WESTGATE LAS VEGAS RESORT & CASINO

A New Name with Bigger Events

Bar & Restaurant Expo showcases the newest trends and explosion of the hospitality industry.

By Debbie Hall

Bar & Restaurant Expo, formerly known as Nightclub & Bar Show, is the nation’s most influential gathering of bar and restaurant owners and operators returing to the Las Vegas Convention Center March 21-23.

The official kickoff Bar & Restaurant Expo with a celebratory ribbon cutting ceremony on the red carpet welcomed attendees to the expo floor. Cutting the ribbon was Brendan Gaughan, a Las Vegas local, is a nationally recognized television and radio personality, former NASCAR driver and founder of City Lights Shine (CLS), a whiskey moonshine.

The 2022 Bar & Restaurant Expo Hall Floor Highlights included:

• Restaurant Zone - The brand new Restaurant Zone features the Food & Beverage Innovation Center. • The Bistro, located next to the Restaurant

Zone, is designed to showcase the very best and latest food, beverage, technology and

FOH products in a real-life setting. • Official Robots of the Restaurant Zone, guests can experience service from the cutting-edge Richtech Robotics. • NxT: Get Inspired showcases the latest products, trends, and innovations. • Sports Bar is hosted by Chris Hopkins, Beverage & Operations Professional, offering guests unique access to a wide range of innovative cocktails, technology and bar equipment.

PR%F Awards was there, celebrating the winners who participated in the expo and making new connections.