Here we go again! It’s time for our next 70th event! We’re teaming up with a few of our fabulous neighbors and favorite food trucks to bring you the Vintage Vegas Street Food Throwdown.

We’re having a face to face cook off featuring some classic dishes in honor of El Cortez’s Vintage Menu. Each truck will be pulling out all the stops to impress our judges and take home the gold. We’ve lined up some tough critics and foodies including: Denise Valdes from 8 News Now, John Civitello Food & Beverage Director at El Cortez, Jerry Misko local visionary artist, and Las Vegas’s own Mayor Carolyn Goodman.

El Cortez will also be offering a bar serving our classic cocktails and Landshark and Shock Top will have their energetic representatives present with a whole lot of fun planned.

Thee Swank Bastards will be performing courtesy of Neon Reverb. Don’t miss all the excitement and be sure and check out all the incredible bars and business in the area as well!

Friday, July 29th
8pm-11pm
Fremont Street inbetween 6th & Las Vegas BLVD

Thank you to our fellow sponsors: Nevada Beverage, FEED, and Emergency Arts

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In 70 years of operation, El Cortez Hotel & Casino has seen hundreds of thousands of cars come and go. We would like to showcase some of the classics that have graced our hotel over the past seven decades. In conjunction with our 70th year anniversary we are throwing our 2nd of 7 events, our Classic Car and Motorcycle Show.

This outdoor event will be held on the Jackie Gaughan Plaza and is open to the public. We will feature two live bands, The Ryan Whyte Maloney Band and The Freddie Eckstine Group. In addition food will be available with Engine 1 Pizza, a 1965 Seagate authentic fire truck which has been modified to include a wood-fire pizza oven. El Cortez Hotel and Casino will provide a cash bar as well for all guests.

The free event will showcase approximately 60 American-made, classic cars and motorcycles, courtesy of Ultra Car Unlimited, with five of the vehicles open to guests for photo opportunities both inside and outside the car. In true “vintage Vegas” fashion, El Cortez will also have a 1963 pink Cadillac on display with an Elvis impersonator behind the wheel for photo opportunities.

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We want to send out a big thank you to all our friends at Southern Wine & Spirits for helping us celebrate our 70th anniversary. Their gift of this beautifully engraved bottle of Ferrari-Carano is an elegant present that we are honored to recieve. Be sure and swing by El Cortez to take a look, we will proudly have it on display at our lobby bar!

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In 70 years of service El Cortez has had quite the variety of menu options. With the celebration of out 70th anniversary we decided dust off our older recipe books and pull out some classic favorites. The dishes we picked are some of Las Vegas’ classics and were featured at the town’s best resturants in years gone by. Restaurants such as Sultan’s Table at the Dunes, Delmonico’s at the Riviera, The House of Lords at the Sahara, La Vie en Rose at the Desert Inn and Saver Room at the Aladdin, all of whom gave us some of the best dishes this town has seen.

Our chefs are proud to present these items for your dining pleasure:

Appetizers

OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER
Fresh shucked Kusshi Oysters baked with fresh spinach, hollandaise sauce and pernod

ESCARGOT A’LA BOURGUIGNONNE
Petit-Gris Escargot with garlic butter

Salads

HEARTS OF PALM
Tender hearts of palm with lemon vinaigrette

ASPARAGUS SALAD
Chilled asparaguse, caper pimento vinaigrette

Entrees

TORNADOES OF BEEF ROSSINI
Twin Filet Mignonettes, pan fried in butter, topped with pate Foie Fras and Madeira demi-glace

CHICKEN KIEV
Herb butter filled boneless breast of chicken, panko crusted and deep-fried

Desserts

STRAWBERRIES ROMANOFF
Fresh hulled strawberries macerated in Cointreau and orange juice. Served with fresh whipped cream and ice cream

PEACH MELBA
Peach halves over vanilla ice cream topped with fresh raspberry puree
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