Guy Savoy
Scene Stirs
Brown Spirits, A Cocktail Fest, and the Velveteen Rabbit Lives
February 21st, 2013
• Ealanta, the newest private-edition release from Glenmorangie, rolled out in Las Vegas on February 13 at an invite-only tasting in the Laundry Room, the speakeasy at Commonwealth. Read more »
New Year's Dishing
Guy Savoy
December 20th, 2012
Want to feel like a VIP at any party you roll into on New Year’s Eve? Dine at Restaurant Guy Savoy first. Read more »
Best French
Guy Savoy
October 11th, 2012
If Robuchon is a classic design, then this restaurant—a mezzanine-level cathedral room by Jean-Michel Wilmotte, who also did parts of the Louvre—is resolutely French. Read more »
Diner's Notebook
Uncork’d astounds, Savoy innovates and the gastropub/brunch trends continue
May 24th, 2012
This year’s Vegas Uncork’d, the annual food fest sponsored by Bon Appetite magazine, was by all accounts the best attended and the most successful one to date. Dozens of events were held, with the biggest being the Grand Tasting, held at the Garden of the Gods, an insane party with 77 participating restaurants and wineries. Read more »
Dishing
Artichoke Black Truffle Soup, Restaurant Guy Savoy
January 5th, 2012
One of chef Guy Savoy's signature dishes, this warming and hearty soup is rich, silky and earthy. Read more »
Night-lites
XS, Tryst employees donate $171,000 worth of toys to 98.5 KLUC Morning Zoo's annual drive
December 15th, 2011
Employees from XS and Tryst marched into a local Walmart on Dec. 7 and liberated nearly every toy on the shelf. Read more »
Best Restaurant (On Strip)
Guy Savoy
October 13th, 2011
Chef Savoy has a son here, Franck, who is now director of food and beverage at Caesars Palace, home to this palace of gastronomy. As a result, the renowned chef comes to visit us often, which gives his restaurant better quality and consistency than those owned by his rivals. Read more »
Best Dish
Pintade en Papillotte at Guy Savoy
October 13th, 2011
Pintade, Guinea fowl, is delicate, plump and flavorful—yet few chefs use it, let alone give it the royal treatment. Closer to a partridge than a chicken, it is native to North America, but demand for it is low, and the price prohibits it from most menus. But chef Guy Savoy loves game, and serves game birds throughout fall. Read more »
Chef Profile
Diamond of the Kitchen
Guy Savoy protégé Mathieu Chartron leads one of Las Vegas’ top French kitchens; someday his family’s truffle legacy will lead him home.
August 11th, 2011
Running a hot kitchen that puts out precise haute cuisine bearing the name of a famous French chef is enough to make anyone age prematurely. So one would think that the chef running the kitchen at Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace would be a foreboding figure, maybe a little gray at his temples, with his brow permanently furrowed, rather than the fresh-faced, 24-year-old Mathieu Chartron. Read more »
Feature
7 Great Meals
From downtown pancakes to a fancy porterhouse feast, our food critic shares his best of 2010
January 6th, 2011
I ate wonderfully this year, so it was tough to narrow down my favorite meals to seven. Each of the ones I’ve chosen (in no particular order) was unforgettable in its own way, and no two were alike. Most of the dishes are available year-round, except for what I ate at Guy Savoy, a fall menu, and at Switch Steak, a special-occasion dinner. Read more »
