Famed Las Vegas chef returns to off-Strip Italian restaurant

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You might say chef Nicole Brisson is back where she was meant to be all along.

In June 2022, word emerged that Brisson and her business partner were opening Amari (now Amari Italian Kitchen & Wine Shop) in the UnCommons development in southwest Las Vegas. By February 2023, Brisson had parted ways with the project, telling Neon in a candid discussion that she wanted to concentrate on Brezza and Bar Zazu, the Resorts World restaurants that she still leads.

Now, the James Beard Award semifinalist and longtime Vegas culinary leader has taken the helm at Amari, returning (so to speak) to guide the team, oversee the kitchen, introduce a new seasonal menu, and renew the Italian-American spirit of the restaurant through housemade pasta, wood-fire pizzas and other Amari favorites.

“It’s the perfect time to be here,” Brisson said, explaining that an investor in the restaurant had contacted her in January about potentially taking over following some management departures. “The new menu is a chance for me to flex my Italian-American roots from upstate New York.

“It’s really been an emotional couple of few weeks. The team has been so open to learning. We are pulling together all the great things we have here to create a stronger identity.”
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