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Eater
02-07-2025
- Business
- Eater
Rare Society Lands in Las Vegas With Fat-Washed Cocktails and Fire-Kissed Steaks
San Diego's retro-swanky steakhouse Rare Society makes its Nevada debut Wednesday, July 2, opening in southwest Las Vegas with Rat Pack-inspired swagger, in-house butchered steaks and wagyu tomahawks served exclusively at the new location. The Southern Californian steakhouse from chef Brad Wise and Trust Restaurant Group draws on Wise's live-fire approach to classic chophouse fare. It's earned a following for its Santa Maria ranchero-style grilling — meat seasoned simply with salt, pepper, and garlic, seared over American red oak, then finished low and slow. The technique shines across wagyu steaks, Pacific swordfish, and flame-kissed vegetables, all smoked and charred over woodfire. In San Diego, Rare Society is known for its dramatic steak boards — 53 ounces of dry-aged cuts arranged on custom-designed lazy Susans and served with bearnaise, horseradish, and buttery bone marrow. Other standout cuts include 40-day dry-aged bone-in New York strips and 'bullseye' rib-eyes, Wise's term for the ideal balance of weight and marbling in a rib-eye steak. Beyond beef, Rare Society leans into seafood: broiled oysters with yuzu arugula butter and crispy capers, creamy lobster mashed potatoes, and $275 seafood towers overflowing with crab, ahi tartare, and a whole Maine lobster. Dessert looks like bananas Foster cheesecake with an espresso martini. At its new home in the Uncommons shopping and dining area, Wise includes items unique to Las Vegas, like Alaskan king crab and a richly marbled Snake River Farms wagyu tomahawk. The cocktail menu is similarly carnivorous, featuring Old Fashioneds made with dry-aged, fat-washed bourbon, rosemary oleo, bitters, and a lardo garnish. Rare Society spans 5,000 square feet at 6880 Helen Toland Street, Suite 100, with seating for 160. The design channels classic Vegas steakhouse glam: dark woods, hand-stitched leather, and gleaming black stone details, warmed by layered lighting, mirrors, and polished metal accents. With award recognition for his San Diego restaurants Trust and Fort Oak, Wise brings serious culinary pedigree to Las Vegas. Rare Society joins a growing list of buzzy openings at UnCommons, alongside Amari Italian Kitchen, All'Antico Vinaio, and the upcoming Hawaiian food hall that will replace the closed Sundry food hall next year. Rare Society is located at 6880 Helen Toland Street, Suite 100; open from 5 p.m. to close Wednesday through Sunday. Reservations can be made on OpenTable . See More: Vegas Restaurant Openings
Toronto Star
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Star
Shunned by Mark Carney, Toronto MP says ‘it's impossible not to feel disrespected'
OTTAWA—Toronto MP and former housing minister Nate Erskine-Smith says 'it's impossible not to feel disrespected' after Prime Minister Mark Carney removed him from cabinet. 'I ran again because of the opportunity to make an even bigger difference around the cabinet table and to help fix the housing crisis,' the Beaches—East York MP said in a post on X. 'The way it played out doesn't sit right and it's impossible not to feel disrespected. But I'm mostly disappointed that my team and I won't have the chance to build on all we accomplished with only a short runway.' The 10-year MP, who had previously said he would not run again in this election and came second to Bonnie Crombie in the 2023 Ontario Liberal leadership race, was promoted to cabinet in December in one of Justin Trudeau's final moves as prime minister. When Carney became Liberal leader and prime minister in March, he kept Erskine-Smith in cabinet. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW But on Tuesday, Erskine-Smith was one of three Toronto MPs removed from Carney's front-bench in a major overhaul that introduced many new faces but maintained the tradition of having a significant GTA representation in the federal cabinet. Overall, Carney's first cabinet since the election includes nine ministers from Toronto and the GTA, with five new faces, including former broadcaster and friend of Carney Evan Solomon, the rookie Toronto Centre MP who is now Canada's first ever minister of artificial intelligence. Federal Politics Live chat: The Conservative party, Carney's cabinet and politics in 2025 Star staff Reached by the Star, Erskine-Smith would not comment further. But in his social media posts, the MP long known as an outspoken parliamentarian on the more progressive side of the Liberal party, said 'you never know what the future holds.' 'But for now, I'll be working hard for my neighbours here in Beaches—East York, restarting the Uncommons podcast, and returning to Parliament with a renewed sense of freedom,' he said. Bill Blair, the MP for Scarborough West who was the chief of the Toronto Police Service for 10 years before entering federal politics in 2015, and Willowdale's Ali Ehsassi, who was a minister for a brief stint since March, were also removed from Carney's cabinet Tuesday. Blair has held several ministerial roles since 2018, including public safety and national defence. And the Liberals spent thousands of dollars on ads narrated by Blair in the final weeks of the election highlighting their gun-control agenda and their approach to tackling rising crime. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Carney has named public safety, long a Conservative attacking point, as one of the Liberals' key priorities next to the Canada-U.S. relationship and addressing the cost of living, and even appointed Brampton North—Caledon's Ruby Sahota as a secretary of state focused on combating crime on Tuesday. The issue has been a significant concern in suburban ridings in the Toronto area and Liberal minister Kamal Khera lost her Brampton West seat in an election campaign where her opponent, Conservative Amarjeet Gill focused heavily on crime. Gta 'The most honest reflection of the country': Inside the 905 — the ridings that helped deny Mark Carney a majority Noor Javed, David Rider, Raju Mudhar Three of the 10 secretaries of state appointed Tuesday are also from Toronto and the GTA. Here are the ministers from the GTA: Shafqat Ali (Brampton—Chinguacousy Park), president of the Treasury Board Anita Anand (Oakville East), minister of foreign affairs Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Guildwood–Rouge Park), minister of public safety Julie Dabrusin (Toronto—Danforth), minister of environment and climate change Chrystia Freeland (University—Rosedale), minister of transport and internal trade Tim Hodgson (Markham—Thornhill), minister of energy and natural resources Maninder Sidhu (Brampton East), minister of international trade Evan Solomon (Toronto Centre), minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation and minister responsible for the federal economic development agency for southern Ontario Rechie Valdez (Mississauga—Streetsville), minister of women and gender equality and secretary of state for small business and tourism Here are the secretaries of state from the GTA: Ruby Sahota (Brampton North—Caledon), combating crime Adam van Koeverden (Burlington North—Milton West), sport John Zerucelli (Etobicoke North), labour Politics Headlines Newsletter Get the latest news and unmatched insights in your inbox every evening Error! 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