Las Vegas Magazine
Photo:
Christopher DeVargas
By Brock Radke
It’s hard to imagine the Strip without
Absinthe, the uproarious and edgy variety show set in the big white spiegeltent in front of Caesars Palace. The show marked its 10th anniversary in Las Vegas on April 1, and entertainment impresario Ross Mollison, who also produces
Atomic Saloon Show at The Venetian and
Opium at The Cosmopolitan, took some time to discuss
Absinthe and its colorful past and exciting future.
You reopened
Absinthe for the first time back in October and kept the show going with smaller audiences, then took a break. Now the show has been back since March 17 and it seems like Vegas audiences are really appreciative of the safe and fun experience you’re providing at Caesars Palace.
Las Vegas Magazine
By Nina King February 24, 2021
Dining with a group? Head straight to Zuma, where you’ll enjoy an energetic, “izakaya” style of dining (a Japanese izakaya is a bit like a pub with communal cuisine) that showcases cocktails, sushi and shareable items, albeit with a slightly upscale twist.
After you head up to the third level of The Cosmopolitan and get your table in the contemporary restaurant with huge windows stretching up, up, up, the first order of business is sure to be cocktails. Although Zuma has plenty of options, one of the most popular is the Burning History, where a barrel stave is lit on fire with a blowtorch, creating a fragrant smoke that is captured by an upended glass. That’s then filled with a combination of Suntory Toki whiskey, honey, yuzu, ginger and egg whites. And once this showstopper is ordered at one table, you can expect to see it at many other tables around. Not only is it intriguing to watch being created, it also beautifull
Las Vegas Weekly
The Cosmopolitan
Brock Radke Thu, Jan 14, 2021 (2 a.m.)
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas opened on December 15, 2010, and since then, more than 100 million people have walked through its doors. That’s according to a list of superlatives released this week as the resort kicks off a yearlong celebration of hitting its 10-year mark. Here’s another good one: 43 million have dined at Cosmo’s 26 restaurants.
I couldn’t possibly keep count of how many times I’ve walked through those doors or even how many meals I’ve had there over the past decade, but I’ve definitely contributed quite a bit to those numbers. So have many of my friends who also live here in Las Vegas. It might be anecdotal evidence, but it’s something we all know to be true: The Cosmopolitan is one of the, if not