“We are excited to bring some of our favorite Asian cuisine chefs to Las Vegas, which is already home to some of the best Asian food in America,” said LUCKYRICE Founder Danielle Chang. “So many of Las Vegas’ best Asian restaurants – from on or off the Strip – will be participating at the Night Market.”
“Our festival’s expansion taps into America’s continued and heightened interest in Asian cuisine. Coupled with increasing travel and trade, the influence of Asia has resulted in a growing consumer awareness of the multitude of cultures and flavors of the region. By highlighting flavors from Taiwan to Thailand, the LUCKYRICE Las Vegas Night Market will allow guests to “eat their way around Asia without leaving the Strip.”
“We are thrilled to have BOMBAY SAPPHIRE East Gin return for the second year in a row as the official spirit of the LUCKYRICE Festival in Las Vegas, said Ned Duggan, Brand Director, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Gin. “Paying homage to the subtle, yet exotic flavors of Asia infused with Thai Lemongrass and Vietnamese Black Peppercorns, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE East pairs perfectly with each imaginative Asian dish throughout the LUCKYRICE Festival.”
Confirmed chefs include Andy Ricker (Pok Pok, Portland + New York), Brooke Williamson (The Tripel + Hudson House, Los Angeles), Cedric Vongerichten (PerrySt, New York), David Gilbert (Tuk Tuk Taproom, San Antonio), Erik Bruner-Yang (Toki Underground + Maketto, Washington, D.C.), Kristen Kish (Menton, Boston), Leah Cohen (Pig + Khao, New York), Pichet Ong (New York), Rene Ortiz (cochisuperstar, Austin), Todd English (Todd English P.U.B.).
Renown local Las Vegas participants include Aburiya Raku, Chada Thai, China Poblano, Comme Ca, Fukuburger (Colin Fukunaga), Holsteins, Kuma Snow Cream (Jet Tila), Monta Ramen, Poppy Den, STK, Strip Steak, Wicked Spoon. LUCKYRICE invited chefs to reflect the diversity of Asian food experiences in Las Vegas – whether iconic Chinatown favorites, celebrity-chef driven concepts or local interpretations of traditional dishes.
ABOUT LUCKYRICE
LUCKYRICE is a culinary marketing agency that produces the annual LUCKYRICE Festival.
From our home base in downtown Manhattan, we work with hundreds of chefs and restaurants as well as corporate and culinary partners to bring the diverse worlds of Asian culinary culture to global-minded North American consumers. The Festival currently tours to five national markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami.
José Andrés, Daniel Boulud, Anthony Bourdain, Floyd Cardoz, David Chang, Susur Lee, Anita
Lo, Masaharu Morimoto, Pichet Ong, Zakary Pelaccio, Charles Phan, Eric Ripert, Marcus Samuelsson, Angelo Sosa, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Sang Yoon.
ABOUT BOMBAY SAPPHIRE EAST
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE, the fastest growing premium gin in the world, is created with a unique combination of ten hand-selected botanicals that are sourced from around the globe. Nearly twenty-five years since the introduction of BOMBAY SAPPHIRE, BOMBAY now looks East for the launch of its newest product and continues its creative and ever-evolving approach to ginmaking. Thai lemongrass and Vietnamese black peppercorn, the two new featured botanicals in BOMBAY SAPPHIRE East, awaken the palate and transport the senses to the Asian countries that inspired this exotic, modern gin. The brand’s global essence and signature vapor infusion process impart a refined and perfectly balanced taste, versatile enough for both classic cocktails and exotic recipes. Infused with imagination, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE East is a symbol of the exploration of worldly and sophisticated lifestyles.