter includes Smoked Prime Rib, Jalapeno Cheddar Smoked Sausage, Carolina Pulled Pork, Watermelon Salad, Smoked Tomato and Charred Corn Succotash, Ice Cream Sundae Bar, and Soulbelly BBQ Jiggly Meat Beer (21+) or soft drink.
In addition, local Las Vegas musician Nando Brown will perform live on Saturday.
Several take-home BBQ packages will be available, including a whole smoked brisket and a classic sausage six-pack. For more info and to view the offers, click here.
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Pick of the Week: Rebellion Market
Rebellion Pizza’s Rebellion Market Now Open
Five years ago, Co-Owners Ricky Lewis and Ryan Perras opened the artisanal Rebellion Pizza in the Anthem Village Center in Henderson. The longtime pizza business veterans spent several years at Pizza Rock and definitely know how to make a great pie. As a result, their first venture was so successful that in early 2025 they branched out, opening another location at 7240 West Azure Dr in Centennial. Now they have expanded again, with the opening of Rebellion Market.
Situated next to its original location in Anthem at 2540 Anthem Village Dr, an opening in the wall connects the market to the pizzeria, so guests can make their market purchases and walk through to grab a seat and enjoy one of the 28 locally brewed beers, which happens to be the largest local beer selection in Southern Nevada.
The market offers deli meats, cheese, fresh pastries and cinnamon rolls (traditional, Blueberry Streusel, and Walnut varieties), freshly baked bread, high-quality Italian DeCecco pasta, tinned fish, sauces, yeast, flour, balsamic vinegar, and about a dozen made-to-order seeded roll and focaccia sandwiches.
Ricky said, “It has a market vibe and is a specialty market unlike anything else in the area. The bread is healthier and more digestible because the flour we use has no bleach, no bromine, and no seed oils, and the dough is made from a starter with a 72-hour cold fermentation, so it has very little sugar.”
The unique sandwiches pack way more of a punch than the offerings at chain sandwich shops. My favorite is the Cheesesteak, featuring high-quality shaved ribeye, onions, and Cooper American cheese on a fresh sesame seed roll that I declare the best I’ve ever tasted. Other sandwiches include Vodka Chicken Parm with a breaded chicken cutlet, vodka sauce, and creamy stracciatella cheese; Hot Roast Beef with creamy horseradish, au jus, and provolone; Meatball Sub with four large meatballs, house marinara, melted provolone, and pecorino Romano; Roasted Veggie with portobello mushroom, eggplant, roasted red pepper, and feta; Pistachio Mortadella with pistachio pesto, Italian mortadella, and burrata; Turkey Bacon Ranch with provolone; and Caprese with pesto, tomato, fresh mozzarella and balsamic glaze.
Great deals are the day-old Sesame Roll for only $1 and Pullman Sandwich Loaf for $3. While you’re there, check out the beers. All eight taps pour local, and an additional 20 cans hail from every brewery that brews enough to supply outside accounts: Able Baker, Big Dog’s, CraftHaus, HUDL, Lovelady, Mojave, and Tenaya Creek.
Hours are Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the market and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the sandwiches. Plans are to eventually expand to 7 days a week.
Hats off to Owners Ricky Lewis and Ryan Perras for continuing to support our local breweries to such a large extent, and congrats on the opening of their new Market.
For more info, head over to rebellionpizzalv.com.
Dining News
Bagelmania Offering Special Menus for Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish delicatessen Siegel’s Bagelmania is offering various catering options for a traditional family dinner for Rosh Hashanah.
The Rosh Hashanah Family Dinner feeding 8-10 people and priced at $329.99, features traditional Jewish dishes and sides including matzo ball soup, holiday brisket with gravy, roasted chicken, choice of chopped liver or noodle kugel, potato latkes with cherry apple sauce, roasted carrots, large round challah (either plain or raisin), and choice of honey cake or black and white cookies.
Individual dinners are also available for $34.99 each with a choice of matzo ball soup, chopped liver, or noodle kugel; holiday brisket with gravy or roasted chicken; and one potato latke, roasted carrots, two slices of challah, and a black & white cookie. In addition, extra portions of brisket and roasted chicken can also be purchased by the pound, alongside classic sides and house-made desserts.
Rosh Hashanah orders must be placed online at siegelsbagelmania.com/rosh-hashanah and can be picked up from September 10 through September 13 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. They will be chilled and come with detailed reheating instructions.
Las Vegas Brewing Company Introduces New Menu
Las Vegas Brewing Company has unveiled a brand new menu at its northwest brewery location.
For plant-based diners, the menu now features the LVBC Veggie Wrap ($16) packed with garbanzo beans, spinach, avocado, roasted peppers, roasted tomatoes, red onion, red pepper hummus, and vegan mozzarella; and vegan sides and shareables such as Buffalo Cauliflower ($10) and Fried Pickles ($10).
Among the menu highlights is the Beer Cheese Fondue ($16) made with the house-brewed Electric Blonde Ale with two soft pretzel loaves; and Variety Show ($32), a shareable spread featuring a giant pretzel filled with fried cheese curds, fried pickles, and pigs in a blanket served with Cheddar Ranch, FC Sauce, grain mustard, and pickled vegetables (can add Beer Cheese Fondue for $8).
The line-up of Smashys remains on the menu, including the classic Perfect Smashy ($18), artisanal French Onion ($16), and Truffle Smashies ($17), plus vegan Smashies like The House Plant ($13) and “Steak” Plant ($15).
On Saturday and Sunday mornings, the brewery also offers Taproom Sunrise from 10 a.m. to noon, featuring breakfast items such as a Breakfast Sando ($7), Breakfast Quesadilla ($16), Brekkie Chopped Cheese ($17) and Brekkie Smashie ($14).
Pub 365 Free Football Watch Party
Football season has returned, and so has Football Watch Party all-you-can-eat and -drink deals at Pub 365.
Offered on every game day during football games at the Pub just off of the casino at Tuscany Suites & Casino, the offers include:
- unlimited draft beers and wine for $30
- unlimited premium vodka, gin, rum, tequila, whiskey, and Scotch for $45
- AYCE Food Menu with items such as Eggrolls, Boneless Wings, Korean Ribs, Sweet & Spicy Cauliflower Bites, Taquitos, Jalapeno Poppers, and Nachos for $30
- AYCE Upgrade with all of the $30 menu offerings plus items such as Chicken Sandwich, Crispy Baja Fish Tacos, Carnitas Tacos, Pulled Pork Sandwich, and Italian Meatball Sandwich for $50
All guests must order from the AYCE menu; no to-go items are allowed, and there is a 3.5-hour time limit.
For complete details of all four menu items, click here.
Recently, on the Food and Loathing Podcast
Be sure to check out Food and Loathing this week (and every week). The podcast features veteran food writer Al Mancini, along with co-host Samantha Gemini Stevens and producer Rich Johnson, as they give the lowdown on what’s new, hot, and delicious in America’s most glamorous city, as they talk with chefs, bartenders, journalists, and other experts on where to go and what to order when you get there.
We love ’em. We hate ’em. We have put together a podcast that is a dictionary definition of ‘mixed feelings.’ Al and Gemini share their thoughts about the first Michelin Awards in Las Vegas in 17 years. They also get many chefs to share their thoughts! They include: Bruce Kalman of Soulbelly BBQ, James Trees of Esther’s Kitchen, Jeremy Ford of Stubborn Seed, Joe Mikulich and Roberto Liendo of Anima by EDO, Nicolas Kalpokdjian and Yuri Szarzewski of Partage, and Victor Ratliff of COTE. And of course, a happy hour report from Happy Hour Vegas’ Andrew Morgan.
To listen, click here.
Entertainment News
iHeart Radio Music Festival 2026 — September 18-19
The iHeartRadio Music Festival will be hosted at T-Mobile Arena on the Vegas Strip.
Now in its sixteenth year and reputed to be the largest multi-genre music event anywhere, the two-day annual music festival features some of today’s biggest names across genres and formats. Hosted each September, fans can enjoy non-stop chart-topping hits, musical World Premieres, and never-before-seen collaborations from the world’s most iconic and hottest artists.
This year’s line-up includes BTS, Cardi B, Goo Goo Dolls, Kenny Chesney, Zara Larsson and Weezer on Friday night; and Benson Boone, Lainey Wilson, LE SSERAFIM, Major Lazer, Muse, and Snoop Dogg on Saturday night.
Tickets start at $159 and are available at iheart.com/music-festival.
