Ever since I made Las Vegas my permanent home a few years ago, I knew that I’d also have to find a home for Bourbon Steak, one of my most beloved concepts. I have had restaurants on the Strip for nearly three decades, but my team and I are always very specific with what restaurant we’ll open where.
We knew we needed to find the right space for Bourbon Steak and couldn’t be more excited to partner with Four Seasons Las Vegas to open this special concept. It cannot be any easier to get to if you’re a local, and for those visiting, it’s a great escape from the Strip without having to leave.
While most people think of Vegas as a transient city, there is a really strong local population who craves unique and exciting dining destinations. Our goal at Bourbon Steak is to offer a variety of experiences – live music, entertainment, parties – in addition to the menu that will keep guests coming back to try something new over and over.
Even the space itself is designed so you can create a unique dining moment each time you join us. That’s really what I love about Vegas in general. I don’t believe there’s any other city where you can have such a drastically different experience each time you come, but each one is as great as the next.
Every day our restaurants have a mix of people who have never been to one of our restaurants before and guests who are regulars, so it’s up to us to deliver an incomparable experience while also continuing to innovate and push the envelope.
Diners are getting more discerning everywhere by the day, but it’s especially true in Las Vegas where you have the best chefs from around the world bringing their ultimate dining destinations. That invigorates my team and me, and it’s what keeps us working to always evolve and improve what we’re doing.
In some ways, it reminds me of coming up in San Francisco in the 1990s. What a competitive and intense time to be a chef there! Instead of letting competition get the best of me, it just kept inspiring me seeing what others were doing and challenging me to do even more.
With years of experience under my belt, I have a confidence today that guides me, but I never stop learning and trying new things. That’s what’s really special about the world of hospitality – just when you think you’ve seen or done it all, there’s a completely new level unlocked.
Las Vegas is the ultimate playground for a chef, and I’m thrilled to bring Bourbon Steak here – and to see what the future holds!
