After four years of increasing hype and sold-out popularity in Las Vegas, New York, Miami, LA and for the first time this year, San Francisco – the nation’s preeminent celebration of Asian food and cocktail culture took place in Vegas on Saturday, October 5 from 7-10PM PST and Sunday, October 6 from 11AM-2PM PST at The Cosmopolitan. The LUCKYRICE Las Vegas Night Market combined the best of LUCKYRICE, including authentic night market street food, creative chef-driven dining and Bombay Sapphire East cocktails galore – all re-imagined through a locally global lens that spotlights the exploding Asian food revolution. LUCKYRICE also brought in 8 celebrated mixologists – including Las Vegas and National People’s Choice Winner of the Bombay Sapphire Most Imaginative Bartender Competition, Rodger Gillespie. All participating mixologists served a total of 16 custom cocktails featuring the official spirit, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE East. Infused with two new Asian botanicals – Thai Lemongrass and Vietnamese Black Peppercorn – Bombay Sapphire East is the perfect spirit to pair with the variety of Asian flavor profiles throughout the festival.
On Sunday, October 6, Top Chef Masters Susur Lee and Bombay Sapphire East hosted a Luckyrice Dim Sum and Mah-Jong Bloody Mary Brunch, where Cantonese-inspired dishes were offered to guests while they designed their own signature Bloody Mary with Asian ingredients among playful rounds of Mah-Jong for both the beginners and pros!
“We are excited to bring some of our favorite Asian cuisine chefs to Las Vegas, which is already home to some of the best Asian food in America,” said LUCKYRICE Founder Danielle Chang. “So many of Las Vegas’ best Asian restaurants – from on or off the Strip – will be participating at the Night Market.”
“Our festival’s expansion taps into America’s continued and heightened interest in Asian cuisine. Coupled with increasing travel and trade, the influence of Asia has resulted in a growing consumer awareness of the multitude of cultures and flavors of the region. By highlighting flavors from Taiwan to Thailand, the LUCKYRICE Las Vegas Night Market will allow guests to “eat their way around Asia without leaving the Strip.”
The LUCKYRICE Las Vegas Night Market will combine the best of LUCKYRICE, including authentic night market street food, creative chef-driven dining and cocktails galore – all re-imagined through a locally global lens that spotlights the exploding Asian food revolution.
“We are thrilled to have BOMBAY SAPPHIRE East Gin return for the second year in a row as the official spirit of the LUCKYRICE Festival in Las Vegas, said Ned Duggan, Brand Director, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Gin. “Paying homage to the subtle, yet exotic flavors of Asia infused with Thai Lemongrass and Vietnamese Black Peppercorns, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE East pairs perfectly with each imaginative Asian dish throughout the LUCKYRICE Festival.”
Confirmed chefs include Andy Ricker (Pok Pok, Portland + New York), Brooke Williamson (The Tripel + Hudson House, Los Angeles), Cedric Vongerichten (PerrySt, New York), David Gilbert (Tuk Tuk Taproom, San Antonio), Erik Bruner-Yang (Toki Underground + Maketto, Washington, D.C.), Kristen Kish (Menton, Boston), Leah Cohen (Pig + Khao, New York), Pichet Ong (New York), Rene Ortiz (cochisuperstar, Austin), Todd English (Todd English P.U.B.).
Renown local Las Vegas participants include Aburiya Raku, Chada Thai, China Poblano, Comme Ca, Fukuburger (Colin Fukunaga), Holsteins, Kuma Snow Cream (Jet Tila), Monta Ramen, Poppy Den, STK, Strip Steak, Wicked Spoon. LUCKYRICE invited chefs to reflect the diversity of Asian food experiences in Las Vegas – whether iconic Chinatown favorites, celebrity-chef driven concepts or local interpretations of traditional dishes.
LUCKYRICE will also bring 8 celebrated mixologists who will serve a total of 16 custom cocktails featuring BOMBAY SAPPHIRE East and other spirits. We will also be serving Asahi Beer, Wines from Bordeaux, Champagne Nicholas Feuillatte and Bruce Cost Ginger Ales.
ABOUT LUCKYRICE
LUCKYRICE is a culinary marketing agency that produces the annual LUCKYRICE Festival.
From our home base in downtown Manhattan, we work with hundreds of chefs and restaurants as well as corporate and culinary partners to bring the diverse worlds of Asian culinary culture to global-minded North American consumers. The Festival currently tours to five national markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami.
LUCKYRICE Culinary Council
José Andrés, Daniel Boulud, Anthony Bourdain, Floyd Cardoz, David Chang, Susur Lee, Anita
Lo, Masaharu Morimoto, Pichet Ong, Zakary Pelaccio, Charles Phan, Eric Ripert, Marcus Samuelsson, Angelo Sosa, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Sang Yoon.
ABOUT BOMBAY SAPPHIRE EAST
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE, the fastest growing premium gin in the world, is created with a unique combination of ten hand-selected botanicals that are sourced from around the globe. Nearly twenty-five years since the introduction of BOMBAY SAPPHIRE, BOMBAY now looks East for the launch of its newest product and continues its creative and ever-evolving approach to ginmaking. Thai lemongrass and Vietnamese black peppercorn, the two new featured botanicals in BOMBAY SAPPHIRE East, awaken the palate and transport the senses to the Asian countries that inspired this exotic, modern gin. The brand’s global essence and signature vapor infusion process impart a refined and perfectly balanced taste, versatile enough for both classic cocktails and exotic recipes. Infused with imagination, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE East is a symbol of the exploration of worldly and sophisticated lifestyles.
