Look Inside Nordstrom’s New Cafe | Eater Vegas

"A 117-seat, full-service Italian restaurant opened inside the third-floor space of the department store at Fashion Show mall by Seattle chef Tom Douglas. The menu ranges from pizzas and pastas to pressed warm sandwiches (“toasties”), sandwiches, and gelato, with some healthier choices like a kale salad, oven-roasted carrots, roasted baby beets, and heirloom tomatoes with burrata; even the mac and cheese incorporates cauliflower as a lighter filler. Pizzas reflect the chef’s bread-focused approach: crusts are cooked at 530°F for about six-and-a-half minutes and then finished with cheeses and herbs, and toppings include fennel sausage, Iowa prosciutto with dried figs, roasted oyster mushroom, and broccoli rabe. Toasties are made on pressed focaccia with fillings such as prosciutto and fontina, eggplant parmesan, and cheddar; a full bar offers beers, wines, and cocktails. Prices cited range roughly from $10 for a Beecher’s Flagship cheddar toastie to $19 for a pepperoni pizza; a dozen gluten-free gelato flavors (strawberry cheesecake to Nutella) are offered for about $4. The restaurant was named in honor of Jeannie Nordstrom, and health-and-safety protocols (increased sanitation, face coverings and gloves for employees, traffic flow management, and social distancing) are in place." - Susan Stapleton