Vibrant talavera tiles and massive, hand-painted murals add color and energy to the restaurant, which has numerous historical accents, including a monumental bar. “Now, more than ever - with COVID - people want to eat outdoors,” said Derek Silberstein, Hakkasan’s executive vice president of food and beverage. Some of the seating, at tables and in lounge areas, actually is on a beachlike feature to reflect the “toes in the sand” environs of operator Hakkasan Group’s original location in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.
It’s perhaps most evident in the Mexican restaurant Casa Calavera, which has an expansive outdoor section. The focus on the outdoors fits with the overarching theme of the hotel, which is a stylized reflection of its desert environment. “We’ve built this ecosystem, and it all works together,” said Richard “Boz” Bosworth, president and CEO of hotel owner JC Hospitality, during a media preview on March 15. When it opens March 25, five of the resort’s eight major restaurants will border the event lawn and pool area and will be accessible from its winding outdoor promenade. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) it comes to its restaurants, Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is looking outward. Nobu general manager Bryan Shinohara discusses the new version of Nobu at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
