FROMTOP: SPRINKLESCUPCAKES; BARBARAKRAFT; PETERHARASTYPHOTOGRAPHY
“escalivada,” or smokysauce,
andMarconaalmonds. There’s
also vegetablepaellawith
saffron rice for two, perhaps
withsorbet for dessert.
Aria
.com/dining/restaurants/
julian-serrano
SPRINKLES
CUPCAKES
THELINQHOTEL
TheLinq (formerly knownas
the Imperial Palace) offers
theHighRoller, a550-foot-
tall Ferriswheel withobserva-
tioncabinsaffording
commanding views. Ride it
and treat yourself toa vegan
red-velvet cupcake (marked
withanedible “V”)with tofu
cream frosting, served
dailyat SprinklesCupcakes.
Caesars.com/linq/restaurants/
sprinkles-cupcakes
HOLSTEIN’S
SHAKES
ANDBUNS
THECOSMOPOLITAN
OFLASVEGAS
Holstein’s, anaffordable
restaurantatTheCosmopoli-
tan, offersasimpleveganpatty:
theUrthburgerservedwith
lettuce, tomato, cucumber,
avocadoandsprouts. If you
preferyourbuns tiny, The
CosmopolitanalsooffersUrth
vegansliders.Holstein’salso
putsavegan twiston the
all-Americanburger-and-shake
meal. AmongHolstein’s
Bam-BoozledShakes, likeThe
FatBoy, theDrunkenMonkey
and, yes, theMapleBacon, is
theVeganCoconutRaspberry.
Veganbutarguablyhealthy, it’s
madewithcoconutsorbet,
raspberries, Skyy raspberry
vodka, ThreeOlivesCoconut
Vodka, toastedcoconut
marshmallowandsoywhipped
topping.
Holsteinslv.com
ANDREA’S
ENCOREAT
WYNNLASVEGAS
The restaurantsatEncore, like
thoseat itssibling theWynn
LasVegas, offeraveganand
vegetarianmenudeveloped in
conjunctionwithchefTal
Ronnen, called thebest vegan
chef inAmericabyno less than
Oprah. Andrea’satEncore
offers faux-chicken lettuce
cupsandshishitopeppers,
vegansushi rollsand
shitake-mushroom-encrusted
tofusteak. Forbreakfast,
SocietyCaféEncoreoffers
selections likeaveganFrench
toast, aswell asFlorentine
Benedictmadewithsmoked
tofu, spinach, Englishmuffin
anda tomato-based “Hollan-
daise”sauce.
Wynnlasvegas
.com/dining/finedining/andreas
VEGGIEHOUSE,
VEGGIEDELIGHT
For travelerswilling toventure
off theLasVegasStrip, thecity
hasmany restaurantsoffering
veganalternatives. Veganor
vegetarianvisitors toVegas’
Chinatown (yes, there isone)
will find restaurants likeVeggie
HouseandVeggieDelight. Their
offerings include “beef’with
broccoli, orangeandmushroom
“chicken,”pineapple “duck,”
noodles, soup, deep-fried tofu
andmore.
Veggiehousevegas
.com
,
Veggiedelight.biz
FROMTOP:
Sprinkles
Cupcakes; the
baratAndrea’s;
Crush’sRoasted
Cauliflower
Journalist
MICHAELGOLDSTEIN
haswritten for the
LosAngeles
Times
, the
NewYorkDailyNews
andnumerousotherpublications.
44
JUNE2015
AMERICANWAY
GETTINGTHERE
—
AmericanAirlines
offersa total of45dailyflights to
LasVegas (LAS)
from9hubcities, including
Charlotte
(
CLT
; 5flightsaday),
Chicago
(
ORD
; 5),
Dallas/FortWorth
(
DFW
; 10),
LosAngeles
(
LAX
; 6),
Miami
(
MIA
; 4),
NewYork
(
JFK
; 2),
Philadelphia
(
PHL
; 5),
Phoenix
(
PHX
; 7)and
Washington,D.C.
(
DCA
; 1).
4
6
MAPS
&
LEGENDS
3
5
“BEINGAVEGANIN
LASVEGASISLIKEBEING
COCONUT-INTOLERANTON
GILLIGAN’SISLAND.”
