"At the Venetian, Yardbird Southern Kitchen & Table recently promoted Melvin Johnson to executive chef; he grew up in his parents' barbecue restaurant, worked as a broiler cook at Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill in New York City, moved on to Norma Jean Darden's Spoonbread group, launched a gourmet Slow Cal BBQ truck and joined Yardbird in 2015 as chef de cuisine. Here, Johnson shares some of his favorite places off the Strip to grab breakfast." - Eater Staff