MGM Resorts International Restaurants Present Bountiful Dining Options for Thanksgiving

Food is the centerpiece of most holiday celebrations and this November guests will feel thankful for the festive cuisine available at participating MGM Resorts Internationalrestaurants. Talented chefs from Bellagio, ARIA, Vdara, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Mirage, Monte Carlo, New York-New York,Luxor, Excalibur, and Circus Circus Las Vegas have created feasts fit for every palate, from traditional turkey and trimmings to adventurous fare and seasonally inspired cocktails and desserts.

For those who honor tradition, there is a cornucopia of turkey options with all of the fixings to go around this Thanksgiving. Tom Colicchio’s Heritage Steak at The Mirage will feature Heritage Turkey with sausage stuffing, market vegetables and maple glazed sweet potatoes.  Seasonal splendor can be found at Jean Georges Steakhouse at ARIA with Roasted Organic Turkey and scrumptious sides of mushroom-chestnut stuffing, roasted Brussels sprouts and cranberries. The Steakhouse at Camelot at Excalibur will offer a three-course dinner featuring Butternut Squash Soup with Andouille sausage, Oven Roasted Turkey with giblet gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing and pumpkin or apple pie. At Nine Fine Irishmen at New York-New York, guests will find traditional delight in Maple Glazed Ham with apple-cranberry chutney.

Many restaurants will challenge guests to trade in tradition and indulge in unconventional options. Craftsteak at MGM Grand will present a taste of the ocean with the Dill Marinated Salmon with watercress and cucumber salad. Guests can switch out traditional turkey at The Buffet at Bellagio for Gluten-free Penne with pulled turkey leg confit. miX at Mandalay Bay will reflect autumn’s bounty with Tender Potato Gnocchi which includes pumpkin three ways, wild mushrooms and veal jus. Rice & Company at Luxor will serve the Thankful Dumpling made with tender duck breast, cornbread stuffing, onions and celery enveloped in a dried cranberry wrap.

Thanksgiving also is an opportune time to highlight the flavors of the season in sweet temptations and creative beverages. Traditional Thanksgiving desserts are reinvented at FIX at Bellagio with a savory Pumpkin Toffee Pudding Cake and Salted Maple Ice Cream Pumpkin Brittle. The Steak House at Circus Circus will honor tradition by offering guests a choice of Apple Pie à la Mode, Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream, or Pecan Pie. AMERICAN FISH at ARIA will feature a taste of autumn in a glass with their Wild Turkey Flip; a cocktail prepared with kobacha squash-infused Wild Turkey, simple syrup, egg and nutmeg. Bar Vdara will serve fall-inspired Punk’n Harvest Pumpkin Ale, an organic, roasted pumpkin craft beer brewed using renewable energy and spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and hints of honey and vanilla.

This is a mere sampling of the bounty of delights and seasonal flavors that MGM Resorts International restaurants have to tempt taste buds this holiday season.