- In this episode of Vegas On
you'll get a firsthand look at the world
famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay.
We'll try this dish
with the delicious street eats of Block 16
at our home base for this episode,
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
And we are going back to the wild west
with the behind the scenes tour of the hilarious show
Atomic Saloon at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas.
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It's time for Vegas On.
- Hey, it's Sean for Vegas On, you know
Father's Day is right around the corner.
And you know what I'm really excited for?
House of Blues Gospel Brunch is back
I mean, they've be pulling out all the stops here
at House of Blues, a multimillion dollar renovation
but the one thing everyone's been waiting for
is the brunch that everyone wants to be at
especially me for Father's Day, father or two.
I think I've earned some delicious southern fare.
Come on in let's talk to Patty
and see what it's all about.
You're downstairs at House of Blues.
Just through these doors, sound check is happening.
Patty Pennington, the MC a gospel brunch father's day
right around the corner.
Something perfect for us.
If we wanna bring the whole family to something
a perfect option.
- Let me tell you House of Blues is awesome
because we give people the gospel experience
but all you could eat brunch.
So the kids and everybody can come.
We've been here 28 years.
So it's a blessing just to come back to do what we do
but I'm telling you everybody bring your kids,
your cousin, Sha nay-nay, somebody down here
Cause we getting ready to have church.
- You decided you need a little bit soul
on your trip to Vegas.
- Yes, absolutely.
I definitely am so excited to see what happens
This is my first gospel brunch.
- Not only are you getting the music
but you're gonna get that soul food as well.
And my goodness.
I'm not sure if you scoped out what's over there.
- I sure did I saw biscuits and gravy and waffles
Everything looks great, I'm waiting to eat!
- One incredible experience here
at House of Blues, Gospel Brunch.
It is the greatest thing to do for Father's Day or frankly
any Sunday that you can come on by here
and experience what they have to offer.
I'm gonna enjoy the rest of the show.
- The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is truly one of a kind.
Sitting center strip, its beauty and elegance combined
with its unique presentation has made it a favorite
for travelers all over the globe.
There's world class dining at every twist and turn
including some secret locations.
But if you're short on time, you can still dine
on some gourmet grub that comes without the wait.
Let's get the low down on Block 16 Urban Food Hall.
- Hi everyone.
I'm Petranya from Vegas On
and I'm here at Block 16 inside the Cosmopolitan.
This is the best of street eats from across the country.
We're going to Portland, we're going to Nashville.
We're going to New Orleans
and also New York all in one place.
I can't wait to take you inside.
(funky jazz music)
All right, Aaron so tell me about these dishes
They look amazing.
- Our fold ups is just a simple bread that we cook quickly
on our flat top.
And then the meats that come in these
are our fire roasted spits right here.
So we have a teriyaki chicken and we have a spicy pork.
The spicy pork is rubbed with a marinate of gochujang
which is a spicy Korean chili, it's a paste we use.
- So we're here at TECA bar
this is the local Las Vegas street eat spot.
So a taste of Japan right here at Block 16.
For a taste of Portland, you have to come here to Lardo
take a look at these amazing sandwiches.
So hearty, so big
perfect for people who wanna fill up in Vegas.
Aaron, tell us about these treats.
- But we'll start here with the Porchetta
So the porchetta's the pork middles, the bellies
and we take a lot of herbs.
We get it nice and crisp on the griddle
and then some fresh cheese in there.
Parmesan with arugula.
Can't go wrong with that one.
- If you wanna taste of
the south with a low spice, a little heat
you gotta come here to Hattie B's from Nashville,
and Aaron take a look at this
What do we have right here?
- So we have our half bird along
with our collard greens and our pimento Mac and cheese.
So this is our medium heat along with our comeback sauce.
- So Shut The Cluck Up is the spicy-ness
- That's that's the, that's where the heat is.
So the sandwich here is the Shut The Cluck Up.
- What an amazing spread what a great time
I had here at Block 16 today
take a look at all this food from the donuts
to the hot chicken, to the rice bowl, to the pork sandwich.
You can get anything here at Block 16, you have to come here
and experience this culinary collection for yourself.
- Hey Sean McAllister here at the Grand Canal shops
inside the Venetian Resort today
we're taking you behind the scenes of Atomic Saloon-
a rowdy romp through the wild west like it never was.
There's a secret knock to get inside.
- Sean McAllister!
- Whoa, Madam Boozy Skunton!
- Look at this guy, I know this guy
since he was so high, he was a tiny little sausage.
- So is Blue setting the scene
for what we can expect inside?
- Well, Blue sings the blues and he's always blue.
And he even dresses in blue.
- Apparently!
- Yeah!
- Very blue.
- Oh, look at you
Look at you cowboy huh?
- I'm starting to feel at home.
- What is it?
It's chasing us, it's chasing us!
- What is this?
- It's my burning bush.
- We really aren't ever going to know what to expect
at Atomic Saloon then huh?
- No it's totally unpredictable.
Come in here.
I wanna introduce you to someone.
Who's very special. He's the Mayor,
the Mayor of the Atomic Saloon.
- Oh wow!
- Come inside, here he is.
- Wait, which is the mayor?
- The big one.
- And is the dog in the show too?
- That is Milo
And Milo is probably the most talented member of my staff.
- This is a talented mayor.
- Fanny you wanna do a little bit of hoopy poopy?
- Sure.
- Yeah? Show us what you got Fanny.
There we go, there you go.
You got it, you got it.
You got it that's it, that's it.
That's it.
- You need a partner Fanny?
So listen, I'm getting outta your hair
I know you have talented people to tend to
but thanks for the tour at Atomic Saloon.
- Well thank you, Sean.
We- we aim to please and we aim to tease.
- Oh, and this is just a tease
of what you'll really see here at Atomic Saloon.
- For more from beautiful properties
Like the Cosmopolitan at Las Vegas, check out
visitLasvegas.com.
So you can keep up with what's new and what's now.
I'm Terry Lashley and we'll be back next week
with another episode to keep you Vegas On.
To the stages of Las Vegas in the week's end
I was outta my breath and in the end
- Hi everyone I'm Petranya Boonsya oh--ahh
- Thank you and believe it or not
you haven't even begun to see...
- Anything
(laughter)
in his head.
Cause there's nothing going on in there.