Five-time James Beard award winner chef Todd Englishis turning his great taste to a new corner of the hospitality industry with the opening of The English Hotel in Las Vegas.Thegourmet guru exclusively chatted with DailyMailTV about his latest endeavor and how he took inspiration from healthy Blue Zone cuisine to create decadent dishes fit for Sin City at his hotel's hip new culinary hot spot, The Pepper Club.Now that the hotel is 'open and thriving', Todd and the English Hospitality Group have their sights set on expanding into other cities like Miami and New York.
Checking in:Chef Todd English exclusively dished to DailyMailTV about his new endeavor, The English Hotel, a first-of-its-kind boutique space off the Las Vegas strip 'It's got a little hip factor to it.
It's got a little vibe factor to it. It's got some classic touches in the décor, yet it's also modern and sexy, and has a sort of a, I want to say, boutique-y European feel,' Todd reveals.The English Hotelis located in the bustling Las Vegas Arts District, just off the strip, and its cornerstone is - of course - a hot new restaurant. 'It's a fun mix,' Todd says of The Pepper Club. 'Throughout my career, I love, love, love Japanese cooking and I always wanted to sort of blend what I also love and kind of my heart and soul of what I do is Mediterranean cooking.'I decided, well, let's throw them in the same pot and see how it comes out and so far, it's been so much fun and we're getting rave reviews,' he gushes. 'It's got a little hip factor to it.
It's got a little vibe factor to it. It's got some classic touches in the décor, yet it's also modern and sexy, and has a sort of a, I want to say, boutique-y European feel,' Todd reveals.
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