Puck pondering parking perk
Wolfgang Puck is hoping Spago’s proximity to Bellagio’s North Valet, off Flamingo Road, will make it an easy visit for locals. But for those without an M Life rewards club membership, that means a minimum $21 fee, which is still a sore topic among many locals. Puck says he’s hoping to ease that pain.
“We’re probably going to do a locals’ discount on parking,” he says. “We’re talking … with the management there. We always want to give something to the locals. So we’re going to do special things for them.”
He admits free valet parking might not be possible, but is hopeful a gesture might go a long way.
“We’ll see what we can do. Even if we can get a validation for 50 percent — instead of paying $20 you pay $10 — you’ll say OK, I got something. Because everybody, rich or not so rich, everybody wants to get a good deal.”
If the chef manages to make that happen, it would be the first restaurant parking validation for any MGM Resorts International property in Las Vegas. for two or three people and we cut it in front of the customer”) and an Austrian kaiserschmarrn made with seasonal berries, as well as a dish called The Strawberry, which pairs almondsalted streusel with strawberry confit and micro basil.
The chef says once the kitchen team gets fully up to speed, “we can try to do a tasting menu, maybe seven courses or so, (so) people can get a little bit of a taste of what Spago is, the old and the new.” Until then, he encourages guests to make good use of the bar menu to sample lots of small bites in one visit.
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