Major Food Group Bringing NYC-Born Parm Famous Italian to Proper Eats

Founded by Mario Carbone , Rich Torrisi , and Jeff Zalaznick , Major Food Group is the culinary force behind brands like Carbone , Hasalon , Sadelle’s , and more. The company has restaurants in cities all over the world, from Vegas , Toronto , and New York to Paris , Riyadh , and Doha . Now, Major Food is bringing a beloved New York-based concept to the Las Vegas Strip .

That concept is Parm Famous Italian , a restaurant offering iconic Italian-American classics, inspired, as a press release put it yesterday, “by the cooking Michelin-starred chefs Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi ate growing up.” Parm Famous will open later this spring in the groundbreaking Proper Eats Food Hall at ARIA Resort & Casino .

“Aria serves as our cornerstone, being the birthplace of Carbone in Las Vegas,” chef Mario Carbone said in recent coverage by the Las Vegas Review-Journal . “It was only fitting for it to host the inaugural Parm location in the city.”

The press release teases dishes like the classic Spaghetti and Meatballs (“made with fresh spaghetti served with homemade tomato sauce and meatballs”), along with “stacked sandwiches on freshly baked Italian bread, such as the Chicken Parm, made with tender and flavorful chicken cutlet and piled with parmesan and mozzarella.”

The menu will also feature appetizers like Pizza Knots and signature desserts like Mario’s Cannolis ( a house-made dough fried to a golden crips, stuffed with freshly made creamy, cheese filling and dusted with powdered sugar ).

What Now reached out on Thursday to Major Food Group chief operating officer William Nazar to ask about plans for Parm Famous’s ARIA rollout. Nazar was not immediately available for comment.

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