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Todd English’s OLIVES Bellagio Las Vegas 3600 S. Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas, NV 89109 (702) 693-7223

Hours of Operation:

Lunch: 11:00am – 2:45 p.m. Bar Menu: 3:00pm – 5:00pm Dinner: 5:00pm – 10:30pm

www.bellagio.com/restaurants/olives.aspx Todd English’s OLIVES Olives, the first restaurant of respected restaurateur and American

chef Todd English, originally opened in Charlestown, Mass., in 1989 and was the foundation on which he built his impressive career. Serving an innovative menu of interpretive Mediterranean, Olives has received numerous accolades and been continuously praised by publications including Boston Magazine, Gourmet Magazine, Nation’s Restaurant News and many others. Today, Olives is recognized as one of the nation’s prestigious dining experiences, having expanded to Las Vegas, New York, Washington D.C., and Aspen. English’s passion for cooking began at the young age of 15 when he first entered a professional kitchen. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, English refined his skills, first under Jean Jacques Rachou at New York’s La Cote Basque, then under prominent chefs at Dal Pescatore in Canneto sull’Oglio and Paraccuchi in Locando D’Angello, both in Italy.

At 25, English was asked to be executive chef of the award-

winning Northern Italian restaurant Michela’s in Cambridge, Mass, where he stayed for three years, earning credibility from culinary peers, the press and the public. In 2001, English was awarded Bon Appetit’s Restaurateur of the Year, and through his talent, ambition and hard work, he now owns and operates 17 award-winning restaurants across the country. English’s Olives at the Bellagio in Las Vegas is an experience all its own. Designed by Jeffrey Beers, the restaurant’s rich dark woods, distressed leather and warm golden hues create an intimate setting, adding a new dimension to the exuberant lifestyle of The Strip. Guests enjoy impeccable Mediterranean-inspired cuisine spearheaded by executive chef Brad Skougard. The menu encompasses high-quality seafood, house-made pastas, steaks, rotisserie dishes and brick oven pizzas, as well as a list of fine wines from around the world. The restaurant’s outdoor patio is set against the backdrop of the hotel’s well-known Lake Bellagio, providing the unique opportunity to satisfy one’s cravings while simultaneously enjoying front row seats to the fountain show. There, visitors can indulge their curiosity with a favored dish of grilled squid and octopus over a vinaigrette of chickpeas, tomatoes, toasted garlic and parsley or try the flavorsome flatbreads for which Olives is renowned.

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