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Originally Posted by Mr. V

FWIW, Jaleo, a restaurant in the newly-opened Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas, serves Spanish food / tapas and is a huge success.

Tapas are taking the culinary world by storm, and it's about time.

See: http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2...ne-rides-high/

I'm witnessing this incoming storm first hand. This is the third restaurant I've been at the helm of. I started all of them from a similar foundation. Each were distressed or abandon during a recession. Now 10 months old and things are taking off rather fast around here. I visit with as many Tavern 27 guests as I can. I'm frequently amazed by the extreme enthusiasm in their responses.

Tavern 27 has put an Americana twist on Tapas. The closest thing on our menu to Spanish food is a bowl of olives. I point this out because it is my observation that the attraction to Tapas is more likely the "small plate" approach to dinning. People seem to be enjoying the flow of smaller artistic dishes and the subsequent conversation created. I have had several guest compare their dinning experience at Tavern 27 to that of being a judge on Top Chef. Or maybe it's the Great wine