The Lost Spirits Distillery Chef With Big Ideas Is Debuting a New Sky-High Dinner Experience

Dinner at 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. | Janna Karel Plus, a new brunch spot opens in the southwest and a legendary Vegas restaurant closes To call Taylor Persh’s former endeavor a “restaurant” seems a disservice. Her 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea dinners at the Lost Spirits Distillery blurred the lines between dinner party and theater. Taking inspiration from the Jules Verne novel of the same name, she developed a multi-course menu with small bits of sea urchin pressed into a ceramic mouth and braised octopus tentacles skewered on sabers. Servers moved around the communal dining table with choreographed precision — often evoking something out of The Menu. And the highlight of the whole experience was a sequence choreographed to Leonard Cohen in which chef Persh butchered a whole roasted pig. The $300 dinner was one of the surreal elements at the Lost Spirits Distillery, which closed in April. But Persh is back and embracing a new theme at a pop-up in the sky atrium of Palms Casino Resort. Inspired by ancient Greco-Roman theater, Persh will launch a nine-course dinner called ‘Story of a Muse’ in the sky atrium of Palms Casino Resort’s Nove Italiano space on the 52nd floor starting on August 30. The twenty seatings of twenty people each will be held every Friday and Saturday from August 30th through September 28th, at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $300 per person with an optional wine pairing for $125 and a non-alcoholic pairing for $100. Tickets are available now and selling @cheftaylorpersh on Instagram and at storyofamuse.com. Snooze Opens a New Southwest Location The breakfast, lunch, and brunch spot known for its monthly-themed pancake flights opens a new location this month. Snooze A.M. Eatery hosts its grand opening on Wednesday, August 28 at 6415 South Durango Drive near the intersection of Sunset Road and Durango Drive. The Denver-based restaurant serves breakfast favorites like pineapple upside down and strawberry shortcake pancakes, Benedicts with parmesan-panko crab cake, habanero pork belly breakfast fried rice, and breakfast sandwiches, omelets, and tacos. Legendary Picasso Is Closed Chef Julian Serrano opened Picasso in 1998. Now, 25 years later, Serrano announced his upcoming retirement, stepping away from Lago and closing the storied Picasso restaurant. Its last day of service was Saturday, August 17. Picasso was the first Las Vegas restaurant to receive a James Beard Award nomination for Best New Restaurant and one of only two restaurants in the city to receive two Michelin stars. The restaurant inside the Bellagio became one of the first landmark restaurants on the Strip, often credited with raising the city’s dining profile to what it is today. La Cave Finishes Its Remodel and Reopens La Cave Wine & Food Hideaway at Wynn Las Vegas, reopens on Wednesday, August 21 with a broad transformation of the main dining area and the addition of a contemporary bar in the garden room. La Cave will be open Monday through Thursday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. La Cave’s brunch will served every Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lavo Will Reopen This Fall With a Fresh Look Lavo Italian Restaurant is still temporarily closed for renovations. But it’s on track to reopen this fall with a terrace planted with olive and pomegranate trees and an interior refreshed with velvet drapes and a custom mural. Lavo Italian Restaurant Rendering of Lavo Italian Restaurant.