Las Vegas Mixtape v4: A Gloriously Old-School Diner, a Hellbound Show, and More

Track #5: “Unstripped,” Arts District

There’s good news for those who missed “Vegas Unstripped,” this past October’s outdoor culinary hoedown. Known as Vegas’ “only festival by chefs, about chefs,” the annual event will return earlier than usual next year, on May 18, according to presenter Eric Gladstone and his firm The Feast of Friends.

This year’s “Vegas Unstripped” (the fourth one) underlined how closely knit the off-Strip Vegas culinary community is. It took place on a gorgeous Saturday night in the Arts District, with 1,000 wall-to-wall revelers who sampled an array of food and exchanged hugs.

I learned about restaurants and food trucks I haven’t experienced yet—Yu-or-Mi Sushi, Table 34, and the vegan Yaqui Zen Kitchen, among them.