To say that food is important to the M Resort is an understatement. We have nearly 30,000 square feet of kitchen and culinary work areas dedicated to the culinary arts. We have our own reserve list of Marnell family beef at Terzetto, our steak and seafood restaurant and a bounty of live fish arrive daily and are housed in our ocean of tanks within our main kitchen. In addition to our fresh food, we also have our very own wine created from grapes from the Marnell family vineyard. We even have homemade gelato and artisan breads.
Our love of food though isn’t anything new. If you aren’t familiar, the Marnell family is credited with bringing many unique culinary innovations to the Las Vegas market while owning and operating the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino from 1992 to 2001. Many of the innovations are still widely used today. Below is a sample of some:
First in Las Vegas to host James Beard Out-of-House Events, which included the most recognized American celebrity chefs. It was the catalyst in attracting the late Jean-Louis Palladin, who eventually made the Napa Restaurant his home.
First in Las Vegas to introduce programs that exemplified an unsurpassed dedication to food.
First full seafood buffet in Las Vegas.
First in Las Vegas to sell specialty foods made on premise.
First to establish roof restaurants and lounges in Las Vegas.
First to have a master sommelier on staff in Las Vegas.
First to have own charcuterie on premises in Las Vegas.
First to open the largest wine cellar and tasting to the public.
If you’ve eaten at our restaurants, let us know your favorite meal. If you haven’t eaten here, what are you waiting for?
Here’s a sample of some of our favorite dishes.
Osso Bucco, mushroom risotto & roasted vegetables @ Marinelli’s
Maryland Lump Crab Cakes, mustard remoulade & lemon @ Terzetto
Banana Gelato and Vanilla Bean Gelato @ Baby Cakes
Surf ‘N Turf Roll, spicy tuna, kobe beef, sushi rice, nor seaweed @ Veloce Cibo
Tiramisu, mascarpone cream & coffee lady fingers @ Marinelli’s
Flan @ Baby Cakes
Filet Mignon w/ Bearnaise Sauce @ Terzetto
Tomahawk Ribeye @ Terzetto
Chicken Lettuce Wraps, spiced chicken, peanuts, green onion & water chestnuts @ Veloce Cibo
Tags: Baby Cakes, buffet, culinary, M Resort, Marinelli's, Terzetto, Veloce
I know all the firsts are true. I was one of the luckyChefs @ the Rio from 1990-2000 and what a team we had! Hope to visit the M soon to check out the food.
My wife and I have had the pleasure of eating at every M restaurant (multiple times), and we have always been impressed with the consistent food quality, excellent selections, and wonderful attention to detail.
We take all of our out-of-town guests to the buffet to show them what a _real_ Las Vegas buffet experience should be!! Excellent work, and we hope everyone at M is proud of what you’ve accomplished!
I have to agree with you on the Tiramisu at Marinelli’s. Amazing! I also LOVE the gnocchi with gorgonzola and the eggplant fritters at Marinelli’s. IMHO it should get top hors for Italian food in this town!
Our chefs really do work round the clock to make sure we have consistent food quality and excellent selections. One of the nice things about owning and operating all our restaurants is that we have the flexibility to try different dishes depending on what you – our guests – like. We hope you keep coming back to enjoy our restaurants and keep giving us your feedback. We just put out some holiday selections in Baby Cakes too – pumpkin apple vanilla muffins and pumpkin almond scones. Very scrumptious if you get the opportunity to try them!