A ‘Top Chef’ Revamps the Hussong’s Cantina Menu | Eater Vegas

"A Mandalay Place location is launching a new menu in collaboration with chef Katsuji Tanabe beginning Friday, May 11; Tanabe will be on-site to meet customers from 5–7 p.m. The menu showcases a blend of creative seafood and pork preparations, including lump crab guacamole with orange supreme, serrano, and radish; chicharrones flavored with fermented chile and maple syrup; braised octopus with Peruvian beans, chorizo, and garlic crema; rock shrimp and suadero tacos with serrano aioli and charred onion relish; half pig head carnitas tacos with pickled vegetables and salsa quemada; pork belly tacos glazed with miso and topped with slaw and chile cucumbers; filet fajitas served with yellow mole, shishito peppers, and braised onions; and tempura red snapper accompanied by a bitter greens salad with heirloom tomato and avocado. Menu items start at $10. The chef, who was born and raised in Mexico to a Japanese father and Mexican mother, brings his blended cultural background and Top Chef experience (including appearances on Top Chef: Mexico and Bravo’s Top Chef) to the offerings." - Susan Stapleton