By Phil Vittel | Charlie Trotter has closed his Las Vegas restaurants, Restaurant Charlie and Bar Charlie, effective today. Thursday night was the final night of service for both restaurants,
located in the Palazzo Resort, Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas
Strip.
The culprit, of course, is the economy, which has hit Las Vegas
luxury properties and restaurants particularly hard. “We couldn’t be
more proud and happy with the product,” confirmed Rochelle Smith
Trotter, director of business development and, as of quite recently,
Charlie’s wife. “We just celebrated two years out there. But we opened
right at the beginning of the economic downfall.”
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Holy bleeping snit. You tell us that an icon of Chicago can’t get enough people to eat his $150 tidbits? Next, you will be telling us that Ming’s family is really from Croatia (of course, Lidia’s is).
Also, what is with “… as of quite recently, Charlie’s wife.” Heck, I didn’t even know that Gale Gand and Rick Tramonto weren’t together until Ming taped shows with each separately in Riverwoods and Vernon Hills, respectively. At least I figured out how to make Gale’s Moscato sorbet.